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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Implications for Professionals and Agencies

National Satellite Video Conference
Tuesday, January 12, 1999
12:30-3:30 PM CST


  CEU's/Professional Development Credits

Because Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Implications for Professionals and Agencies is targeted toward professional persons, states may want to offer opportunities for participants to earn continuing education units to maintain professional credentials, certifications or licenses. Promoting the availability of this credit may also help attract more participation at each site. This page reviews details that state contacts need to coordinate the application, promotion, and awarding of continuing education credits. This includes: This web page will be updated frequently. Check it regularly for a list of organizations offering professional development credits.



Index of this page

Who would be interested in Continuing Education credits?
Instructions for Participants Requesting Continuing Education Credits
CEUs are available from
Additional Certifications
Evidence of Attendance
Cost
Program Information
    Sponsoring Organizations
    Contact Person (s) and Credentials
    Activity Title
    Date
    Activity Location
    Target Audience
    Objectives
    Relevance of Activity to Profession or Professional Development
    Brief Program Description
    Course Content/Outline
    Presenters
    Program Evaluation
 

Who would be interested in Continuing Education credits?

Professionals interested in Grandparents Raising Grandchildren that may desire continuing education credits include: social workers, teachers, counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, family life educators, family and consumer scientists, and attorneys. Other professionals may also apply for continuing education through organizations not listed here.

Instructions for Participants Requesting Continuing Education Credits
 
1. Before the videoconference, download and duplicate certificates of participation from the videoconference web site (look under "CEUs") for persons who may request Professional Development Units (PDUs) from AAFCS; CFLE clock hours from the National Council on Family Relations; or from a licensing organization in your state. A "generic" certificate has been provided for persons who wish to have a record or proof of their attendance. (You may wish to add your state or local sponsors to the certificate.) You may also have a certificate that is required for licensing in your state.
2. Have ALL participants complete the sign-in sheet. Ask those who want to receive CEUs to indicate that in the appropriate column and the organization from which they wish to receive the credit.
3. In order to receive CEUs participants MUST attend and take part in the pre and post conference on-site activities (discussion). This time is included in the CEU requests and awards.
4. Ask participants to complete a program evaluation.
5. Distribute certificates to those who request them.
6. For persons who want CEUs from the University of Wisconsin - Extension only: Participants should provide the following to the site facilitator:
    name, address, social security number (required to record CEUs), telephone number
    a $15 check made payable to the University of Wisconsin - Extension
Site facilitator should collect the information and check and send to: Mary Brintnall-Peterson, University of Wisconsin - Extension, 429 Lowell Hall, 610 Langdon St., Madison, WI 53703-1195. Checks and personal information must arrive by January 30 for processing.

CEUs are available from:

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences - 3 PDUs for those Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS) are available. A certificate will be provided for participants to verify attendance and number of PDUs. Participants will self-report this. No charge.

National Council on Family Relations - 3 Contact Hours/ .3 CEUs CFLE credit for Certified Family Life Educators. A certificate will be provided for participants to verify attendance and number of Contact Hours. Participants will self-report. No charge.

University of Wisconsin - Extension - .3 CEUs

Note: There is a $15 processing fee for this. Fees and participant information can be collected at the video-conference. Prior request or approval is not necessary. Details and directions will be provided with the facilitator’s guide and discussed during local site facilitators training.

Additional Certifications:

States may choose to offer CEUs for participants of several professions. Details on the requirements of each state, who to contact, and information necessary to apply for credits are listed below. The State Contact for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren should take the lead for exploring CEU needs and processes in the state and inform local site facilitators of the state policy.

The State Contact should:

Some states require evidence of continuing education but many do not. Of those states that require evidence, about one-half require prior approval of the educational event. Others rely on self-reporting. Information on the requirements and application process for four professional groups for whom this program is targeted are listed. In most cases, the same state agency is responsible for the licensing of each of these professional organizations. Therefore, it is not necessary to make a call for each separate professional affiliation.

Marriage and Family Therapists:

AZ,IL, IA, KS, NC, TN, VT Boards do not pre-approve. Participants will need a certificate of attendance to submit to the board.

CO, IN, NJ, RI, WA, WI do not currently require continuing education to renew licenses.

Other states should contact their state licensing board for instructions. The address is available at: http://www.aamft.org/resources/boardcontacts

Social Workers:

AR, AZ, KS, LA, ME, MO, NC, NE, UT, WY don’t pre-approve. Participants will need a certificate of attendance to submit to the board.

