2014 Aging Summit

On the Road

Jeffrey L. Edleson, Ph.D.Berkeley Social Welfare

Up Stream Thinking

Doctors Social Workers

Full Stream Thinking

Challenges ahead

Richard Adler’s 7 reinventions:1. Health care2. Aging services3. Housing/long-term care4. Community5. Retirement6. Life stages7. Social work’s role

Workforce of the future

• Challenge conventional wisdom• Adapt to constant change• Reinvent themselves• Reinvent their institutions

Specialization + caution

• In addition, train social workers with:• Deep knowledge of

population & context• Ability to deliver

evidence-informed practices

• But let’s NOT:• Become over-specialized• Train functionaries to fit today’s practice• Chase the money over all else

Full stream aheadOn the road!