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The Aging Boom: Is Your Clinical Practice Ready?
In conjunction with the ASA/NCOA Aging in America Conference
March 15-16, 2009 - Las Vegas, Nevada (Earn up to 14 CEUs)
- NASW Annual Practice Conference
- About The Conference
- Agenda
- Conference Sessions
| Presenting Sponsor NASW Assurance Services, Inc. Co-Sponsor NASW Nevada Chapter |
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| The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world. Please join us at the NASW Annual Practice Conference, The Aging Boom: Is Your Clinical Practice Ready? Conference program highlights topics from a social work perspective.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER| Presenting Sponsor NASW Assurance Services, Inc. Co-Sponsor NASW Nevada Chapter |
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Conference Sessions
A Forgotten People: Suicide in Older AdultsAlthough the elderly make up over 12% of the population, they account for almost 17% of all suicides. Warning signs of suicidal ideation and behavior among older adults are often misunderstood or even overlooked. This session will focus on common risk factors for older adult suicides and key strategies for intervention across settings. Presenter(s)Aging and DementiaAge is the greatest known risk for Alzheimer’s disease. If you are working with the aging population, it is likely that you will encounter clients with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. This session will discuss early detection, the diagnostic process, social work interventions with families and people with Alzheimer’s, and benefits of a person-centered approach. Presenter(s)Aging in PlaceSocial workers assisting families can be a difficult assignment. They will help the family in managing change, whether to remain in the home or transition to a community living arrangement. This presentation will discuss resistance, minimal financial resources, and managing medications. Presenter(s)Collaborative Case Management: Opportunities and ChallengesSocial workers and nurses play complementary roles in enhancing the quality of life for older adults. In this interactive session, we will examine the case management roles these two disciplines share; the opportunities and challenges of interdisciplinary work; and strategies for enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration. Presenter(s)Criminal Justice Social Work: Service Delivery to Recently Released Offenders Over 55 Years OldThe session will discuss the barriers to successful transition from prison to the community for older ex-offenders. It will address accessing community-based treatment for pre-existing chronic medical problems, such as diabetes and HIV/AIDS, accessing affordable housing and accessing financial assistance. The session will cover both policy and continuum of services issues that impact older ex-offenders. Presenter(s)Dying WellDeath is a part of life, yet modern medicine tries to defeat it at all costs. Dying and grief are often hidden, and accompanying emotional issues remain unresolved. This is particularly true for older adults. This session will cover ways we can help clients better prepare for their deaths so they can die well. Presenter(s)Elder Abuse, Fraud and Financial ExploitationThe session will unravel the realities of elder abuse with respect to its nature, scope and consequences; and it will consider clinical practice issues in the context of adult protective services. Seniors who “age in place” must rely heavily on services provided by an unregulated array of providers, contractors and agents; clinicians will examine how to combat fraud, financial exploitation and other crimes against the elderly.Presenter(s)Key Challenges in the Aging Boom: Honoring Diversity in Older AdultsThe United States population over the age of 65 is growing and reflects greater diversity far beyond race and ethnicity. Honoring diversity in older adults is crucial for Social Workers across settings. Practical approaches for making your clinical practice ready for addressing the unique needs of diverse older adults will be explored. Presenter(s)Malpractice and Risk Management in Multi-Generational PracticesThis session describes the most significant malpractice risks in social work today and numerous methods of mitigating and reducing one’s risk of being sued for malpractice. The session will cover key concepts in risk management, such as confidentiality and its exceptions, duty to warn, and informed consent; and explore the major reasons why social workers are sued and ways to reduce that risk, with special emphasis on the field of aging. Presenter(s)This session will help social workers keep clients and families safe from medication errors which maim and claim the lives of over 700,000 persons annually. Clinicians will master practical strategies to insure continuity of care in fragmented health care systems, and acquire systematic techniques to safely interface with health care professionals within best practices of social work. Presenter(s)Menacing Myths and Reasonable Reality as We Age as Sexual BeingsSexual functions mature over our lifetime, and are affected by many factors. Debunking prevailing mythology, addressing multiple realities that impact sexual function and our identity of ourselves as sexual beings as we age, followed by a discussion of how we can make empowering choices will be the focus of this session. Presenter(s)Medicare Documentation and Reimbursement in the Clinical SettingDocumentation is an important tool in clinical practice. It is an indicator of quality care that protects the patient, clinician and organization in the event of litigation, and is also used to monitor services provided to the patient. This session discusses documentation and reimbursement guidelines important to passing an audit, meeting accreditation standards, filing a claim and receiving payment. Presenter(s)Mental Health Response to Catastrophic Events: The Unique Needs of Older Adults and Lessons Learned After a DisasterThis session will focus on the unique mental health needs of older adults following a catastrophic