CO, CT, HI, KY, MI, NY, VA, VT, WA, WI do not require continuing education.

Other states should contact their state licensing board for instructions. The address is available at: http://www.aasswb.org

Counselors:

University of Wisconsin - Madison and Purdue University, two of the sponsors of this program, are pre-approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors.

For state certification or license continuing education guidelines contact your state licensing board. The address is available at: http://www.nbcc.org

Attorneys:

Contact the Bar Association in your state for information on Continuing Legal Education. (There is no nation-wide web page.)

Evidence of Attendance:

Persons will need evidence of attending a qualified professional development or continuing education event. In some cases, a certificate of attendance is sufficient. In some states, the licensing board will issue a provider or licensing number that the participant must submit. A standardized certificate will be available at this web site for duplication, adaptation and distribution for those participants needing verification of attendance.

Cost:

State Contact persons may set and charge a fee to participants requesting CEUs from a state agency to help cover application and processing expenses. If so, this fee should be included in the promotional details.

Program Information:

If you do apply for CEUs, you’ll need the following information. The information required for CEU pre-approval will vary by state and profession.

Sponsoring Organizations:

National Network for Family Resiliency of the Children, Youth and Families Network of the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service of the USDA.

University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension

Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

<<list your state sponsoring organization here >>

The program is being planned by a national advisory committee of 17 persons including university professors, social workers, family researchers and advocacy organizations. (See web page for list of planning committee.)

Contact Person (s) and Credentials: list State Contact

Activity Title:

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Implications for Professionals and Agencies

Date: January 12, 1999

Activity Location:

Video-conference satellite broadcast originating from University of Wisconsin-Extension, Madison. Broadcast to 43 states, including (LIST YOUR STATE), list sites in your state.

Target Audience:

(List professionals for whom you are applying first) Professionals and agencies who provide service and education to and for grandparents or deal with the financial, emotional, health, legal, and social concerns of grandparents raising grandchildren, or of grandchildren being raised by grandparents. This includes but is not limited to: social workers, teachers, mental health and health care and public health professionals, persons from family-serving organizations, counselors and family therapists; child care providers, clergy, parent educators, attorneys, financial advisors, benefits coordinators.

Objectives:

Professionals will:

1. Explore core issues facing grandparents raising grandchildren through current

research and information.

  1. Learn about exciting projects from throughout the United States that educate and support grandparents raising grandchildren.
  2. Interact with representatives from other family-serving organizations and agencies in the community.
 Relevance of Activity to Profession or Professional Development:

Since 1980, the number of children being raised by grandparents increased from 2.3 million to almost 4 million. That number is expected to rise. Grandparents providing care for their grandchildren face many changes and responsibilities that may require special financial, physical, and emotional support. Professionals and agencies need to know of current research and resources to meet the needs of these grandparents and children.

Brief Program Description

The three hour program includes a two-hour satellite video conference with panel discussion; on-site activities; pre-recorded video segments of exemplary programs from six states; and live call-in or faxing of questions to panel persons. Before and after broadcast sessions will include local discussion and networking. Content will include demographics, community efforts, rolls of professionals, public policy, and community responses to the needs of grandparents raising grandchildren.

OR

Three hour program will use video and on-site and panel discussions to present demographics, community efforts, rolls of professionals, public policy, and community responses to the needs of grandparents raising grandchildren.

Course Content/Outline:

30 minutes - Pre-Broadcast on-site activity/discussion and set-up for satellite segment

"What are the issues and concerns for professionals?"

5 minutes - Stories from grandparents - video recording

10 minutes - Issues of professionals - panel discussion

10 minutes - Issues and concerns of grandparents and grandchildren - video and panel

10 minutes - Overview - demographics, research, ecological perspective - video and panel

5 minutes - local caucus

15 minutes - Questions from local sites with response from panel

30 minutes - Community and statewide efforts - responses of professionals in

cooperation with grandparents - video and panel 5 minutes - National efforts - video

10 minutes - Specific questions from the sites on how to take local action -

sites and panel 5 minutes - Guidelines for local success - panel member

6 minutes - Testimonials - How programs have helped grandparents and grandchildren

- video 4 minutes - Observations/Conclusions

instructions/set-up for post-broadcast activity - panel

30 minutes - Local discussion and activity - "What should be done in our community?"

