2015 WHCOA Resources

Since the 1960s, the White House has convened a Conference on Aging each decade to identify and advance actions that improve the lives of older Americans. 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Older Americans Act, as well as the 80th anniversary of Social Security. The 2015 White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) recognized the importance of these key programs and identified the following primary issues that will impact older Americans over the next decade: elder justice, healthy aging, retirement security, and long-term services and supports.

The CSWE Gero-Ed Center is collaborating with social work educators to develop teaching resources on each of these issues, which you can find below and in our Teaching Infusion Resources. Additional modules will be added throughout 2015, so please check back for updates.

 Elder Justice

• Learn more from the WHCOA Policy Brief on Elder Justice.
• View slides from the 2013 Gero-Ed Center Kick-Off Panel, Trauma Across Generations: From Practice to Research.
• Click here to access the following teaching modules on elder justice:
  • Elder Justice Module 1: An Overview: Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Older Adults 
  • Elder Justice Module 2: Social Work Practice with Abused, Neglected, and Exploited Older Adults 
  • Elder Justice Module 3: Elder Justice Policy
     

Long-Term Services and Supports

• Learn more from the WHCOA Policy Brief on Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) and the AARP Public Policy Institute: Long-Term Care and Family Caregiving website.
• This teaching module and slides offer readings, websites, videos, and assignments for instructors to use when teaching about LTSS.

 Healthy Aging

• Learn more from the WHCOA Policy Brief on Healthy Aging.
• This teaching module offers readings, websites, presentations, and other resources for instructors to use when teaching about healthy aging. Outlined below are the available presentations for each section of the module.
  • Section 1: The Big Picture – Overview and Demographics of Aging and Health from Global and Domestic Perspectives
    • Healthy Aging in The Global Context
    • The Social Work Role Intersection
  • Section 2: Definitions and Frameworks for Healthy Aging
    • Biological Theories of Aging
    • Healthy Aging Definitions and Frameworks
  • Section 3: Policies to Support Healthy Aging
    • Federal Policies and Health Promotion and Aging
  • Section 4: Healthy Aging Program Planning and Evaluation
    • Program Planning Steps for Evidence-based Health Promotion Programs
    • RE-AIM Framework
  • Section 5: Prevention and Health Promotion Programs
    • Evidence-based Programs Overview
    • Physical Activity
    • Clinical Preventive Services
    • Managing Chronic Conditions: Stanford’s CDSME Programs
    • Falls and Fall Prevention
    • Mental, Behavioral, and Cognitive Health
    • Medication Management
  • Section 6: Interprofessional Approaches to Healthy Aging
    • Teams

 Retirement Security

• Learn more from the WHCOA Policy Brief on Retirement Security.