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Seniors & Aging

How Social Workers Help Older Adults

Social workers provide support and services to older adults and their families, including older people who are active and healthy, those who are in poor physical or mental health, those in the community, and those in institutions.

Social Worker as Geriatric Care Manager

By Pamela Bednar-Braun, MSW A geriatric care manager is a professional who specializes in assisting older people and their families with long-term care arrangements. Care managers have a minimum of a bachelor's degree or substantial equivalent training in gerontology,...

Advance Care Planning: What you need to know

Families plan and prepare for major life events: attending college, getting married, having a baby, and retiring at the end of a career. However, few plan for events such as how we would want our health care delivered if we become very ill. Or some people may be...

Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia Tip Sheet

Introduction Dressing Communication Eating Bathing   Introduction Thousands of social workers in the United States who help individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia and their families every day in many different settings. Below are tips for anyone who is...

Lifespan Planning: Real Life Story

By Forrest Hong, PhD, LCSW, CMC Renee is a working professional with a husband and child. She and her immediate family live in the Southwest region of the country. She has recently been informed by her aunt's physician that she will need to come to California to take...

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Ask a Social Worker: My Boss is a Bully

Ask a Social Worker: My Boss is a Bully

I’m an IT professional who works mainly from home, especially during the pandemic. My boss has become very demanding. He sends emails early before work, saying he wants to make sure I login on time. He will email me throughout the weekend about assignments, even those...

How to Date in a Post-Pandemic World

How to Date in a Post-Pandemic World

By Marisa Markowitz, LMSW, CASAC-T and Daniel Pollack, MSW, Esq. Updated May 2023 During the coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, dating was a challenge. Safety restrictions created an environment where apps and virtual dates were the only ways to meet new people. But...