event. Specific intervention strategies at the micro-, mezzo-, and macro-levels of social work practice will be presented. We will also explore lessons learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to provide insight and implications for clinicians on preparedness issues, structural concerns and service needs in the context of race, poverty and age. Presenter(s)Our Aging Population: Disability Issues and the Need for Employment After RetirementThis session will look at aging and disabilities from a broad context of serving older clients who have acquired a disability or whose existing disability has created increased challenges because of the aging process. This workshop will also explore an area not often associated with aging and disability, that of the need for employment after retirement. Presenter(s)Practice with Older Adults Who Have Cancer: Addressing Concurrent Psychosocial ChallengesThis session will address the practice challenges social workers face with older adults who are diagnosed and treated for cancer. Often, older adults present with high risk psychosocial factors prior to being diagnosed with cancer. The cancer diagnosis exacerbates the already difficult issues facing older adults and their loved ones and presents multiple challenges for social workers. This session will provide information on why practice with older adults who have cancer is a challenge and presents strategies for social workers to manage their caseloads. Presenter(s)Problem Solving Tools: Medication SafetyThis session will help social workers keep clients and families safe from medication errors which maim and claim the lives of over 700,000 persons annually. Clinicians will master practical strategies to insure continuity of care in fragmented health care systems, and acquire systematic techniques to safely interface with health care professionals within best practices of social work. Presenter(s)Seniors and Addictions: What You Need To KnowProblem gambling and other addictions are progressive disorders identified by emotional dependence, loss of control, withdrawal and normal functioning impairment. This workshop will provide an overview of the impact of problem gambling and other addictions on seniors, why seniors gamble and/or use, what happens when they become excessive, the cycles of gambling behavior and other addictions and resources available. Presenter(s)Social Work Interventions with Adults who Hoard: An Integrated Practice ModelResearchers are developing promising diagnostic criteria and treatment interventions for adults with symptoms of compulsive hoarding. At the same time, practitioners are grappling with challenging cases of adults with hoarding behaviors, some of whom lack insight and motivation necessary for traditional treatment. This session explores these developments in emerging practice challenges and treatment options for hoarding, with an emphasis on connecting research and practice. Presenter(s)Special Ethical Considerations When Working with Older AdultsPromoting high ethical standards of practice takes special considerations when working with older adults. This session will focus on ethical considerations that social workers face when working with this group. This interactive session will focus on the more common dilemmas and introduce a useful ethical decision making framework. Presenter(s)This Is Not a Test: The Critical Role of Social Workers in the Age WaveIn 2005, the Social Work Congress determined 12 imperatives for the future success of our profession. Two of these emphasized preparing clinicians for work with the baby boom generation. No matter what your area of practice, older clients and family members will be a part of it. How can you best manage this demographic shift? Presenter(s)We Don’t All Age the Same: The Unique Needs of LGBT SeniorsThis session will cover current demographic information about the LGBT aging population, how their presenting needs differ from heterosexual seniors and what barriers to access exist for them in the current social service model. Special attention will be given to the recent Met Life Mature Market Survey on LGBT Baby Boomers. SAGE's collaboration model with mainstream social service providers will also be discussed to provide a template for practitioners attempting to make their services more LGBT affirming. Presenter(s)What Older Holocaust Survivors Can Teach Us About ForgivenessThe concept of forgiveness is complex. The session examines the psychological and theological definitions of forgiveness. Participants will interact with videotaped and written segments from the narratives of forgiveness for older Holocaust survivors, explore barriers to forgiveness work, and learn strategies to utilize in working with older adults. Presenter(s)Where the Rubber Meets the Road: The Future Supply, of and the Demand for, Aging ExpertiseThis presentation will review the sufficiency of the social work workforce in aging based on the recent Institute of Medicine’s report, Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Healthcare Workforce, and the 2004 NASW National Study of Licensed Social Workers. It will highlight opportunities and challenges for social workers in meeting the increasing demands of an aging population. Introduction by:Why A Career in Aging? From Bachelor’s Degree To Aging Specialist!Clinicians will interact with panelists and hear how they have grown, developed and strengthened their social work career in the field of aging. Learn how a BSW, MSW and a PhD/DSW can open doors to a variety of practice settings and policy, research and advocacy opportunities. Presenter(s) |
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Georgia J. Anetzberger, PhD, ACSW, LISW, is Assistant Professor for Health Care Administration at Cleveland State University, a consultant in private practice, and a Fellow in the Gerontological Society of America. Her special interest and expertise is in elder abuse. She has spent almost 35 years addressing the problem, initially as an adult protective services worker and most recently as an administrator, researcher, and educator. Dr. Anetzberger has conducted over a dozen research projects and authored more than 45 publications on elder abuse and related interventions. |
