Conference Program

12:30–2:00 PM
Presenters: Nancy Flowers, LCSW, Community Education Program
Manager, LIFE Institute for Learning, Rainbow Hospice and Palliative
Care; Phyllis Mitzen, MSW, Consultant, Center of LTC Reform,
Health and Medicine Policy Research Group; Andrew Teitelman,
LCSW, Director, Senior Services & Health Initiatives, Chicago
Housing Authority.
Symposium
MO131 Replicable Models of Collaboration to Serve
the Health Needs of LGBT Older Adults
12:30 PM | Columbus AB (East Tower, Gold Level)
How are the health issues and concerns of LGBT older adults
similar and different from other aging populations? What are
the issues and concerns of older adults infected and affected by
HIV? How do we break the research, social service and medical
services silos to treat the whole person? These questions and
more will be explored in this symposium. Learn about collaborations
on cutting-edge, person-centered programs and interventions
for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults.
Presenters: Porsha Hall, MPH, MAG, Healh & Wellness Program
Manager, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE); Jeffrey
Kwong, DNP, MPH, Associate Professor of Nursing, Columbia
University; William Mendez, MSW, Care Manager; Thomas Weber,
Director of Care Management; both of Services and Advocacy for
GLBT Elders (SAGE).
MO133 Strate\gic Model for Social Change for an
Aging Community in West Hollywood
12:30 PM | Randolph 2 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
This session will present a project that built on the City of West
Hollywood’s history of community collaboration to create
discussion of, and activism around, reducing ageism. In particular,
how West Hollywood plans to serve older LGBT and
long-term HIV/AIDS survivors and immigrants from the former
Soviet Union, each with varying needs, will be discussed.
Presenters: Marci Eads, PhD, Managing Principal, Health Management
Associates Community Strategies; David Giugni, Social
Services Manager; Elizabeth Savage, Director, Human Services and
Rent Stabilization; both of City of West Hollywood.
Integrated Care Networks/
Business Acumen
MO135 Creating Service Opportunities
in Aging Services
12:30 PM | Gold Coast (West Tower, Bronze Level)
Aging programs frequently use volunteers to assist with basic
tasks. We can expand these models of service in ways that can
benefit our programs, while meeting the needs of partnering
organizations. Presenters will describe partnership models that
include internships, stipend programs, agency partnerships and
other models that build service enterprise.
Presenters: Sheryl Fuller, LMSW, Division Director, Older Adult
Services; Tara Rullo, LCSW, Director, Project ORE; Karen Taylor,
MAJCS, Program Director; all of Educational Alliance.
MO137 Monetizing Services to Meet Demand:
Vision Rehabilitation for Seniors
12:30 PM | Comiskey (West Tower, Bronze Level)
As our community ages, we can expect to see a dramatic
increase in age-related progressive vision loss. How can we
meet the growing need for vision rehabilitation services? Learn
how including private pay and cost-shared services allow us to
reach individuals who would not otherwise qualify for a
subsidized service intended for older adults in poverty. Join a
discussion of how to develop private pay and sliding-fee scale
models for programming.
Presenters: Susan Anderson, Community Services Lead; John Filek,
Programs Director; Kate Grathwol, PhD, President and CEO; all of
Vision Loss Resources.
MO139 Partners at Home:
Building a Statewide CBO Network
12:30 PM | Michigan 1 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
As the healthcare system evolves to address the social determinants
of health, community-based providers can leverage their
social service expertise to establish profitable partnerships with
health payers. Members of a California CBO collaborative will
discuss the crucial role CBO coalition-building plays in securing
health payer partnerships. Presenters will discuss strategies for
partnership-building and for growing entrepreneurial culture
within mission-driven nonprofits.
Presenters: Carol Castillon, MSG, Deputy Director of Operations,
Aging & Independence Services; Holly Hagler, President & CEO,
Community SeniorServ; W. June Simmons, MSW, President and
CEO, Partners in Care Foundation; Sue Tatangelo, MAOM, Chief
Resource Officer, Camarillo Health Care District.
Lifelong Learning,
Wellness & Engagement
MO141 Creativity as a Means to Expression
of Emotions by Older Adults
12:30 PM | Columbus EF (East Tower, Gold Level)
This workshop will demonstrate the potential value of engaging
in creative art-making activities and expression of emotions in
older adults. A study conducted at senior residences in Sweden
showed that engaging in creative and meaningful activities can
produce inner growth, sense of purpose, enhanced communication,
social connectivity, and increased well-being.
Presenters: Britt Eksell, PhD, Health Psychologist; Christiane
Manzella, PhD, FT, Seleni Institute; Val Sereno, MA, Faculty, School
of Visual Arts.
MO143 Media Portrayals of Aging and
the Influence of Aging Experts
12:30 PM | Columbus IJ (East Tower, Gold Level)
Aging is predominantly portrayed negatively in the media,
consequently influencing public opinion. While scientific
information that informs these stories has evolved to include
more positive portrayals of aging, media coverage lags behind.
Several strategies for changing the way aging is portrayed in the
media will be discussed in depth.
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