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Rachael Nickerson

1545 Lilac Lane Lawrence, KS 66044

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Are you currently a student or thinking about applying

to the MSW program at KU?


The KU School of Social Welfare offers a concentration course addressing social work with older adults as well as a variety of aging practicum settings to suit your interests.  Social Welfare 833: Social Work and Aging will prepare students for a variety of job settings as well as expose them to multi-disciplinary and multi-generational aspects of gerontological social work. Social Welfare 833: Social Work and Aging is constructed to incorporate a broad range of knowledge and skills pertaining to social work with older adults.

 

Exciting Careers in Social Work!  This link takes you to the very first edition of the first magazine to focus their discussion on careers in gerontological social work!  Created by the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Initiative, the publication discusses some of the largest benefits of choosing a career in gerontology and some case examples of individuals already living dream of a rewarding career in this area.  Finally, the article gives you advertisements from the top social work schools in the country, paving the way for this social work new and growing area of social work practice.  Check this publication out today!

 

 

 

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