Institute for Geriatric Social Work

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The Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) is an American not-for-profit, non-membership organization serving the fast-growing geriatric social work field.[1] Affiliated with Boston University, IGSW has become a national leader in providing social workers with the practice skills they will need to serve America’s growing population of older adults. Central to this mission have been IGSW’s education and training initiatives, which employ online and face-to-face training methods to reach individual practitioners and social services agencies that seek convenient, accessible, high-quality and low-cost training. Through these and future programs, IGSW intends to improve the quality and effectiveness of continuing professional education for social services practitioners for years to come.[2][3]

IGSW was founded in 2002 by its director, Scott Miyake Geron, PhD, who also serves as an associate professor at Boston University School of Social Work,[4] a leading center for education in geriatric social services.[5] The creation of the Institute was funded through a five-year, $5.12 million grant from the Atlantic Philanthropies.[6] Continuation funding has also been provided by Atlantic in the form of a $720,000 bridge grant and a second five-year grant for $3.1 million, which was awarded late in 2008.[3]

A key source of credibility for IGSW is its affiliation with Boston University and specifically with the Boston University School of Social Work.[1]

Besides Geron, IGSW executives include Bronwyn Keefe, MSW, MPH, Assistant Director; Kathy Kuhn, MSW, LICSW, Director of Workforce Development; and Frank Fay, Director of Business Development.[7] Oversight of the Institute is provided by BU's Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Andrei E. Ruckenstein, PhD at the university level,[8] and by School of Social Work Dean Gail S. Steketee, PhD at the local level.[9]

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  1. ^ a b Institute for Geriatric Social Work » Boston University. Bu.edu. Retrieved on 2010-11-11.
  2. ^ Institute for Geriatric Social Work, Boston University. Bu.edu. Retrieved on 2010-11-11.
  3. ^ a b http://atlanticphilanthropies.org/news/news/boston_university_s_institute_for_geriatric_social_work_awarded_3_1_million_grant_from_the_atlantic_philanthropies. Retrieved January 20, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  4. ^ About | School of Social Work | Boston University Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine. Web.bu.edu. Retrieved on 2010-11-11.
  5. ^ Rankings - Social Work - Graduate Schools - Education - US News. Grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com (2010-04-15). Retrieved on 2010-11-11.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2010-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "IGSW | Who We Are | Faculty & Staff". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
  8. ^ Browse | News Releases | Media Relations | Boston University Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. Bu.edu (2007-05-03). Retrieved on 2010-11-11.
  9. ^ Gail S. Steketee, Ph.D. Home Page Archived 2010-01-16 at the Wayback Machine. People.bu.edu (2010-04-30). Retrieved on 2010-11-11.

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