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Hartford Partnership Program in Aging Education (HPPAE)

The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education (HPPAE) is a national initiative that is transforming how geriatric education is taught at Masters of Social Work programs nationwide.

HPPAE's mission is to recruit and train social workers to be leaders in supporting older adults and their caregivers to maintain independence.

Founded on the conviction that strong partnerships must be developed between academia and community agencies serving older adults, the program aims to increase the number of graduate students specializing in gerontology and develop new sites for aging-related fieldwork.

Its unique fieldwork model rotates students through different agencies so they can gain a rich perspective of the full spectrum of aging.

HPPAE is a nationally recognized training model that has proven to be effective at recruiting students who pursue careers in the aging field.

HPPAE has now been implemented in 72 graduate schools and 33 states.
HPPAE has graduated 2,669 students as of 2011.
Nearly 80% of HPPAE graduates have gone on to careers in the aging field.
Among students who had obtained a job prior to graduation, most were employed in care/case-management, long-term care, or hospital settings.

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List of HPPAE Programs nationwide

The Social Work Leadership Institute (SWLI) is furthering the goal of growing the social work workforce across the country by launching two new geographic regions covering a total of 38 Masters in Social Work (MSW) programs as part of the strategy to spread the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education (HPPAE).

Learn more about how HPPAE is growing.