The Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work (AGESW) provides leadership and assistance to social work educational programs and professionals in order to advocate for the integration of gerontological content in undergraduate and graduate social work education; to promote the teaching of gerontology to all social workers; and to develop short and long-term perspectives in relevant curricular developments.
Professional Organizations, Aging, and Social Work Related Websites
The American Geriatrics Society
http://www.americangeriatrics.org/
American Society on Aging (ASA)
http://www.asaging.org/
Association of Baccalaureate Program Directors, Inc. (BPD)
http://www.bpdonline.org/
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
http://www.cswe.org/
Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
http://www.geri.duke.edu/
The Geriatric Social Work Initiative
http://www.gswi.org/index.html
Gero-Ed Center
http://www.Gero-EdCenter.org
Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
http://www.geron.org/
Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW)
at the Boston University School of Social Work
http://www.bu.edu/igsw/
John A. Hartford Foundation
http://www.jhartfound.org/
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
http://www.socialworkers.org/
National Council on Aging
http://www.ncoa.org/
National Hispanic Council on Aging
http://www.nhcoa.org/
Social Work Leadership Institute
http://www.socialworkleadership.org/
The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR)
http://www.sswr.org/