This Year's Theme

National Social Work Week, March 2-8, 2009

Social Workers: Making a Difference in the Lives of Older Adults and Their Families

As social workers prepare for the upcoming 2009 National Social Work Week, we encourage you to think broadly about the theme – “Social Workers: Making a Difference in the Lives of Older Adults and Their Families”. While some social workers work directly with older adults and their families through hospitals, clinics, home care services, long-term care homes and a wide array of other services, we are all touched by aging regardless of our sphere of practice. Aging is a societal issue and has implications related to: our workforce; linking caregivers to resources; intergenerational relationships; service models to assist older adults remain in the community; the challenges of harnessing the skills and energy of retirees; etc. In essence, aging is everyone's business.