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Yvonne M. Chase, MSW, ACSW, LCSW,is the president/CEO of Denali Family Services, a community mental health center in Anchorage, Alaska. She is also adjunct faculty at the University of Alaska / Anchorage. Her prior experience includes serving as deputy commissioner for two state departments in Alaska and one in Washington State. She is a doctoral candidate at Norfolk State University in Virginia. Her areas of interest include social work ethics, child welfare, diverse client populations and the global social work community. She has served as President of the NASW Alaska Chapter, on the NASW National Board of Directors, Chair of NASW’s National Committee on Inquiry, and Chair of the Task Force on changes to NASW’s procedures for handling ethics complaints. Ms. Chase currently serves as a director on the board of NASW Assurance Services, Inc. |
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Elizabeth J. Clark, PhD, ACSW, MPH, is the Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). In addition to promoting, developing, and protecting the practice of social work and social workers, NASW has a strong social justice and advocacy mission. Dr. Clark is a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers. Her background is health care with a specialization in oncology. She has worked in direct clinical practice; has held several academic positions including an Associate Professorship in Medical Oncology; has been a hospital administrator; has conducted research and has published in areas such as cancer survivorship and bereavement. She is a partner with C-Change: Collaborating to Conquer Cancer, and a Board member for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. |
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Harriet L. Cohen, PhD, LCSW, is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth. She previously served as Director of the Social Work Program at the University of North Texas and on the School of Social Work faculty at the University of Georgia. Prior to teaching, she worked for 26 years as a social work practitioner, serving as Executive Director of the Atlanta Alzheimer’s Association and as clinical social worker and supervisor at Jewish Family and Career Services in Atlanta and Tampa Jewish Family Services. Dr. Cohen is a Hartford Social Work Faculty Scholar, and her research topic is forgiveness with older Holocaust survivors. |
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Mirean Coleman LICSW, CT, has over 25 years of practice experience in the field of social work and is certified in thanatology. She has worked as a clinician, supervisor, manager and administrator in a variety of settings including hospitals, long term care facilities, primary care, mental health and private practice. Ms. Coleman has developed practice updates, booklets and brochures for the social work profession and is employed at the NASW National Office of NASW as the Senior Policy Associate for the policy and practice of clinical social work. |
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Maura Conry, Pharm D, MSW, LCSW, is a nationally recognized pharmacist and clinical social worker with innovative work in interdisciplinary collaboration between the two professions. Online she is listed as one of pharmacy’s “heroes and rebels” for unique strategies to help lay people keep medications safe in their homes. Dr. Conry lectures and consults to both professions on practical, problem-solving ways to help clients adhere to treatment. She is a graduate of Loyola University and the University of Kansas. |
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Gary R. Dymek, LCSW, ACSW, NCGC-II,is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Nevada and a Licensed Masters in Social Work at the Macro Level in Michigan. Mr. Dymek has worked in the mental health, addictions (alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling) and spiritual fields for more than 30 years. He is a Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor under the National Council on Problem Gambling and a Certified Problem Gambling Counselor in Nevada. |
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Tom Durante, LCSW, has been on the NASW Nevada Board of Directors for the past four years and currently serves as President. He is the director of social services at Lake’s Crossing Center, the State of Nevada’s forensic mental health facility. Mr. Durante began his social work career at Lake’s Crossing Center in 1988 after earning his BSW. He entered graduate school at the University of Nevada, Reno in 1990, and he was in the first class to graduate from the UNR School of Social Work Master’s program. Mr. Durante was then employed at the Nevada Mental Health Institute for over 10 years before returning to Lake’s Crossing Center in 2002. |
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Elizabeth Gould, MSW, LCSW, is the Director of Quality Care Programs at the National Office of the Alzheimer’s Association. In conjunction with the Public Policy Division of the Alzheimer’s Association, she is working to promote quality dementia care in health and long term care settings through the development of practice recommendations, professional training, consumer education, evaluation and Web-based applications. She has many years of clinical experience in the VA healthcare system where she worked in geriatrics and extended care. |
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Susan Graefe, ACSW, LICSW, BCD,has spent the past 30 years focusing her social work career on providing direct clinical services to older persons and their families. Ms. Graefe earned her MSW from the University of Pittsburgh. |
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John E. Hansan, PhD, ACSW, is a career social worker with a doctorate in social policy from the Heller School at Brandeis University. For the past 30 years, Dr. Hansan has been engaged primarily in the field of aging and active in advancing the next agenda in American social welfare policies. He is the founder and Vice President of Silver Nation, LLC, a start-up company dedicated to combating fraud, financial exploitation and other crimes against the elderly. |
