1. 2014 Aging Summit On the Road Jeffrey L. Edleson, Ph.D. Berkeley Social Welfare

4. Up Stream Thinking

5. Doctors  Social Workers

6. Full Stream Thinking

7. Challenges ahead Richard Adler’s 7 reinventions: 1. Health care 2. Aging services 3. Housing/long-term care 4. Community 5. Retirement 6. Life stages 7. Social work’s role

8. Workforce of the future Challenge conventional wisdom Adapt to constant change Reinvent themselves Reinvent their institutions

9. Specialization + caution In addition, train social workers with: Deep knowledge of population & context Ability to deliver evidence-informed practices But let’s NOT: Become over-specialized Train functionaries to fit today’s practice Chase the money over all else

10. Full stream ahead On the road!