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Update of the Hartford
Partnership Program for Aging
Education
Patricia Volland , Director
Emma Barker, Program Officer
Social work Leadership Institute
Nora OBrien-Suric, Senior Program Officer
John A. Hartford Foundation
Saturday November 10th, 2012
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
HPPAE today
72 funded schools
Normalization Schools Implemented:
• 16 launched
• 4 launching in fall 2012
VHA/GRECC Schools 5 launched
Total Schools 97
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Student Impact
Over 2,600 graduated by spring 2012
91% agreed that their personal goals in
learning to work with older persons and their
families were achieved in their field practicum
92% agreed that rotations enabled them to learn
about the range of services to older people
91% agreed that having experiences in more
than one field agency or department was useful
95% would recommend the Hartford Internship to
other students in aging
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HPPAE Career Tracking
Of graduates that completed the career
tracking survey:
92% were employed and approximately 75%
were in an age-related position
25% were working in one of their HPPAE
placement sites following graduation.
The majority indicated that participation in
HPPAE increased their interest in working with
older adults and that HPPAE was important in
preparing them for their career
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Student
Leadership Development
Continued Student Leadership Strategic Plan:
More hands-on outreach and “branding” by SWLI
Student advisory committee
New student site at:
https://sites.google.com/site/hppaestudentnetwork
www.myspace.com/swli
www.facebook.com
Student e-journal Generativity
Student newsletter, HPPAE Happenings
Encourage student attendance and networking at
conferences
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Institutional Impact
The number of Field Instructors participating in each site’s
HPPAE ranged from 1 to 22.
72% of HPPAE programs provided special training for field
instructors.
The majority of programs reported having formal
partnerships with between 5 and 25 agencies.
Most schools met with their partnering organizations on a
quarterly or monthly basis.
The majority of sites agreed that they would continue to use
the HPPAE rotational model in the future.
37% will expand their rotational model
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Institutional Impact
HPPAE impact on social work programs:
Expanded recognition for and commitment to
aging focused education
Brought institutional recognition of aging
programs
Increased awareness of the importance of
interprofessional education
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Competency-based
Social Work Education
89% of adoption schools reported HPPAE
benefitted their school:
Greater emphasis on competency-based
education
82% “Agreed” or “Strongly Agreed” that they
would continue use of the GSW Competencies
Utilized by Council on Social Work Education
(CSWE) in adoption of the 2008 Educational
Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS)
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HPPAE Impact,
Deans and Directors
The National Association of Deans and Directors
(NADD) Gerontological Social Work Survey
Majority of schools report HPPAE had a positive
impact on:
Student learning opportunities
School and agency collaboration
Field instruction
Curriculum development
Image and reputation of MSW program
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HPPAE and the
VHA/GRECC Project
•Expand the social work workforce caring for
the older adult population
•Secure stipends for MSW students placed at
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical
Centers (GRECC), developed by the VHA
•MSW students concurrently enrolled in
HPPAE programs
•2012–2015, 12 VHA/GRECC sites and 3 VA
sites to adopt HPPAE, plus new schools of
social work
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VHA/GRECC and HPPAE
Initiative 2012
7 pilot VHA/GRECC, VA and HPPAE sites
Orientations conducted at VA Medical Centers in:
Salt Lake City, Utah
Birmingham, Alabama
Madison, Wisconsin
5 new schools of social work adopt HPPAE
7 trained mentors from 5 HPPAE grantee
programs
Follow up conference calls conducted
Webinar conducted to train Field Instructors
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VHA/GRECC and HPPAE
Initiative 2012-2013
Pilot Sites continued; Orientations to be conducted
Baltimore VHA/GRECC
New England, Boston and Bedford VHA/GRECC
San Antonio, VHA/GRECC
Northport, LI, VA
5 schools of social work new to HPPAE identified
10 mentors identified
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VHA/GRECC and HPPAE
Initiative 2013-2015
6 new VHA/GRECC sites to be identified
2 new VA sites to be identified
New schools invited to adopt HPPAE
New mentors from grantee schools
collaborate in partnerships
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Accomplishment:
Marketing Tools
Over the past year, SWLI maintained the communications
infrastructure for the continued learning of the grantees. A variety of
methods for maintaining their communication are in place:
• Listserv
• Upgraded website:
http://www.nyam.org/social
-work-leadership-institute/
• Webinars
• Conference Calls
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Sustaining and
Institutionalizing HPPAE
Merging of CSWE Gero-Ed Center and
HPPAE of SWLI/NYAM
Institutionalize HPPAE within Gero-Ed Center;
including: website, materials, technical assistance
Integrate HPPAE field-based resources with GeroEd classroom materials
Continue support of HPPAE current and future
partners, students and alumni:
Mentoring
Webinars
E-journal, Generativity
Newsletter, HPPAE Happenings
Implement HPPAE-VHA/GRECC partnership within
Gero-Ed/CSWE
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Sustainability
Active participation in the Eldercare Workforce Alliance –
Coordinating Council, Policy Committee and Models of Care
Committee
Actively advocated in the Patient Protection and
Affordability Care Act
Monitoring relevant legislation with potential to create
scholarship opportunities and actively communicate this
to partners
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The SWLI Team
Patricia Volland, SVP, NYAM and Director, SWLI
Michael Ginsburg, Program Manager
Emma Barker, Program Officer
Kadia Darby, Administrative Assistant
Melody Wilding, Consultant
Jeannine Melly, Consultant