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The Hartford Partnership Program
for Aging Education
Innovations in Geriatric Education: Considering CrossDisciplinary Applications of the HPPAE Model
Emma Barker
Social Work Leadership Institute
at the New York Academy of Medicine
Workforce Projections
 US faces critical shortage of all health care
providers working with aging persons, including
social workers
 NIA projected need of 60,000 to 70,000 geriatric
social workers by 2020
 Estimated number of social workers in long term
care settings projected to increase from 36,000
in 2002 to 109,000 by 2050
NIA, 1987; BLS 2004; IOM 2008
 Currently less than 4% of social workers
specialize in aging
Social Work and The
Aging Population
 75% of social workers report that they have older adults (55
years and older) in their caseloads
 24% of social workers report that older adults comprise at
least 50% of their caseloads.
 93% of social workers with practice area in aging report
that clients “always” or “almost always” present with
multiple problems
 Presenting problems: psychosocial issues, mental illness,
chronic disease, physical disability, and grief/bereavement
issues
NASW Center for Workforce Studies, 2006
What is the HPPAE?
 A university-community partnership based on a
collaborative educational model
 Recruits MSW students to specialize in aging
 Plays leadership role in national efforts to
advance aging education in social work
 Employs competency-based training
 Offers a unique rotational approach to field
education
HPPAE Six Essential Components
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University-Community Partnerships
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Competency-driven education
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Field rotations
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Expanded field instructor role
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Student recruitment
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Leadership
Goals of the HPPAE
The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education
Adoption Initiative (HPPAE) is a twelve year initiative
to:
1. Educate over 2,600 social workers to work with
older adults, and
2. Establish the HPPAE as the norm for MSW
programs.
www.socialworkleadersh
ip.org
HPPAE Outcomes
 The HPPAE is in 33 states with a total of 88 programs
graduating over 2,600 students in spring 2012
 92% of HPPAE graduates completing the Career Tracking
survey were employed with 75% in age-related positions
 Student satisfaction high for achieving learning goals and
with rotational model for internships
 89% of schools reported that the HPPAE model benefited
their social work school
 Schools have been able to redirect resources to keep
program in place
 Fundraising for sustainability has mainly focused on
supporting student stipends
University – Community
Partnership
 Builds linkages to cultivate collaborative relationships
for universities, community agencies, students and
older adults
 Important in keeping education relevant to current
knowledge and needs of older adults and the agencies
that serve them
 Agency commitment to education of future
professionals
 Partner with the school of social work to develop
HPPAE
www.socialworkleadership.org
Responsibilities of UniversityCommunity Partnership
 Guide student learning
 Support for Field Instructors
 Seminars
 Courses
 Oversight of overall program
 Discuss and agree on rotations
 Tie gerontology competencies to student's learning
goals
 Conduct joint student seminars
www.socialworkleadership.org
What is a rotation?
The moving of students in a planned and
systematic fashion from one field setting
to another in order to ensure that they
experience the range of practice arenas,
service delivery systems, and client
populations.
(Cuzzi, Holden, Rutter, et. al. 1996)
www.socialworkleadership.org
Why Rotations?
 Increase interns’ exposure to:
 The continuum of services for seniors – from healthy to end of
life
 The Individuals’ multiple, chronic conditions both health and
behavioral
 Different points of entry for diverse needs and diverse population
 The complexity of the entire service delivery system
 Encourage collaboration between agencies or
departments
 Importance of working in interprofessional teams
 Opportunity to study the importance of integrating care
 Prepares students to be advocates based on best
practices
www.socialworkleadership.org
Rotation Models
www.socialworkleadership.org
HPPAE Focus on
Competency-Based Education
 Competency based education is one of HPPAE six
essential components
 Gero-competencies provide clear expectations of
knowledge, values and skills
 Competency tools are used to set individual student
learning goals and to substantiate the student’s ability to
self-assess.
 “Field Instructor Version of the GSW Competency Scale
II” used to evaluate student’s pre- and post-test skill set.
HPPAE and Masters level
Social Work Education
 Practice areas based in geriatric competencies
developed by SWLI
 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
accredited MSW programs utilize these
competencies
 Other professions are moving in direction of
competencies
www.socialworkleadership.org
VHA/GRECC and HPPAE
 VA is the largest employer of social workers in the
country with10,000 social workers
 Interprofessional education with all VA programs
 Strong clinical practice with professional values and
skills
 Major contributor to social work education and training
 Research on psychosocial issues and treatment
 Close collaboration with community partners
 MSW students receive stipend from VHA/GRECC while
enrolled in HPPAE program in schools of social work
VHA/GRECC & HPPAE: A
Collaborative Framework
 (VHA/GRECC) Network
 Support leadership at the local VHA/GRECC
 Support VHA/GRECC collaboration with local schools
of Social Work
 Initiative spreading through all 20 VHA/GRECCs
across country and greater VA system
 Expanding expert network supporting workforce
development
Support and Technical Training
 Communications
 Outreach/information sharing
 Webinars
 Conference calls
 Mentors
 Technical Assistance
 On-site
 Materials (HPPAE Manual)
 Via Web
www.socialworkleadership.org and www.hartfordpartnership.org
HPPAE Student and Alumni
Resources
HPPAE Google Site
 Committee on
Leadership in Aging
(CLIA)
 HPPAE Happenings
Newsletter
 GENERATIVITY – online
journal
 Communications and
Outreach committee
 HPPAE Google Site
 Job opportunities
 Professional materials
 Events, conferences
 Calls for papers
HPPAE National Advisory Panel
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Paula Allen-Meares, University of Illinois at Chicago and IOM – Co-Chair
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Katharine Briar-Lawson, University at Albany, SUNY – Co-Chair
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Marla Berg-Wegener, St. Louis University
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JoAnn Damron-Rodriguez, UCLA School of Public Affairs
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Ronnie Glassman, Yeshiva University
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Robyn Golden, Rush University Medical Center
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Roberta Greene, University of Texas, Austin
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Lenard Kaye, University of Maine
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Betty Malks, Community Representative
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Nora O’Brien, Hartford Foundation
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Mike Patchner, Indiana University
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Susan Reinhard, Public Policy Institute, AARP
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Ginger Robbins, University of Houston
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Stacey Sanders, Student Representative
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Karen Teigiser, University of Chicago