THE LOWY-GEM (Geriatric Education Model) PROGRAM IN AGING

Boston University School of Social Work offers THE LOWY-GEM (Geriatric Education Model) PROGRAM IN AGING, a comprehensive, master’s level, social work training program with stipends, preparing MSW students to meet the unique needs of older adults, their families and the organizations which serve them.

Did you know?

• The number of adults aged 65 and over will more than double in the next 30 years.
• Within the next 15 years, 70,000 new social workers will be needed to work with this growing population.

Lowy-GEM Program Components:

• Stipends for participating students
• Participants can be full-time or part-time, clinical or macro
• Suitable for foundation or advanced year students
• Field placement model consists of a primary placement in one of the participating field agencies and a concurrent enrichment experience in a second field agency, allowing participants to experience two agencies serving older adults and their families
• A monthly seminar on topics related to working with older adults, taught at BUSSW and out at the participating field agencies
• Ongoing professional development programs focused on gerontological social work, throughout the students’ 2-4 years at BUSSW
• The opportunity to earn the Louis Lowy Certificate in Gerontological Social Work
• Post-MSW career guidance and mentorship from participating field instructors and program alumni

Contact:  Reeve Goldhaber at 617-353-7009 or at reeve@bu.edu. 

For more information about the Lowy – GEM program visit our website http://web.bu.edu/ssw/academic/msw/dual/gem/index.shtml