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The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education (HPPAE) is an eight-year initiative coordinated by the Social Work Leadership Institute (SWLI) at the New York Academy of Medicine.
HPPAE is working to train more than 1,000 social workers to work with older adults using a specialized field education model for students at masters-level social work programs. To this end, HPPAEs across the country will form a strong educational foundation to grow the ranks of leaders with aging specializations, and contribute to the growing workforce demands of America's older population.
The HPPAE differs from traditional MSW education models. Based on innovative partnerships between universities and community-based agencies, the HPPAE provides students with wide-ranging, hands-on experience in older adult care. Over the course of either one or two years, students rotate through multiple field settings, gaining exposure to different care systems and a broad spectrum of life phases.
Evaluations of the program have already demonstrated promising results: in our pilot study, 80 percent of HPPAE graduates have gone on to pursue careers in the field of aging. Since 1999, with support from the John A. Hartford Foundation, 45 HPPAEs have been established at colleges and universities nationwide. The Social Work Leadership Institute uses a competitive, peer-reviewed process to award funding and technical support to as many as 60 MSW programs to institute the HPPAE model.
For more information about how to start a HPPAE, visit www.hartfordpartnership.org.
DATE NOMINATIONS DUE OCTOBER 7th!!!!!
  
Do You Know a Leader in Aging Care Education?
If so, we want to know!
The New York Academy of Medicine's Social Work Leadership Institute is pleased to announce The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education (HPPAE) Leadership Awards. We are currently accepting nominations for the second annual HPPAE Leadership Awards. This award is open to all HPPAE partners.
The Leadership Award is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in aging education in 2009. The award winners will be announced in November 2009 at the Council on Social Work Education's Annual Program Meeting in the following four categories: Outstanding Dean in Aging, Outstanding Principal Investigator Faculty/Field Director in Aging, Outstanding HPPAE Student- Graduate of an HPPAE Program and Outstanding Community Partner. (See 2008 Leadership Award winners).
We need your help nominating the winners! For more information, visit www.socialworkleadership.org. The submission deadline for nominations is October 7, 2009. Applications can be submitted:
via regular mail:
Jeannine Melly, Deputy Director
Social Work Leadership Institute at the New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10029
OR
via e-mail to jmelly@nyam.org
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via fax +1.212.419.3533
Who is Eligible for the Award?
HPPAE is accepting nominations in the following four categories and all HPPAE sites are eligible (demonstration sites, Cycle 1, 2 and 3):
Outstanding Dean/Director in Aging (in concert with NADD)
- A HPPAE site Dean or Director who is advancing aging in his or her university or college
- Advancing aging through research, through community service, through strengthening university-community ties, through securing institutional and financial support for aging
- Nominated by HPPAE Deans/Directors, PI's, Field Directors, students, or University-Community Partnership members
Outstanding Principal Investigator Faculty/Field Director in Aging
- A HPPAE site Field Director who is advancing aging in his or her institution and runs a successful HPPAE
- Advancing aging through research, through community service, through strengthening university-community ties, through securing institutional and financial support for aging
- Nominated by HPPAE PI's, Deans/Director, students, or University-Community Partnership members
Outstanding HPPAE Student
- A graduate of an HPPAE program working in the field of aging who is exemplifying leadership in aging
- Nominated by HPPAE Dean/Director, PI's, Field Director, other students, or University-Community Partnership members
Outstanding Community Partner
- An HPPAE community partner who is advancing aging by exemplifying the transformative relationship of a University-Community Partnership through leadership and collaboration with the school of social work.
- Nominated by HPPAE Dean/Director, PI's, Field Director, students, or other University-Community Partnership members
How Do I Nominate Someone?
Nominating statements are due no later than October 7, 2009 and should contain the following:
- Nominee's name, current address, and phone number (if available)
- Nominee's curriculum vitae (CV)
- In 500 words or less, state why you believe this individual deserves a leadership award with specific reasons for the nomination
- Nominator's name, address, and phone number
Up to five additional letters of support, focusing on the significance of the nominee's contributions to social work education may be submitted.
When Will Award Winners Be Announced?
HPPAE Leadership Award Winners will be recognized at a special reception at the Council on Social Work Education's annual conference and receive a commemorative plaque. We ask that winners be present at the reception.
The Hartford Partnership for Aging Education's
Leadership Networking Reception
Saturday, November 7, 2009
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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