The Network: Building a Stronger Workforce for Aging and Disabled Care with CADER
As a leader in workforce empowerment, the Center for Aging & Disability & Education & Research (CADER) is helping to reshape aging care to create lasting, systemic change. Prof. Bronwyn Keefe, director of CADER at BUSSW, is leading the effort to build a stronger, more confident workforce through strategic partnerships and collaborations with state agencies. From existing training programs, to a custom bundling of pre-existing online courses, or new custom content tailored to their specific needs, state agencies are finding new ways to train their staff through CADER’s next level offerings.
Excerpt from “How CADER and State Agencies Transform Workforce Development in Aging & Disability Services” Q&A with Prof. Bronwyn Keefe
Leaders from states often come to us with clear ideas of what they want, whether that’s training case management staff or training in behavioral health and aging. When we started developing our programs at CADER, our focus was to map job functions to important trends and practice needs within the aging and disability network….We created a Behavioral Health in Aging certificate to fill that gap, and our research has proven that this program increases competence and confidence to address these needs.