Tag: professional development

Hudson Valley 360: CADER Partners with NY State Agencies to Offer Disability Training to Eldercare Workforce

The Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research (CADER) at BUSSW has partnered with the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) and the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC) to deliver an online training course designed to help New York’s eldercare workforce better understand intellectual and developmental disabilities and their […]

DL&I News: Q&A with Prof. Keefe on New Alumni-Led Healthcare Certificate with Sargent

In a Q&A from BU Digital Learning & Innovation’s DL&I News, project collaborators Bronwyn Keefe of BUSSW and Karen Jacobs and Craig Slater of Sargent College discuss their pilot project, the Interprofessional Leadership in Healthcare Certificate Program. The project, an exploration of alumni mentorship as a tool for workforce training, began as a conversation between Keefe […]

IGSW Is Now the Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research at Boston University

New Name, Expanded Focus, Same Commitment October 30, 2012. (Boston, Mass.)—The Institute for Geriatric Social Work is changing its name and expanding its focus, the organization recently announced. IGSW will now be known as the Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research at Boston University, dedicated to strengthening the skills of those serving older […]