Update of the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education Patricia Volland , Director Emma Barker, Program Officer Social work Leadership Institute Nora OBrien-Suric, Senior Program Officer John A. Hartford Foundation Saturday November 10 th , 2012 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
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Update of the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging
91% agreed that their personal goals in learning to work with older persons and their families were achieved in their field practicum
92% agreed that rotations enabled them to learn about the range of services to older people
91% agreed that having experiences in more than one field agency or department was useful
95% would recommend the Hartford Internship to other students in aging
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HPPAE Career Tracking
Of graduates that completed the career tracking survey:
92% were employed and approximately 75% were in an age-related position
25% were working in one of their HPPAE placement sites following graduation.
The majority indicated that participation in HPPAE increased their interest in working with older adults and that HPPAE was important in preparing them for their career
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StudentLeadership Development
Continued Student Leadership Strategic Plan: More hands-on outreach and “branding” by SWLI Student advisory committee New student site at:
https://sites.google.com/site/hppaestudentnetwork www.myspace.com/swli www.facebook.com Student e-journal Generativity Student newsletter, HPPAE Happenings Encourage student attendance and networking at
conferences
Institutional Impact
The number of Field Instructors participating in each site’s HPPAE ranged from 1 to 22.
72% of HPPAE programs provided special training for field instructors.
The majority of programs reported having formal partnerships with between 5 and 25 agencies.
Most schools met with their partnering organizations on a quarterly or monthly basis.
The majority of sites agreed that they would continue to use the HPPAE rotational model in the future. 37% will expand their rotational model
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Institutional Impact
HPPAE impact on social work programs:
Expanded recognition for and commitment to aging focused education
Brought institutional recognition of aging programs
Increased awareness of the importance of interprofessional education
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Competency-based Social Work Education
89% of adoption schools reported HPPAE benefitted their school: Greater emphasis on competency-based
education 82% “Agreed” or “Strongly Agreed” that they
would continue use of the GSW Competencies Utilized by Council on Social Work Education
(CSWE) in adoption of the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS)
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HPPAE Impact, Deans and Directors
The National Association of Deans and Directors (NADD) Gerontological Social Work Survey
Majority of schools report HPPAE had a positive impact on: Student learning opportunities School and agency collaboration Field instruction Curriculum development Image and reputation of MSW program
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HPPAE and the VHA/GRECC Project
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•Expand the social work workforce caring for the older adult population
•Secure stipends for MSW students placed at Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers (GRECC), developed by the VHA
•MSW students concurrently enrolled in HPPAE programs
•2012–2015, 12 VHA/GRECC sites and 3 VA sites to adopt HPPAE, plus new schools of social work
VHA/GRECC and HPPAEInitiative 2012
7 pilot VHA/GRECC, VA and HPPAE sites Orientations conducted at VA Medical Centers in:
Salt Lake City, Utah Birmingham, Alabama Madison, Wisconsin
5 new schools of social work adopt HPPAE 7 trained mentors from 5 HPPAE grantee programs
Follow up conference calls conducted Webinar conducted to train Field Instructors
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VHA/GRECC and HPPAEInitiative 2012-2013
Pilot Sites continued; Orientations to be conducted
Baltimore VHA/GRECC New England, Boston and Bedford VHA/GRECC San Antonio, VHA/GRECC Northport, LI, VA
5 schools of social work new to HPPAE identified 10 mentors identified
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VHA/GRECC and HPPAEInitiative 2013-2015
6 new VHA/GRECC sites to be identified
2 new VA sites to be identified
New schools invited to adopt HPPAE
New mentors from grantee schools collaborate in partnerships
Over the past year, SWLI maintained the communications infrastructure for the continued learning of the grantees. A variety of methods for maintaining their communication are in place:
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Sustaining and Institutionalizing HPPAE
Merging of CSWE Gero-Ed Center and HPPAE of SWLI/NYAM
Institutionalize HPPAE within Gero-Ed Center; including: website, materials, technical assistance
Integrate HPPAE field-based resources with Gero-Ed classroom materials
Continue support of HPPAE current and future partners, students and alumni: Mentoring Webinars
Implement HPPAE-VHA/GRECC partnership within Gero-Ed/CSWE