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Minnesota Gerontological Society
from NCFR News

Free gerontology webinar on caregiving available

Registration is required for the Nov. 28 webinar
November 19, 2012

The presenter of the webinar, "Moving Research to Practice: Tailored Caregiver Assessment and Referral," will be Dr. Rhonda Montgomery, Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Rutgers University
from NCFR News

Participants needed

for research on siblings and elder care
October 09, 2012

A researcher at Rutgers University is conducting a study titled “The communication behaviors of adult siblings while caring for aging parents.” 

from 2012 NCFR Annual Conference
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12:15 pm - 2:00 pm | Regency Ballroom B

"Caregiving is Just What Families Do": Challenges of Aging Families and Health

Closing Plenary Session

Sara Honn Qualls, Ph.D., Kraemer Family Professor of Psychology and Director of the Gerontology Center at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

Greetings From Session Sponsor: Susan Walker, University of Minnesota Department of Family Social Science

Presentation of the Feldman Outstanding Research Proposal for Research in Family Policy. Presenter: Diana Baltimore, SNP of the Family Policy Section and Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the Feldman Internship Award or Feldman Travel Award. Presenter: Diana Baltimore, SNP of the Family Policy Section and Award Committee Chair

Presiding: Leigh A. Leslie, 2012 Program Chair

Sponsored by the University of Minnesota, Department of Family Social Science, B. Jan McCulloch, Ph.D., Head.

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6:45 pm - 8:00 pm | Atrium

Poster Session 3

POSTER TOPICS: Spirituality, Religion and Families; Health Issues; Aging, Gerontology, and Caregiving; Death and Dying; Domestic and Family Violence; Curriculum Building; Useful Family Resources
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8:00 am - 9:30 am | All posters are in the Atrium. For the Poster Symposium, at 9:00 am, those who wish to discuss posters 100-01 through 100-04 will move to the Curtis A Room

Poster Session 1

POSTER SYMPOSIUM: Service-learning in Gerontology Education: Opportunities and Challenges. POSTER TOPICS: Family Life and Parent Education Courses and Methods; A Meta-analytic Study of Marital Outcomes; Professional Development

Note: Poster 100-25A has been added.

What is that (parents in English)
from Zippy Weekly Videos

What is that? (parents in English)

This video was a Zippy video choice a couple years ago, but it bears repeating for Father’s Day. Whether you are a father - or have a father - this brilliant short film is a must-see and it may be a link you may wish to send to your father. Happy Father’s Day to all of NCFR’s fathers and all who practice male generativity.

from Professional Resource Library

2011 Coming of Age - E Book

This book, which can be downloaded free of charge, is a comprehensive overview of the physical and mental heath needs, relationships with adult children, and social issues of our population over age 50.  It is edited by award winning writer Gloria Hochman.  (SaraKay Smullens, CFLE, wrote the chapter on Friendship.)

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8:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Salon 15

Issues in Aging Focus Group

Convener: Jeremy Yorgason, Focus Group Chair

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1:15 pm - 2:45 pm | Salon 3

Older Families and Health

Concurrent Sessions 6

Facilitator: Catherine Coccia

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3:15 pm - 4:45 pm | Salon 3

Caregiving in Aging Families: Challenges in a Changing Economic World

Concurrent Sessions 3

With the aging of the U.S. population, increasing numbers of older adults will experience chronic disabilities requiring care. Currently family caregivers provide the majority of care for impaired older adults, often at great sacrifice to the caregiver’s own well-being, and changing social and economic circumstances can provide even greater challenges in the years ahead. This presentation addresses how social and economic changes affect family caregivers now and in the years to come.

Sponsored by the Family and Health Section and the Issues in Aging Focus Group.