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Teaching and Engagement

Teaching & education expanding the capacity of current and future leaders in aging. Click for research for students, professionals, and Rutgers University initiatives. 

Programs on Aging

  • The MSW Aging and Health Certificate is designed for students to specialize in the field of aging as they pursue their graduate degree. 

    Contact Information: Lauren Snedeker 

    You can view more information here

  • This competitive scholarship program is for MSW students who complete a field-based leadership project as part of their advanced internship.  

    Contact Information: Lauren Snedeker

    You can learn more here.
     

  • The School hosts a monthly speaker open to all students, featuring a professional from the field of aging, health, and social work. 

    Contact Information: Lauren Snedeker

    You can learn more here.

  • Careers in Aging Week is a national initiative led by the Gerontological Society of America. Careers in Aging Week at Rutgers annually consists of weeklong events that connect colleagues from multiple Schools and Departments to encourage students to pursue careers in aging.

    Contact Information: Lauren Snedeker

     

  • The Rutgers School of Social Work helps infuse aging content in interprofessional health education events organized in collaboration with Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, and others. 

    Contact Information: Patricia Findley

  • Supported through a grant from the Rutgers New Brunswick Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement, this project is working to develop a toolkit based on university-wide survey findings to support instructors in infusing aging content into their courses. The project also aims to support the development of a university-wide task force in aging to advance initiatives that dismantle ageism and support inclusive aging.

    Contact Information: Lauren Snedeker

     

  • The SSW organizes a series of accredited workshops that social workers and other professionals can take toward continuing education certificates in aging. The SSW offers a basic certificate in aging, an advanced certificate in aging, as well as a certificate in senior services management and a certificate in senior housing issues.

    Contact Information: Office of Continuing Education

    You can learn more here

  • Information coming soon. 

Accordion Content

Our engagement efforts span the local, state, national, and international levels. We advance excellence in engagement by participating and leading multi-organizational groups that allow people from different sectors and geographies to share, connect, and amplify each other’s work. 

  • Age-Friendly North Jersey (AFNJ) 
    The Rutgers School of Social Work (SSW) co-facilitates AFNJ as a dynamic network of community leaders to amplify age-friendly progress, especially at the local level. We work in close partnership with The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation and The Grotta Fund. AFNJ participants include individuals from more than 20 communities in seven counties, as well as statewide partners representing philanthropy, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, elected officials, older residents, other institutions of higher education, and grassroots community groups. Guided our ongoing research findings on age-friendly community practice, we develop monthly learning sessions, manage AFNJ communications platforms, and arrange peer mentorship opportunities that are responsive to the expressed needs of community leaders.

    Contact: althea.ps@rutgers.edu
    Link: https://agefriendlynj.org 

     

    The Age-Friendly New Jersey Statewide Collaborative
    This statewide coalition of organizations is coordinating efforts to advance age-friendly communities and policies in New Jersey. Dr. Emily Greenfield—a founding member of the collaborative—is active on the Steering Committee, which oversees the overarching strategy and direction of the collaborative. Dr. Althea Pestine-Stevens serves on the Local Accelerator Group, which focuses on creating more favorable contexts for a larger number of communities to commit to, and act on, age-friendly community goals.

    Contact: egreenf@ssw.rutgers.edu

     

    The New Jersey Age-Friendly Advisory Council
    This Governor-appointed advisory committee, on which Dr. Emily Greenfield serves, is led by the NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services. Membership includes leaders from NJ departments, as well as statewide nonprofits and advocacy organizations. By Executive Order, the Council is responsible for advising the State on the development of a blueprint to foster age-friendly communities.


    Contact: egreenf@ssw.rutgers.edu
    Link: https://age-friendly-nj.constantcontactsites.com/nj-age-friendly-advisory-council 

     

    National Network of Superstructures for Age-Friendly Community Initiatives
    Dr. Pestine-Stevens, along with colleagues in Maine and Illinois, has convened a group of leaders who support age-friendly community initiatives in regional clusters across the U.S. The group meets monthly for sharing best practices and identifying opportunities for collaborative projects, and comprises leaders based in higher education and private consulting firms.

    Contact: althea.ps@rutgers.edu
    Link: presentation at ASA 2022

     

    AARP Academic Research Collaborative
    Multiple Hub members participate in this network of researchers convened through AARP’s Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. This group meets quarterly and also at major conferences. Through this group, Hub members learn about the latest research endeavors in age-in-community, build collaborative partnerships for dissemination, and connect with graduate students from other universities.  

    Contact: althea.ps@rutgers.edu
     

  • The NJ Assisted Living Program (ALP) Providers Coalition
    This coalition’s mission it is to increase engagement among New Jersey ALP providers and increase their capacity and knowledge exchange of promising practices. The coalition also serves to create a unified voice to support advocacy to scale the New Jersey ALP program across the state and to facilitate connections among ALP providers and key stakeholders, including state administrators, managed care organizations, and property managers.


    Contact: ma kzurlo@ssw.rutgers.edu
     

  • School of Social Work Advisory Council on Aging
    The Aging Advisory Council has been a long-lasting support to the School of Social Work’s Programs on Aging. The Council’s members include professionals in aging services across the state, alumni of the MSW Aging and Health certificate program, and Hub affiliates. The Council meets twice each year to review curriculum, facilitate opportunities for students, and share ideas on how to enhance educational offerings through field and continuing education.

    Contact: laurensned@ssw.rutgers.edu