ODL 299: From Apathy to Opportunity: Thriving Together through Intergenerational Relationships 

Created On: 9/23/2024       Revised On: 

Attention New Jersey Social Workers: 

This course is approved for all social workers, including New Jersey. The Board Adopted Amendments: N.J.A.C. 13:44G-6.3, 6.4, and 6.7 Content Areas for Continuing Education Credit on April 15, 2024. This updates the Board’s regulation. This amendment states that  attendance at programs or courses offered by providers approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) are now acceptable sources of CE credit. 

At the June 12, 2024 public meeting, the Board voted to allow “any applications submitted, or audits which take place, on or after September 1, 2022” to be able “to submit CE from the sources updated in the new amendment adopted on April 15, 2024.”

For more information please refer to https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/sw/Pages/Additional-Information.aspx#CE

Target Audience:

This course is targeted for social workers, case managers, nurses, and counselors.

Overview:

Ageism and ableism, compounded by other forms of oppression, have fostered a sense of apathy in our communities around intergenerational relationship building. However, when generations do more than simply co-exist, but rather form bonds, synergy can be created to help communities thrive. In this presentation, participants will be guided to an approach that can be used to build more opportunities for our clients, communities, and ourselves to become energized around intergenerational relationship building.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the session, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify at least one way that building intergenerational relationships connects with their professional or aspirational goals.
2. Identify at least one reason why fostering intergenerational engagement enhances community well-being.
3. Discover additional resources for further learning on intergenerational relationship building and the Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being.

Presenter:

Colleen Beach, MSW, LSW

Colleen Beach, MSW, LSW, is a Specialist Professor at the School of Social Work, Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. She is a chair and co-chair for several committees at the university and school, e.g. Growing Together as Allies, and a member of the school’s Initiatives on Aging group, and the University’s Program for Gender and Intersectionality Studies. Prior to working in academic settings, her professional experience was in long term services and supports serving predominantly older adults in home and community-based care, nursing homes, and residential settings. Her areas of scholarly interest include elder justice, health and well-being, intergenerational relationship building, social determinants of health, and anti-oppressive social work practice. Recent presentations and panels include panel presentations such as Intergenerational connections, interprofessional collaborations, and the use of technology: Unifying goals through a global pandemic, and paired or individual presentations including Planting the Seeds for Climate Change Adaptation and Elder Abuse Prevention: Leave No One Behind, Identifying and Responding to an ‘Other’ Form of Adult Maltreatment: Bullying, and Confronting Ageism Head-On to Prevent Elder Abuse.  She is a member of organizations that advocate for social workers, elder justice, and elder abuse prevention, such as the National Association of Social Workers and the New York NGO Committee on Ageing.

1 CREDIT HOUR APPROVED FOR:

Social Workers
ASWB ACE – 1 CE Credit
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 1 Contact Hour
Case Managers
CCMC – 1 Contact Hour
Nurses
California Board of Registered Nursing – 1 Contact Hour
Counselors
NBCC ACEP – 1 Contact Hour
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 1 Contact Hour

Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credit for an asynchronous course. Some state boards may place restrictions regarding the modality of training required for ethics credits to be awarded. If this training indicates ethics credits are available, please verify that your state allows them to be earned through an on-demand course format.