West Virginia University Division of Social Work & WVU Center on Aging
Opening Keynote Speaker

Conference Theme: Pathways to Healthy Aging

Plenary Theme: "The New Faces of Healthy Aging"

Along with incredible advances in medical technology, our understanding of late life is evolving into a new paradigm. This session will explore the exciting possibilities for healthy aging even in the face of losses and disability. We will probe the possibilities of vitality, meaning and generativity in later life using a strengths based approach. From a Social Work perspective, we will investigate issues of relationships, environment, culture and lifestyle and the impact of the new faces of aging on our practices and our personal lives.

WHEN:
Monday June 4 - Thursday June 7, 2007