Update of the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education Patricia Volland, Director Emma Barker, Program Officer Social work Leadership Institute Nora OBrien-Suric, Senior Program Officer John A. Hartford Foundation Saturday November 10 th, :00 pm – 6:30 pm

HPPAE today  72 funded schools  Normalization Schools Implemented: 16 launched 4 launching in fall 2012  VHA/GRECC Schools 5 launched  Total Schools 97

Student Impact  Over 2,600 graduated by spring 2012  91% agreed that their personal goals in learning to work with older persons and their families were achieved in their field practicum  92% agreed that rotations enabled them to learn about the range of services to older people  91% agreed that having experiences in more than one field agency or department was useful  95% would recommend the Hartford Internship to other students in aging

HPPAE Career Tracking  Of graduates that completed the career tracking survey:  92% were employed and approximately 75% were in an age-related position  25% were working in one of their HPPAE placement sites following graduation.  The majority indicated that participation in HPPAE increased their interest in working with older adults and that HPPAE was important in preparing them for their career

Student Leadership Development  Continued Student Leadership Strategic Plan:  More hands-on outreach and “branding” by SWLI  Student advisory committee  New student site at:     Student e-journal Generativity  Student newsletter, HPPAE Happenings  Encourage student attendance and networking at conferences

Institutional Impact  The number of Field Instructors participating in each site’s HPPAE ranged from 1 to 22.  72% of HPPAE programs provided special training for field instructors.  The majority of programs reported having formal partnerships with between 5 and 25 agencies.  Most schools met with their partnering organizations on a quarterly or monthly basis.  The majority of sites agreed that they would continue to use the HPPAE rotational model in the future.  37% will expand their rotational model

Institutional Impact  HPPAE impact on social work programs:  Expanded recognition for and commitment to aging focused education  Brought institutional recognition of aging programs  Increased awareness of the importance of interprofessional education

Competency-based Social Work Education  89% of adoption schools reported HPPAE benefitted their school:  Greater emphasis on competency-based education  82% “Agreed” or “Strongly Agreed” that they would continue use of the GSW Competencies  Utilized by Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) in adoption of the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS)

HPPAE Impact, Deans and Directors  The National Association of Deans and Directors (NADD) Gerontological Social Work Survey  Majority of schools report HPPAE had a positive impact on:  Student learning opportunities  School and agency collaboration  Field instruction  Curriculum development  Image and reputation of MSW program

HPPAE and the VHA/GRECC Project Expand the social work workforce caring for the older adult population Secure stipends for MSW students placed at Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Centers (GRECC), developed by the VHA MSW students concurrently enrolled in HPPAE programs 2012–2015, 12 VHA/GRECC sites and 3 VA sites to adopt HPPAE, plus new schools of social work

VHA/GRECC and HPPAE Initiative 2012  7 pilot VHA/GRECC, VA and HPPAE sites  Orientations conducted at VA Medical Centers in:  Salt Lake City, Utah  Birmingham, Alabama  Madison, Wisconsin  5 new schools of social work adopt HPPAE  7 trained mentors from 5 HPPAE grantee programs  Follow up conference calls conducted  Webinar conducted to train Field Instructors

VHA/GRECC and HPPAE Initiative  Pilot Sites continued; Orientations to be conducted  Baltimore VHA/GRECC  New England, Boston and Bedford VHA/GRECC  San Antonio, VHA/GRECC  Northport, LI, VA  5 schools of social work new to HPPAE identified  10 mentors identified

VHA/GRECC and HPPAE Initiative  6 new VHA/GRECC sites to be identified  2 new VA sites to be identified  New schools invited to adopt HPPAE  New mentors from grantee schools collaborate in partnerships

Accomplishment: Marketing Tools Listserv Upgraded website: -work-leadership-institute/ -work-leadership-institute/ Webinars Conference Calls Over the past year, SWLI maintained the communications infrastructure for the continued learning of the grantees. A variety of methods for maintaining their communication are in place:

Sustaining and Institutionalizing HPPAE  Merging of CSWE Gero-Ed Center and HPPAE of SWLI/NYAM  Institutionalize HPPAE within Gero-Ed Center; including: website, materials, technical assistance  Integrate HPPAE field-based resources with Gero- Ed classroom materials  Continue support of HPPAE current and future partners, students and alumni:  Mentoring  Webinars  Implement HPPAE-VHA/GRECC partnership within Gero-Ed/CSWE  E-journal, Generativity  Newsletter, HPPAE Happenings

Sustainability  Active participation in the Eldercare Workforce Alliance –  Coordinating Council, Policy Committee and Models of Care Committee  Actively advocated in the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act  Monitoring relevant legislation with potential to create scholarship opportunities and actively communicate this to partners

The SWLI Team  Patricia Volland, SVP, NYAM and Director, SWLI  Michael Ginsburg, Program Manager  Emma Barker, Program Officer  Kadia Darby, Administrative Assistant  Melody Wilding, Consultant  Jeannine Melly, Consultant