The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes a number of provisions
designed to radically transform the way in which services and supports for older people are …

In 2008, social work education underwent a major shift from accrediting undergraduate and
graduate programs based on curriculum design and structure to focusing on student …

Undergraduate social work programs are well-positioned to recruit students to gerontology,
but little is known about how well curricular activities help foster students' commitment to the …

Licensing has been a dynamic tension for the social work profession for many years,
specifically in social work education. Increasingly, social work programs are using factors …

Background: Nurses entering the workforce may have limited education in gerontological
nursing. Therefore, many nurses are unprepared to provide quality care to older adults. An …

The increase of the US older adult population requires additional professionally trained staff
in health and social services. Exposing knowledge and skills of gerontology to address …

Increases in the numbers of older adults with mental health and substance use concerns
compel us to identify best practices in training to address these issues. Senior Centers are …

Specific changes to the national clinical nurse specialist (CNS) certification are necessitating
a move away the psychiatric/mental health (P/MH) CNS population focus. However, a …

Continuing development of nurse leaders within an organization can assist them to increase
satisfaction among staff members regarding their roles, diminish nurse burnout, and …

Expanded job opportunities in the fields of health care and social services due to aging
societies have been predicted in the US and globally. An innovative approach to increase …