News: Aging Policy
Cynthia Stuen (PhD’87) Receives Columbia’s Alumni Medal
Dr. Cynthia Stuen, an alum of CSSW who has devoted her career to improving the lives of older persons, was…
COVID-19 Underlines the Need for Culturally Appropriate Interventions in New York City
Prompted by the pandemic, Prof. Jinyu Liu produced a bilingual guide for Chinese seniors with dementia. Picture this: An older…
IN MEMORIAM: Honoring Notable Faculty and Alumni Lost in 2019
Ann Sulzberger Sand, left, who died last May, listens to fellow alumna Pauline Falk at the National Symposium on Outcomes…
New Study Aims to Overcome Barriers to Dementia Caregiving Experienced by Chinese Americans
Aging studies specialist Jinyu Liu is working on a novel intervention for caregiving in New York City’s Chinese American community….
A Response to Arthur Kleinman’s Lecture on Caregiving as Moral Experience
By Michael B. Friedman There is much to like about Arthur Kleinman’s brilliant work, but what I have always liked…
Aging Well Is Not an Oxymoron, Says Professor Friedman
Adjunct Associate Professor Michael Friedman insists that contrary to the ageist bias of today, it is possible to age well. Then he explores what “aging well” really means.
Targeted Therapy Relieves Complicated Grief in the Elderly According to New Study by Katherine Shear
Complicated grief is an under-recognized mental health problem that affects million Americans, many of them elderly. Dr. Katherine Shear just now completed the first full-scale randomized clinical trial studying complicated grief in the elderly, which found that a new treatment approach encouraging patients to re-live the loss and reflect on its meaning is twice as successful as traditional depression therapy.
Deputy Mayor Lilliam Barrios-Paoli to Serve as 2014 Graduation Speaker
Lilliam Barrios-Paoli, who heads social services under New York City Mayor DeBlasio, will serve as speaker for the Columbia School of Social Work’s graduation ceremony, to be held on Wednesday May 21 at the Beacon Theatre.
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