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Richard N. Harris, LICSW, has worked in the field more that 30 years including extensive experience in clinical and rehabilitation services. He earned his MSW from Rhode Island College, and he currently serves as the Executive Director for the NASW Rhode Island Chapter. |
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Chris Herman, MSW, LICSW,is the Senior Practice Associate for Aging at NASW and leads NASW’s Aging Initiative. She analyzes aging policy, develops educational resources, serves as NASW liaison to multiple coalitions and organizations related to aging (including the Case Management Society of America and the National Transitions of Care Coalition), and manages a variety of aging-related projects. She has more than 10 years of experience dealing with the challenges of aging, chronic and terminal illness, and physical disability. |
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Dawn M. Hobdy, LICSW, is the Manager of the Office of Ethics and Professional Review at NASW. After seven years experience in clinical practice in a long term care setting and program development in ethics education, Ms. Hobdy joined NASW as the Senior Professional Review Associate in 2002, and assumed responsibility for directing the program in 2003. She develops and provides ethics training to NASW Chapters, national leadership units, and to the broader social work community. In addition, she conducts weekly ethics consultations to members of the association. Ms. Hobdy received her MSW from Howard University with a specialization in gerontology, and a BS in Communications from Syracuse University. |
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Susan Hoffpauir, PhD, LCSW, has been a social work practitioner and educator for almost 30 years. Before joining the Provost’s office at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, she was director of the baccalaureate social work program. Currently she serves as President for the NASW Arkansas Chapter, and was co-principal investigator on a Catastrophic Mental Health Response grant funded through the Arkansas Department of Health. |
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Forrest Hong, PhD, LCSW, C-ASWCM, is the owner of Senior Savy, a private-for-profit company in Southern California that provide families professional care management and serves as their long-term care architect. In addition, his services also include caregiver and professional training, psychological consultation, and clinical supervision. Dr. Hong is the current chair for NASW’S Specialty Practice Section on Aging. He is an active member of NASW and the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers Association. |
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James J. Kelly, PhD, ACSW (California Chapter), is Provost and Executive Vice President of Menlo College in Atherton, CA. He is a tenured social work educator, having worked for many years in the California State University system most recently as a professor, Associate Vice President of Continuing and International Education, and Interim Provost at California State University, East Bay. He has garnered $35 million in grants, contracts, endowments, and gifts, primarily through community collaborations in the child welfare and aging areas. Former consultant to the United Nations, he is a strong advocate for social justice. He received his PhD from Brandeis University and his MSSW from the University of Tennessee. He was president, NASW California Chapter, and active in Tennessee, Massachusetts, and Hawaii Chapters. He is immediate past-president, California Institute of Mental Health; board member, National Network for Social Work Managers; and founding editorial board member, Journal of Women and Aging. He was named 1987 National Social Worker of the Year for work in developing services for people with AIDS. |
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Esther Jones Langston, PhD, ACSW, LCSW, is professor emeritus and has been a member of the faculty at the School of Social Work, University of Nevada Las Vegas since 1970. She is also the Director for the Family Support Division, Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach. Dr. Langston is a social worker and supervisor in the practice of child welfare, aging, public welfare, residential treatment, mental health, school social work, AIDS and community practice. She was named Social Worker of the Year by NASW in 1994 and Las Vegas NABSW in 1980. Dr. Langston currently serves on the NASW National Board of Directors. |
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Sandra A. Lopez, LCSW, ACSW, DCSW, has 28 years of practice experience as a Social Worker. She has worked in a variety of settings including hospital, family service agency, private practice, and academia. Ms. Lopez presently serves as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She is a widely recognized presenter, trainer, consultant on several major subject areas including suicide, grief and bereavement, cultural diversity, social work supervision, ethics, compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress, and professional self-care. She has provided consultation and training in these areas to literally thousands of social workers and other professionals. |
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Sandra Owens-Kane, PhD, LCSW, has 18 years of employment experience in clinical social work practice, research, curriculum development, teaching and training. Dr. Owens-Kane is a Nevada licensed clinical social worker who has worked in public and private psychiatric hospitals as a geriatric social worker. Dr. Owens-Kane’s research primarily examines the health and well-being status of female caregivers of the elderly and she has published various articles on elder caregiving. |
