Open AccessProfessional Training and Personal Development: Lessons From 10 Years of Intergenerational Learning
Author(s) -
David W. Steitz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
innovation in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2399-5300
DOI - 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.003
Subject(s) - coursework , reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , service learning , presentation (obstetrics) , medical education , service (business) , community service , professional development , gerontology , psychology , sociology , pedagogy , public relations , medicine , marketing , political science , business , social psychology , radiology
This presentation will highlight a ten-year collaboration between the Nazareth College Gerontology Program and St. John’s Senior Services – the St. John’s Collaborative for Intergenerational Learning (SCIL). Specifically, semester-long intergenerational coursework (Adulthood & Late Life, Issues in Aging, Aging & Community Service) and community-based service projects will be showcased with a focus on design, implementation, assessment, and impact. Emphasis will be placed on the reciprocity of these collaborations, the personal and professional benefits of these exchanges for our students, and the subsequent impact on the community partners and the individuals they serve. Various models of intergenerational learning as well as our new intergenerational residency program will also be discussed.