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From January 2002 NASW NEWS Funds will be used to train social workers to serve as resources for family caregivers. NASW has entered into a collaborative agreement with the American Society on Aging to create training materials for health care professionals who provide services to family caregivers of older adults. The project, coordinated by the U.S. Administration on Aging (AOA), pools the resources of NASW, the American Nurses' Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association in an effort to consolidate the expertise of the three associations that represent the bulk of professionals who provide services to family caregivers. "This is an excellent opportunity for social workers to receive quality continuing education in caregiving," said Becky Corbett, NASW senior manager for continuing education. AOA funds will be used to train social workers, nurses and occupational therapists to serve as resources for family caregivers and link them to the National Family Caregiver Support Program and the network of state and local agencies serving America's elders. The project will consist of a series of Web- and audio-based seminars on caregiving and will culminate in self-study "e-learning" curriculum modules that respond to the identified training needs of target professionals. Lenard Kaye, Maine Chapter member and chair of the NASW national Section on Aging, will help shape the curriculum for the trainings. "Tens of thousands of social workers find themselves confronted with clients at their wits' end because of the daunting demands of caring for older relatives," Kaye said. "This innovative program will arm these very practitioners with the necessary intervention skills, practical information and resources required to respond effectively and promptly to their pleas for help." Corbett said the training will be available to members and nonmembers and will be approved for continuing education credits. For details: www.socialworkers.org/ce Back to NASW NEWS Contents
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