Just when you're dealing with your own mid-life challenges, you're faced with the needs of your aging parents. Together, we'll work to understand both your aging process and a parent's changes and choices as a quest, not a crisis. In this workshop setting, participants will engage in experiential learning exercises as a means to install a deep personal knowledge of the role of the environment in supporting human health. These learning sessions will also calibrate the participant's internal instrument so that they can serve as highly effective advocates for life-enhancing environments. Generations United Amy Goyer Program Coordinator, AARP Find out about the benefits of uniting children, youth, and older adults on all levels, from local community mentoring programs and shared sites, to national partnerships to influence public policies.
Information is provided about the philosophy of intergenerational strategies.
Jaia, Sheri , and Amy highlight programs and models that have proven to successfully improve the health and well-being of children, youth, the elderly, and their communities. The session has an experiential format, providing opportunity for participants to engage in intergenerational activities throughout the training. During the course of the session, attendees actually create an intergenerational action plan for their organizations, facilities, lives, or settings of their choice. This session supports reflection and planning from multiple dimensions - philosophically, system change, and project application at home in our settings of practice. Their story is rich in practical lessons about cultural and operational transformation, delivered from the perspective of people who have hands on skill as owners and operators in an long-term care facility.