Wurzweiler has been awarded a three-year grant that enables it to expand its emphasis on social work and gerontology. Funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation and managed by the New York Academy of Medicine, the program is The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education. Its innovation is in building partnerships between universities and community agencies that offer students hands-on and varied experiences caring for older adults across a range of settings. The funding awards stipends to MSW students whose career interests are in working with older persons. Students selected for the stipends will participate in a rotational model of field practice, working with a variety of older populations.Community agencies partnering with WSSW in the program are:
- The Bronx Jewish Community Council
- Fort Washington Housing and Services for Older Persons
- The Jewish Community Relations Council
- The Jewish Home and Hospital
- New York City Housing Court
Wurzweiler Partnership Program students will spend their second year field internship in two of these agencies, getting to know different service systems and experiencing the diversity found among older persons.
The grant will enable Wurzweiler to offer additional forums focused on aging in the form of seminars, video presentations, and lunch and learn programs, for the benefit of all students. As a Hartford Partnership Program grantee, the school joins over 60 other schools of social work nationwide which are united in their goal of graduating gerontological social workers to meet the social service needs of older persons and their families.
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