Presenters:

Dena Targ, Ph.D., Extension Human Development Specialist, Purdue University

Martha Johns, MSW, Nat’l Resource Center for Permanency Planning, Hunter College

Eleanor Cain, Director Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilitiest

grandparent - to be determined

Video segments of policies and programs from: California, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina



Dena B. Targ
Department of Child Development and Family Studies
1269 Fowler House
Purdue University
W. Lafayette, IN 47907-1269
Phone: (317) 494-2937
FAX: (317) 494-0503
e-mail: targd@cfs.purdue.edu
 
Current Position
Associate Professor of Family Studies
Extension Specialist in Human Development
 
Education
 Ph.D.  Sociology Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN
     May, 1976
 
 M.S.  Sociology Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN
     January, 1972
 
 M.Ed.  Education Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL
     May, 1966
 
 B.A.  Education Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
     January, 1963
 
Research Interests
Grandparents Acting As Parents
Families and Unemployment
The Relationship Between Families and the Labor Force
Employed Caregivers of Dependent Elderly
 
Publications
Books
Plant Closings: International Context and Social Costs (with Carolyn C. Perrucci, Robert Perrucci, and Harry Targ). Hawthorne, NY: Aldine, 1988.
 
Mental Patients and Social Networks (with Robert Perrucci). Boston: Auburn
House, 1982.
 
Marriage and the Family: A Critical Analysis and Proposals for Change (co-edited with Carolyn C. Perrucci), New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1974.
 
Articles and Book Chapters
"The Likelihood of Dependent Elderly Remaining in the Community: The Impact of a  Mix of Formal and Informal Care (with Dinnie Chao) in process.
 
"Gender Differences in the Economic, Psychological and Social Effects of Plant Closings in an Expanding Economy," (with Carolyn C. Perrucci and R. Perrucci), Social Science Journal, 34, (April, 1997): 217-233.
 
"Women and Unemployment," (with Carolyn C. Perrucci) in Kathryn M. Borman and Paula Dubeck (editors), Handbook of Women and Work, NY, NY: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1996: 21-25.
 
"A Call for Greater Attention to the Role of Employers in Developing, Transforming, and Implementing Family Policies," (with Shelley MacDermid), Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 16, (Spring 1995): 145-170.
 
"Plant Closings, Unemployment and Families," (with Carolyn C. Perrucci), The Journal of Marriage and Family Review (Special issue on Corporations, Businesses and Families), 15 (1990): 131-145.
 
"Feminist Family Sociology: Some Reflections," Sociological Focus, 22 (August 1989): 151-160.
 
"Middle Age in Rural America: Adapting to Change," pp. 187-198, in R.T. Coward and W.M. Smith (editors), The Family in the Rural Society: A Handbook. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1981.
 
Cooperative Extension Publications and Packaged Materials:
 Helping Your Children Cope with Divorce (with K. Helmeke and H. Kleiner),
 in process--text complete. New publication to replace HE-170.
 
Coping with Caregiving, HE-455. Adapted for use in Indiana. 1989.
 
Helping Children Cope with Divorce, HE-170. 1984.
 
Packaged Materials
Grandparents’ dilemma: Adult children divorcing (with Aadron Rausch), program
plan/leader’s guide, distributed to Human Development Extension Educators in Indiana,
1995. [To be distributed to Family Life Extension Educators in Wisconsin in 1999.]
 
Families Can Make a Difference: A Substance Abuse Prevention Program. Facilitator's Guide developed with Lenoraann Ryan and Phame Camarena. Distributed throughout Indiana, 1992.
 
The Precarious Balance: Work, Family, Self and Community. Program guide prepared with Wendy Chalin and Marrianne Kline. Distributed throughout Indiana, 1990.
 
Presentations
Scholarly Presentations:
"Grandparents Acting as Parents: Disseminating Information Through High-
Tech Methods," (with Mary Brintnall Peterson and Dan Lago) as part of the session,
Innovative Strategies for Outreach and Education of Grandparents’ Caregivers and  Practitioners Who Serve Them, at the Gerontological Society of America Annual  Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 20-24, 1998.
 
"Employers and Family Policy: Development, Transformation and Implementation," (with Shelley M. MacDermid). Presented at the 9th Annual Labor Market Segmentation Conference, Indianapolis, IN, April 27-28, 1996.
 
"Working and Caring: The Relationship Between Women’s Work Situations and Caregiving for Elderly Family Members," (with Gabriela Heilbrun and Shelley MacDermid). Presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Portland, OR, November 15-19, 1995.
 
"Housing Adjustment Behavior of Residents in Low Income Neighborhoods," (with *Lee Ann De Reus and Shelley MacDermid). Invited paper presented at the National Sociology of Housing Conference, St. Paul, MN, May, 1994.
 
