CarePatrol/ComForCare – Finding Purposefulness in Aging with a Firsthand Perspective

Presented by:
Shanice Rice, MSW, LCSW
Shanice Rice, MSW, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Georgia. She has over 15 years’ experience in the fields of psychology, social work and mental health. Shanice obtained her master’s degree in social work in 2013 from Valdosta State University with clinical concentrations in psychopathology and mental health. She was awarded a graduate assistantship during this time where she researched and assisted twice exceptional learners; children who are highly gifted in areas like math/science who also have learning challenges to include ADHD, dyslexia or autism. Shanice has a fervency to serve others, beginning her experience as an investigator with Georgia’s Division of Children and Family Services where she served as an advocate for vulnerable populations. Shanice has worked as a forensic social worker within Georgia Regional State Psychiatric Hospital, assessing the competency of individuals to stand trial. Her passion for leadership was realized during her time as program manager and community liaison within Dekalb Community Service Board where she excelled, leading and inspiring her team to exceed the standard. Shanice also has management and leadership experience within the Veterans Administration where she has provided clinical interventions and oversight to Atlanta’s homeless population. Shanice is a breast cancer survivor and has been able to utilize this experience to empower others through her role as a professional in oncology social work and healthcare. Shanice began her private practice, Forward Faith Counseling and Wellness in 2020, where she has been able to provide therapeutic services that target individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, codependency, as well as men and women’s issues. Shanice is dedicated to growth and development and hopes to continue her impact through teaching, training, and consulting.

Anne McSweeney, LCSW
Anne McSweeney, LCSW, President of CEU Creations, has a diverse background in medical social work, education, and community relations. With a social work career that spans over two decades, she has been planning continuing education trainings for over 17 years. Anne founded CEU Creations in 2010 to transform the CE landscape.  Her goal is to provide innovative trainings that keep the learner engaged, connect the learner with community resources/companies which allows for the CEs to be more affordable, and ultimately change best practices and outcomes.

Prior to founding CEU Creations, she practiced medical social work for over eight years – working primarily with the geriatric population in home health, hospice, and dialysis.  In 2015, she was appointed to the Fulton County Commission on Elderly Affairs where she served for five years as an advocate for seniors in Fulton County. She has served on the boards of The Aimee Copeland Foundation, The Atlanta Senior Care Network Niche and Ageless Interaction.   In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family – including her husband, two adult daughters, and two adorable pups, reading, and college football.

Sade Thompson, LMSW, CDACCT, CDP
Sade Thompson is an LMSW, CDACCT, CDP in the Pennsylvania area. Over the past decade Sade has worked in the gerontology and behavioral health industry with a focus in memory care, and mental health. Over the past five years Sade presented training on various memory care models and helped with development of Memory Care in a private CCRC community. In Sade’s free time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Marv Weisbord, Author, Speaker, and Co-Creator of “The Senior Songbook”
Marvin Weisbord has journalism degrees from the Universities of Illinois and Iowa. He has been a business executive, magazine writer, organization development consultant for corporations and medical schools, and author or co-author of a dozen books. His best known work is Productive Workplaces, continuously in print since 1987. He founded, with Sandra Janoff, an international non-profit, the Future Search Network, in 1992. Their book Future Search is used by strategic planners around the world. He has had visiting appointments at University of Pennsylvania, Seattle University, Benedictine and Seattle Universities, The Norwegian Institute of Technology, and the Ashridge Business School in the UK. He lives with his wife Dorothy in Bryn Mawr, PA. They have four children, eight grandchildren, and two great-grands. He retired in 2013 to a late-career as a pianist with the Wynlyn Jazz Ensemble.

Most recently, Marv and his friend  Alan Tripp co-created The Senior Songbook, an album of songs focused on love, loss, and aging, selling out its first copies within days. Marv, Alan, and The Senior Songbook project was featured in People online.