Responding to the Hartford geriatric social work initiative: A multilevel community approach to building aging competency

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 59-74

  Chapin, Rosemary ^a   Nelson Becker, Holly ^a   Gordon, Theresa ^a   Landry, Sarah Terrebonne ^a   Chapin Jr , Wayne B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Intelligent Systems Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging competency; Community focused strategy; Curriculum change; Gerontology; GeroRich; Hartford Geriatric Initiative; Social work education

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CURRICULUM; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; KANSAS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 36649016004     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v50n01_05     Document Type: Article

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