Conference Program

3:30–4:30 PM
WE447 Experiencing Renewal by Reflecting on Life
and Legacy With Younger Generations
3:30 PM | Atlanta (West Tower, Gold Level)
This presentation will address the powerful impact of intergenerational
legacy work. Using case studies from Lasting Impressions:
DOROT’s Legacy Project, we will demonstrate how pairing
older adults with teens and college volunteers promotes healthy
aging, provides opportunity to find meaning and attend to
unfinished business, increases happiness, fosters intergenerational
appreciation and connection and can be accomplished
regardless of physical strength.
Presenters: Wendy Handler, LMSW, Manager, Lasting Impressions;
Judy Ribnick, LCSW, MA, Director of Community Services; both of
DOROT, Inc.
WE449 From A to Z:
Making Intergenerational Programs Easy
3:30 PM | Acapulco (West Tower, Gold Level)
There is national buzz about all things intergenerational. In this
workshop, attendees will learn just what “intergenerational”
means, why these programs are necessary, see examples of
programs engaging adults 60+ and youth and key steps to build
effective programs.
Presenters: Julie Shaw, MS, Intergenerational Facilitator; Andrea
Weaver, MS, Executive Director; both of Bridges Together.
WE451 How a Reverse Mortgage Can Improve
the Lives of Older Americans
3:30 PM | New Orleans (West Tower, Gold Level)
This session will debunk the myths and misconceptions around
the use of reverse mortgages and educate participants on how
powerful a reverse mortgage can be when implemented correctly.
Using real case examples, presenters will share how reverse
mortgages are a financial tool that can increase the quality of life
for older Americans, while maintaining home ownership.
Presenters: Karen Knerem, Senior Consultant/Social Worker
Training, Resource Connections for Older Adults LLC; Ken Krajewski,
Managing Director, Head of Reverse Mortgages, The PrivateBank.
WE453 State of the Village Movement
3:30 PM | Water Tower (West Tower, Bronze Level)
This session will provide an overview of the current state of the
Village Movement using data from a 2016 organizational survey
of operational villages nationwide. We will describe changes the
organizational field has undergone over the last four years,
including auspices, fees, services, member characteristics,
village coalitions and factors associated with village failure.
Presenters: Carrie Graham, PhD, MGS, Assistant Director of
Research, University of California; Kate Hoepke, MBA, Executive
Director, San Francisco Village; Roscoe Nicholson, MA, Senior
Research Associate, Mather Lifeways Institute on Aging.
Business & Leadership
WE455 Rethinking Power:
Leadership for a New Culture
3:30 PM | Randolph 1 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
Organizations tend to focus first on enacting the changes that
cause the least disruption to their fundamental systems.
Practices and environments are altered, but underlying power
dynamics stay the same. This workshop will explore creative
approaches to leadership that are fully participatory and engage
all levels of staff in meaningful change.
Presenters: William Keane, MBA, Consultant in Aging, Keane Inc.;
Wendy Lustbader, MSW, Affiliate Associate Professor, School of
Social Work, University of Washington.
Caregiving
WE457 Enjoying Meaningful Strength-Based
Interactions With People
Experiencing Dementia
3:30 PM | Columbian (West Tower, Bronze Level)
This session will help you to better understand 13 strengths
that people with dementia tend to exhibit, and will describe
specific strategies for communicating based on these
strengths. We’ll explore the importance of belonging and ways
to communicate based on strengths to ensure that a sense of
belonging occurs for both the caregiver and the person
experiencing dementia. Improved relationships and reduction
of challenging behaviors result.
Presenters: Marya Kain, MS/CMC, Aging Life Care Manager,
Interim HealthCare; Renee Rand, RN, BSN, MSHA, Vice President of
Operations/Co-Owner, Interim HealthCare.
WE459 Innovations and Transformations in
Caregiving: Five Years in Retrospect
3:30 PM | Gold Coast (West Tower, Bronze Level)
Recognizing the pivotal role played by friends and family
caregivers, the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation attracted
significant private funding in 2011 enabling us to reshape and
transform caregiver services and supports. In this session, we
will revisit our five years of learning about caregiver self-identification,
developing program models suited to the realities of
today’s caregivers and galvanizing community networks in
support of caregivers.
Presenters: Maureen Kenney, MPA, Director of Aging Services;
Christin Lindberg, MA, Research Associate; both of Amherst H.
Wilder Foundation.
WE461 The DAWN Method:
Giving Wings to Habilitative Care Through
Plato, Maslow, Langer and Kahneman
3:30 PM | Columbus KL (East Tower, Gold Level)
This presentation demonstrates how meeting the emotional
needs caused by the progressive cognitive impairment of
dementia will reduce behaviors and ultimately caregiver stress.
Learn about simple tools and techniques built on principles
drawn from the works of Plato, Abraham Maslow, Ellen Langer
and Daniel Kahneman.
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