SWRK 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Visible Minority, Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security
10 Jan 2016
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Financial abuse , stereotypes of older people. Mandatory requirement age; increase retirement age from 65 to: (idea of identity, harder time getting jobs idea tht if they stay in labor force longer how do younger generations get jobs?) Advocacy and empowerment ppl of older population situation. Elder abuse is not informed- these organizations tend to inform. Working with older aduts is most lucrative because there"s more social work and they can learn a lot of from them. Marginalized communities rely on local organizations tht are there. How are we implicated in social service beuroquesy. If working in hospital or institutional setting social workers are bound to their job. Common sense understanding of aging can be misinformed. Un department of economic and social affairs they define aging population as (6 things) Canada closed its barriers for older adults. People in 80s are more prone to have physical and cognitive issues. One in four canadians can be over the age of 65.