Invited Organizer, Special Thematic Session, "Sociology's Responsibility in an Era of 'Family Values,'" North Central Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Toledo, OH, April 15-18, 1993
 
Resource Person, Caregiving and Dependent Elderly, Amalgamated Clothing and
Textile Workers Union, Midwest Regional Joint Board Conference, Madison, WI,
June 25-28, 1992.
 
Organizer and Chair, "Sociology of Families," North Central Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Dearborn, MI, April 25-28, 1991.
 
Cooperative Extension Presentations:
National Conferences and Workshops
Grandparents Facing Parenting Again. Presented (with K. Gallup and G. Cox) at the  Family Resource Coalition of America National Conference, Chicago, IL, May, 1998.
 
Roundtable Leader. Adult Children and Dependent Parents: Where Should the Programming Go From Here? Extension Pre-Conference, National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, November 9-10, 1990.
 
Caring for Parents Who Need You. Presented at the National Extension Homemaker Council Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, August 30-September 3, 1987.
 
Statewide Conferences and Workshops
Grandparents Facing Parenting--Again. Presented (with K. Gallup) at the Breaking the  Cycle Conference, sponsored by Prevent Child Abuse, Indiana, Indianapolis, March 17,  1998.
 
 Grandparents Facing Parenting--Again. Presented (with K. Gallup and G. Cox) at
 the Annual Meeting of the Indiana Council on Family Relations, Muncie, IN,
 February 20, 1998.
 
Grandparents Acting as Parents. Presented at the Extension Homemakers Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, June 12-14, 1996.
 
Coping with Caregiving. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Indiana Council on Family Relations, Muncie, IN, February 14, 1992.
 
Caring for Family Members Who Need You. Presented at the Governor's Conference on Aging, South Bend, IN, October 23-25, 1989.
 
Caring for Parents Who Need You. Presented at the Extension Homemakers Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, June 10- 12, 1987.
 
Statewide Extension Workshops
Chair, Planning Committee and Presenter, CFS Fall 1994 Staff Development Workshop, "Paving the Way for Positive Aging," Lafayette, IN.
 
Senior Series. Coordinated statewide Staff Development Workshop presented via IHETS (Indiana Higher Education Television System). Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, January 15, 1992.
 
Community Presentations:
I speak regularly to a variety of audiences. Topics include:
 Women, Families and Work
 Adult Children/ Aging Parents
 Grandparenting, Traditional and Non-Traditional
 Coping with Unemployment
  Individual and Family Stress
 
Research Projects
The Relationship Between an Adult Daughter’s Work Situation and Caregiving for a Parent, Research Grant, Purdue Research Foundation, 1993-1995.
 
Reviewing and Consulting
Member, Advisory Committee, 1998 Governor’s Conference on Aging and In-Home  Services
 
Editorial Board, Forum for Family and Consumer Issues (an electronic journal), 1998-
 
Founding Member, CYFAR, National Network on Family Resiliency, Intergenerational Issues Special Interest Group, 1996-
 
Associate Editor, Journal of Family Issues 1989-1995.
 
Occasional Reviewer, Journal of Marriage and the Family
    Social Problems
    Family Relations
    Sociological Focus
    Journal of Family Issues
    Journal of Family and Economic Issues
 
 
Professional Association Memberships, Activities and Honors
Professional Association Memberships (current):
Gerontological Society of America
National Council on Family Relations
North Central Sociological Association
Indiana Council on Family Relations
 
Professional Honors:
Member, Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture Consumer and
Family Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine
Recipient of the North Central Sociological Association Aideh Tomeh Distinguished
Service Award, 1995.
Recipient of the Purdue University Council on the Status of Women Violet Haas
Award, for outstanding efforts on behalf of women, 1993.
Member, Alpha Lambda Chapter, Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Honorary
Extension Fraternity, 1986-
Co-recipient of the North Central Sociological Association Scholarly Achievement
Award for Plant Closings: International Context and Social Costs, 1990.
 
