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Leadership Development
One of SWLI's primary goals is to build leadership in aging care.
In 2008, SWLI began the Leadership Academy in Aging, a leadership training program to engage Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work.
In partnership with the National Association of Deans and Directors, the LAA helps social work deans and directors advance educational models and policies that make it easier for older adults to benefit from the services of trained social workers.
Engaging administrators of social work schools and programs across the country, the Academy aims to build participants' capacity for addressing the needs of America's aging population.
Participants develop leadership skills, strengthen their knowledge of the field of aging, and emerge from the year-long program in a better position to advance the Hartford Partnership Program's educational model and to advocate for policies that support healthy aging.
The Leadership Academy in Aging is promoting leadership in social work education by improving Deans' & Directors' capacity to:
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