Experiencing Aging
In her thought provoking paper, Experiencing Aging, Catherine Papell, MSW, DSW, Professor Emerita and social worker extraordinaire, reflects on the process of aging, observing her own personal journey as a lens through which she focuses her unique w...
Special needs students in regular classrooms?: Sean's story
This is the story of an eight-year-old boy with Down syndrome who was part of a battle over "inclusion," the practice of placing mentally or physically challenged students in regular classrooms. Teachers felt inadequately trained; teachers and paren...
Depression: Not a Normal Part of Aging
Though aging has its challenges, depression and its frequent companion, substance abuse, need not be among them. This program dispels the myth that there is something inherently depressing about aging. It explores the complex relationship between de...