THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY-BASED

SERVICES AND EDUCATIONJOHN ROSS JOHNSON

AET508MICHAEL BURNETT

MAY 9, 2016

ROAD MAP OF PRESENTATION

• WHAT IS COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION?• WHAT CAN AFFECT COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION?• KEY CONSIDERATIONS AND ANTICIPATED CHANGES.• POSSIBLE FUNDING SCENARIOS.• THE INFLUENCE OF DIVERSITY AND THE LAW.

WHAT IS COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION?

• EDUCATING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ON SOCIAL SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED TO THE AREA• EXAMPLE: LOCAL NUTRITION SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY

• FACTORS THAT AFFECT IT ARE:• FUNDING • LACK OF QUALIFYING ADULTS• MATERIAL FOR EDUCATING ABOUT THE PROGRAMS

THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICED EDUCATION

• CHANGES OR TRENDS• LEVEL OF PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY WILL CHANGE• FUNDING WILL DECREASE• KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PROGRAMS WILL INCREASE• QUALIFICATION WILL CHANGE• ECONOMIC STATUS OF OLDER ADULTS• LIFE EXPECTANCY

HOW TO ANTICIPATE CHANGES

• TRENDS IN LEGISLATION• DEMOGRAPHIC• AVAILABLE FUNDING• POPULATION STUDIES• TECHNOLOGY

CAN COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE EDUCATION SURVIVE?

• OF COURSE IT CAN! • PEOPLE WILL ADAPT AND SO WILL THE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT INFORM

THEM• TECHNOLOGY WILL EXPAND THE EFFECTIVENESS

WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED

• CHALLENGES WILL ALWAYS FACE ADULT COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE EDUCATION

• THERE ARE MANY INFLUENCES ON HOW THIS CAN OPERATE• CHANGE IS KEY FOR THE SURVIVAL

WORKS CITED

• THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR THE OLD. (1998). RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://FIKES.ERIC.OD.GOV/FULLTEXT/EDU3039380

• ADMINISTRATION ON AGING. (2015). RETRIEVED FROM HTTP://WWW.AOA.ACL.GOV/INDEX.ASPX