Benefits of AGESW Membership

• Advocacy
  Leadership in gerontological social work issues and promotion of aging content in university curricula.
   
• Newsletter
  AGEnda is a semi-annual publication that contains extensive interviews with gerontology experts, calendar of events, feature articles, internet resources, member publications and research opportunities.
   
• Web page
  This web site (www.agesw.org) with links to gerontological resources for faculty and students, research prospects, federal and state agencies, "current news" and much more.
   
• Membership Meetings
  AGESW hosts sessions for members during the Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting (CSWE), the Gerontological Society of America Annual Conference (GSA), and other national conferences.
   
• Collaboration
  State and national associations on research, advocacy and educational projects, e.g., CSWE, NASW, the John A. Hartford Foundation.
   
• Affiliation
  Mutual support from other social workers interested in gerontology through e-mail, links, an annual meeting, and a national network.
   
• Research Agenda
  Provides leadership in faculty and student scholarship and funding opportunities.
   
• National Awards
  Annual awards for Career Achievement, Leadership, and Faculty Achievement are selected by AGESW members.
   
• Membership Directory
  Full listing of all AGESW members with contact information and research interests.
   
• Mentoring
  Experienced faculty work with new, young faculty in developing teaching skills and research.
   

Become a member of AGESW or renew today!

AGESW President Sherry Cummings pleased to announce that beginning January 2009, AGESW will be the official sponsor of the Journal of Gerontological Social Work (JGSW), which is now being published by Taylor & Francis. Amanda Barusch will be assuming the role of editor-in-chief of the journal. Carmen Morano will fill the role of managing editor. We are extremely grateful to Rose Dobroff for her vision in creating the journal and to both Rose and Joanna Mellor for their consistent leadership over the years with the journal. We look forward to building on the fine work accomplished by Rose and Joanna and to working to further enhance the quality and efficiency of the JGSW.

Beginning in January 2009, receipt of the JGSW will be a benefit of membership in AGESW. AGESW members will receive 8 issues of the journal per year. To accomplish this end, membership dues will increase slightly in January. Taylor & Francis has graciously agreed to provide subscriptions to AGESW members at a tremendously discounted rate. Dues are now $65 for new and renewing members, $35 for renewing student members, and $25 for new student members. AGESW members will also have access to the new “members only” section of the AGESW website which will contain very useful features including the membership database (to foster communication among those in the field), information on aging-related funding sources and opportunities, and a job site where programs seeking faculty/open to faculty with an aging-related backgrounds can post their job announcements for viewing by doctoral students and others on the job market.

The new membership cycle for AGESW will now be January – December. To join AGE-SW or to renew you membership, print out, complete, and send in the application form (click here for PDF version of form) - along with payment - by January 1, 2009. If you have any questions about membership, please contact the AGESW membership Coordinator, Tracy Schroepfer, tschroepfer@wisc.edu.