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Messiah
College to hold
gerontology conference
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GRANTHAM, Pa. (May 18, 2004) — The department of human development
and family science at Messiah College will hold a gerontology conference
from June 4-5 on its Grantham campus. Entitled "Preparing Compassionate
Caregivers: Gerontological Pedagogy at Faith-Based Colleges and Universities,"
the conference is open to the public and costs $150 to register. Registration
includes meals. For more information or to register, call (717) 796-5069
or visit www.messiah.edu/
gerontologyconference.
Sponsored by Messiah College, the John J. Barcklow Foundation, and the
Forum on Religion, Spirituality and Aging (a constituent group of the
American Society on Aging), the conference is designed to assist educators
and professionals of gerontology, nursing, social work, family science,
biology, ethics, psychology and sociology in how best to prepare students
at faith-based institutions in providing compassionate care to the elders
with whom they will work in various contexts.
The conference will begin on Friday, June 4, with a welcome at 8:45 a.m.
The keynote speaker, Harry R. Moody, Ph.D, will then present a lecture.
Following his presentation will be a series of lectures including "Service
Providers' Perspectives on the Educational Needs of Gerontology Professionals,"
"Community Dwelling Partnerships: Connecting Real Life and Theory
for Students," "Innovative Courses and Internships to Train
for Ministry with Older Adults," and "Comprehensive Assessment
for an Older Adult Living in the Community." Another series of lectures
will be held Saturday, June 5, before the conference concludes at 1 p.m.
About
the Keynote Speaker, Harry R. Moody
Harry R. Moody is currently director of the Institute for Human Values
in Aging, affiliated with the International Longevity Center-U.S.A. in
New York City. Moody is the author of more than 90 scholarly articles,
as well as a number of books. His most recent book, "The Five Stages
of the Soul," was published by Doubleday Anchor Books (1997) and
has been translated into seven languages worldwide. A graduate of Yale
(1967) and a Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University (1973), Moody
taught philosophy at Columbia, Hunter College, New York University, and
the University of California at Santa Cruz. From 1999 to 2001 he served
as National Program Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Faith
in Action and, from 1992 to 1999, was executive director of the Brookdale
Center at Hunter College. Before coming to Hunter, he served as administrator
of Continuing Education Programs for the Citicorp Foundation and later
as co-director of the National Aging Policy Center of the National Council
on Aging in Washington, DC. Moody is known nationally for his work in
older adult education and is currently chairman of the board of Elderhostel.
He has also been active in the field of biomedical ethics and holds appointment
as an adjunct associate of the Hastings Center.
About
the Conference Sponsors
The John J. Barcklow Foundation is a full-service non-profit support
organization that provides a wide range of services and products to promote
compassion and quality of life for the elderly. The foundation currently
collaborates with more than 22 subject matter experts, state and private
colleges and universities, prominent business enterprises, private and
commercial caregivers, active faith communities and other philanthropies
to promote the preeminent virtue of compassion into various aspects of
healthcare that affect the elderly. For more information, visit www.barcklowfoundation.netfirms.com.
In its second decade, the Forum on Religion, Spirituality and Aging
(FORSA) is a national, multidisciplinary and nondenominational community
of professionals committed to examining and fostering the spiritual dimension
of human existence as a central element in the aging process, and to create
awareness of this dimension into all the disciplines that make up the
world of gerontology. FORSA is a constituent group of the American Society
on Aging (ASA), the largest professional membership association in the
field of aging. ASA's more than 6,000 members comprise a national, multidisciplinary
community of those who work with older adults. For more information, visit
www.asaging.org/forsa.
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and
applied arts and sciences, enrolls more than 2,900 undergraduate students
in 60 majors. Among its many minors is gerontology. Established in 1909,
the primary campus is located in Grantham, Pa., near the state capital
of Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is
located in Philadelphia.
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ARTICLE
DATE: TUESDAY,
MAY 18, 2004
ARTICLE NUMBER:
MC-093-04
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