University and School Service and Departmental Administration
University Service:
Member, Gerontology Program Steering Committee, 1997-



Martha V. Johns, MSW
National Resource Center for Permanency Planning
Hunter College of Social Work
129 East 79th St.
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-452-7435
Fax: 212-452-7051
 
Experience
January 1996:  Project Associate (part-time)
National Resource Center for Permanency Planning at Hunter College School of Social Work CUNY
 
Responsible for special projects that include Kinship Care, training, technical assistance and program development with emphasis on developing intergenerational linkages.  
October 1987 - October 1993:  Director, Member Services
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Inc,
 
Supervision and management of Member Services department of a major human service organization serving over 250 member agencies providing services to children, the elderly, youth, adults and the disabled.  
August 1985-September 1987:  Executive Director
Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults
 
Administration of comprehensive social service agency serving the older adult population in Queens, with an annual budget of $2.5 million dollars.  
December 1982-July 1985:  Deputy Executive Director
Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults, Inc.
 
Supervision of senior center operations for three multi-purpose senior centers, one a social day care center for the frail elderly, in southeast Queens.  
January- 1979-November 1982:  Assistant Director of Operations JSPOA/ Director. Archer Avenue Senior Center
Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults.Inc
 
Administrator of the Archer Avenue Senior Center with concurrent responsibilities for operations of JSPOA.
Coordination and supervision of a multi-purpose senior center serving over 250 older adults on a daily basis  
January 1976-December 1979:  Program Director and Volunteer Coordinator
Archer Avenue Senior Center JSPOA Education
Ph.D. CUNY Graduate Center, Dissertator
Hunter College School of Social Work
 
MSW Hunter College School of Social Work, 1983
Administration/Group Work
 
BA York College of CUNY, 1980
Psychology

Affiliations
Brookdale Center on Aging-Social Work Advisory Council
New York Kinship Care Task Force
Now York Committee on Kinship Family Care
Gerontological Society of America, Grandparents as Caregivers Informal Interest Group,
Secretary
National Council on the Aging
American Society on the Aging
NY State. Society on Aging
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, Advisory Board
NASW NYC Chapter. Board of Directors, 1987-88; Delegate Assembly, 1997,
National Committee on Nominations and Leadership Identification. 1989-90
 


Eleanor Cain, Director
Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities
Dept. of Health and Social Services
1901 N. DuPont Hwy, Main Annex
New Castle, DE 19720
Phone: 302-577-4791
Fax: 302-577-4793
 
Current position: Director, Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, December 1, 1973 – present
 
Responsibilities: Chief executive officer of the State Agency on Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, which plan, coordinates, and monitors programs and advocacy activities for the elderly and adults with physical disabilities throughout the State of Delaware. Manage three direct service programs: Adult Protective Services, Long-Term Care Ombudsman, and a Community Services Program. Manage budget of $14 and direct a staff of 100.
 
Recent Boards of Directors, Advisory Councils and Committees:
Chair, Board of Directors, Salvation Army Regional Board in Delaware - 1994
Regional Board of Directors, 1989-present; Program Chair - 1992
Senior Market Panel (12 member) Bell Atlantic - 1992
Institute on Business and Aging, Washington Business Group on Health and American Society on Aging - 1992
"Partnerships in Aging" National Advisory Council, Washington Business Group on Health - 1992
National Advisory Board for National Aging Resource Center on Elder Abuse, American Public Welfare Association - 1988-present
Committee on Aging of the Medical Society of Delaware - 1986 - present
 
Recent Honors:
Salvation Army Delaware, William Booth Award for volunteer service to Delaware and Salvation Army Russia - 1996
Delaware Association of Public Administration Public Service Award - 1995
State Coordinator and Delegate, 1995 White House Conference on Aging
Inductee to Hall of Fame for Delaware by the Delaware Commission for Women - 1994
Delaware State Senate Tribute for Service to Older Persons - 1992
Delaware Gerontological Society Advocacy Award - 1992
George H. Pigueron Founders’ Award from Peninsula United Methodist Homes - 1992
Selected by U.S. Dept. of State as consultant to Russian aging services program - 1991
Fellow, Gerontological Society of America - 1986
Commendation, 4th Annual Conference of Northeastern Gerontological Society - 1984
 
Professional Organizations:
National Council on Aging
Gerontological Society of America and Delaware chapter
 
Recent Professional Papers and Presentations:
"Intergenerational Programming: Three Perspectives", American Society on Aging Annual Meeting, San Diego - 1992
 
Speaker, Pharmaceutical Managed Care Conference, Washington, DC - 1990
 
U.S. House Select Committee on Aging, Subcommittee on Human Service, Testimony on "Public-Private Partnerships: The Opportunities, the Risks" - 1990
 
"Aging and Bureaucracy", University of Miami - Coral Gables, Florida, guest lecturer - 1993



Program Evaluation:

Each participant will be asked to complete a two-page evaluation form at the conclusion of the video-conference.
 
 

 

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