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Hear from Professionals in the Field on Why they Chose a Social Work Career in Aging
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"...They taught me about what it is like to age today..."
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"...To keep living..."
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- Lauren Snedeker, LSW, LMSW, DSW
"...We are all aging everyday..."
- Heather Saposnick, LMSW
"...Older adults are stigmatized and cast away..."
- Heather Saposnick, LMSW
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"...It's not all doom and gloom..."
- Molly Fisher, LCSW
..."These are accomplished adults who have done so much in their life that we as a society should be caring more about..."
- Kara Rogers LMSW
"...I learned from them..."
- Grace Townley-Lott, LMSW
Heather Saposnick, LMSW
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Molly Fisher, LCSW
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Kara Rogers, LMSW
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Grace Townley- Lott, LMSW
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Whether You Intend to or Not, You May be Engaging with an Older Adult in Clinical Practice Because...
The older adult population is growing.
Adapted from Population Reference Bureau’s Population Bulletin, “Aging in the United States” (2019)
Older adults make up a large portion of the homeless population in the U.S.
The U.S. prison population is graying.
Adapted from McKillop and Boucher (2018). Aging Prison Populations Drive Up Costs: Older Individuals have more Chronic Illnesses and
Other Ailments that Necessitate Greater Spending
Older adults are found to have more hospitalizations that younger adults and adolescents.
More U.S. children are being raised by Grandparents.
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