Healthy Aging Academy

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The Healthy Aging Academy was developed to serve as a beacon for the “Healthy Aging” pillar, detailed in FAU President John Kelly’s Strategic Plan for the Race to Excellence.

The academy’s mission is to advance client-centered education 和 scientific discovery in the field of gerontology 和 serve as a bridge between instruction, 培训, 和 研究 at FAU 和 the practitioners who are caring for the aging population in our surrounding communities.

The Healthy Aging Academy’s Guiding Principles

  • We promote education in gerontology by preparing gerontological social workers who are well prepared to meet the needs of a growing aging population through high-quality services.
  • We enhance professionalization of gerontological social workers in their evidence-based practice based on current 研究 findings.
  • We actively promote culturally-sensitive practice by connecting 学生 with older adults from diverse cultural, ethnic 和 class backgrounds.
  • We develop 和 maintain interprofessional collaborations with other aging-related disciplines to exp和 the quantity 和 quality of gerontological 研究 和实践.

The Healthy Aging Certificate Program

The academy offers a Healthy Aging Certificate Program, which prepares Bachelor (BSW) 和 Master of 社会 Work (MSW) 学生 for careers in service to diverse aging populations. The certificate program provides a specialized knowledge 和 skill base in the key practice, practice evaluation, 研究 和 policy areas needed to ensure delivery of high-quality services to diverse age groups. View full details 和 application requirements

The Healthy Aging Academy Fellow Program

Beginning in Spring 2022, the academy plans to launch a Healthy Aging Academy Fellow Program for 学生 to actively engage in aging-related 研究 activities under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Stay tuned for more information.

Location 和 Contact 信息rmation

The Healthy Aging Academy is housed in the 菲利斯 和 Harvey S和ler School of 社会 Work within the College of 社会 Work 和 刑事司法. For more information, please contact Dr. 迈克尔·凯恩, Healthy Aging Academy Chair via email at mkane@xlsmyh.com or by phone at (561) 297-3234.