The winter 2007 Issue of ASA’s quarterly journal Generations published a seminal body of knowledge on Civic Engagement in Later Life as a tool for professionals to enhance the quality of life of the older adults they’re dedicated to serving. In 2009 ASA brought some of the best published models to life through this national forum. Convening select Generations authors and other experts in the field, the published works were viewed through the larger lens of the latest and best examples in civic engagement in diverse communities. This national forum convened leaders and key stakeholders from diverse communities interested and engaged in advancing the practice of — and body of knowledge for — civic engagement. The daylong program featured the who’s-who in civic engagement including our two moderators for the day: Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, Ralph and Muriel Pumphrey Professor of Social Work, Washington University, and Marc Freedman, CEO and Founder, Civic Ventures.
This National Forum was designed to help organizations improve their infrastructure for civic engagement activities through these outcomes:
• Understand the value of multi-faceted community approaches to promoting 50-plus civic engagement
• Gain insight into strategies that support the involvement of older adults from culturally diverse communities in civic roles.
• Increase awareness of successful, evidenced-based civic engagement programs.
• Enhance their ability to use effective screening, assessment and placement strategies.
Faculty and moderators including: Brian Hofland, PhD, Director Ageing Programme, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Jim Hinterlong, PhD, MSW Associate Professor, Florida State University, Jennie Chin Hansen, RN, MSW, FAAN, President, AARP Board of Directors, Nancy Henkin, PhD, Director of Center for Intergenerational Learning, Temple University, Andrea Taylor, PhD, Director of Training, Center for Intergenerational Learning, Temple University, Sabrina Reilly, MA, Director Respectability, National Council on Aging. To download the ASA National Forum on Civic Engagement full program click here.
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