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Kellie Prise, MSW Student, UNLV School of Social Work, is currently attending the University of Nevada Las Vegas for her MSW degree. She has a Bachelor of Science from Central Michigan University in Psychology, along with a double minor in Gerontology and Human Growth & Development. Kellie has worked in the social services field for 2 years post undergrad with her county’s Catholic Social Services agency. She hopes to continue her work with the elderly upon receiving her graduate degree. |
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Barbara Rabinowitz, PhD, ACSW, LCSW, RN, serves as Director of Oncology for the three hospitals of Meridian Health in New Jersey. Dr. Rabinowitz was the founder of The National Consortium of Breast Centers, served as the first woman and first non-physician seated as President of The American Society of Breast Disease and serves as a Commissioner on the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research. With background as both a nurse and social worker, she is a certified Sex Therapist and maintains a practice in individual and couples work with a sub-specialty of Sex Therapy. |
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Nancy E. Skinner, RN-BC, CCM, for the past 20 years has primarily served as a case manager, case management supervisor, and national case management trainer and educator. While her case management career has included a variety of practice settings including managed care, home healthcare and education, she most values her ability to advance case management education. She is Principal Consultant for Riverside HealthCare Consulting where she develops programs for payors and providers which reflect the state of the science of case management and other related medical management strategies. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Case Management Society of America. |
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Barbara Soniat, PhD, MSW, is an Associate Professor at the National Catholic School of Social Service (NCSSS), in Washington, DC. She coordinates the combined (micro/macro) concentration, teaches Clinical Social Work Practice with the Older Adult and serves as Director of the NCSSS Center on Global Aging. Dr. Soniat has taught, practiced and conducted research in the fields of social work and gerontology for over 30 years. She is co-author of a conceptual model for assessment and practice with vulnerable older adults (The Capacity-Risk Model©, and was recently principal investigator for a law/social work research team that studied legal, ethical and mental health issues related to community interventions with elderly persons who struggle with hoarding behaviors. |
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Cecilia L. Thomas, PhD, LMSW-AP, is Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas in Denton. She teaches solely in an undergraduate social work program. She is a licensed social worker and has over 20 years of social work practice experience including mental health, health services and child welfare. Her scholarship interest has included social work education and practice with vulnerable populations. |
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Catherine Thurston, LCSW, is the Director of Clinical and Social Services at SAGE-Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders. Prior to joining SAGE in January of 2005, Ms. Thurston was the Director of Alzheimer’s Programs at Cobble Hill Health Center in Brooklyn. She is a Geriatric Social Worker with 21 years experience and received her MSW from the Hunter College of School of Social Work. |
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Karyn Walsh, ACSW, LCSW, develops web courses and manages health-related projects at NASW. She has written the NASW Web Education courses on end of life, aging, cancer, genetics, cancer caregiving, HIV/AIDS, genetics and adolescent health. She also manages a joint project between CancerCare and NASW to deliver cancer education to social workers via the web and in workshops. Ms. Walsh brings over 15 years of health care practice experience in the fields of hematology and oncology social work. She has served in clinical social work roles at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia. She has led research initiatives, written articles, and served in program administration and development. |
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Tracy Whitaker, DSW, ACSW, is the Director of the NASW Center for Workforce Studies. Dr. Whitaker received a BA in Political Science, an MSW and a DSW from Howard University. She also holds certification from NASW’s Academy of Certified Social Workers. As Director of the NASW Center for Workforce Studies, Dr. Whitaker is leading the development of a national repository for consolidated and comprehensive social work labor force information. Her career has also included work with individuals, organizations, and community systems. |
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Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW-C, is the Manager of the NASW Office of Workforce Development and Training. Mr. Wilson has held management positions with government and private sector organizations that serve the mentally ill, incarcerated youth and adults, persons living with HIV/AIDS, low-income families, adolescents and other similar service delivery areas. He has extensive experience with the health/behavior health service delivery systems and criminal justice service delivery. In addition, he has had hands on experience as a mental health clinician and direct service provider. |
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Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW, is the Executive Director of the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research whose goal is to promote social work research and behavioral and social science research opportunities and to build and enhance research infrastructure. Her areas of interest include building a competent health and human services workforce, promoting commsunity-university partnerships, evidence-based practice, and dissemination and implementation research. |
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