Andrea MartinezCHHS Major at CSU-Monterey Bay

Collaborative Health and Human Services Faculty

What is the problem? Social work

education curriculum needs to be regulate

knowledge in social work needs to be improved

Alzheimer’s disease continues rise in U.S.

What cause the problem?Lack of

motivation in working with elders people

Not having adequate support from school of social workers staff members

Require awareness in social work profession

What are the effects?Shortage of

social workers with adequate geriatric knowledge

Inadequate social service

Elders may end up in abandons

Possible SolutionIncrease

awareness Add course of

Geriatrics Adjust social

work training program

MotivationInspiration

Call to ActionSupport

from school of social work program

Increase salaries

Financial aid support

Scholarship

References Boston College Graduate School of Social work. (2011). For Old Age, A New

Approach. Retrieved from http://www.bc.edu/schools/gssw/features/vibrantprograms/aging-institute.html

Immortal humans. (2010). Memory Loss as We Age Isn't Supposed to Happen. Retrieved from http://www.immortalhumans.com/losing-some-of-our-memory-as-we-age-isn%E2%80%99t-supposed-to-happen/

National Association of Social Workers.(2010). Social Work Conference 2010. Retrieved from http://www.naswfl.org/conference10.html

• The John A. Hartford Foundation.(2009). Celebrating a Decade of Leadership in Geriatric Social work. Retrieved fromhttp://www.jhartfound.org/blog/?p=1750

The healing professions. (2009).Values Underlying Social Work. Retrieved from http://www.medical-ed-bs.com/blog/

Thank youAny questions?