Posted on April 6th, 2010 by Kristen Oshyn
Family mediation involving older adults is not uncommon. Long-standing family conflicts are often provoked by the plethora of sensitive issues that surround aging parents. At Chicago Bridge’s March event Dr. Marcia Spira, Associate Professor at Loyola and Director of Loyola University Chicago’s Institute for Intergenerational Study and Practice, presented on family mediation for aging families by using case studies and role plays with the attendees to help illustrate the mediation methods she described.
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Posted on March 24th, 2010 by Jaimie Robinson
It has been an exhilarating week for the Chicago Bridge at the American Society on Aging (ASA) and National Council on Aging (NCOA) annual conference held at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Bridge leader core had three opportunities to speak to other emerging professionals from all over the nation about the wonderful things the Chicago Bridge members have been doing.
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Posted on February 24th, 2010 by Kristen Pavle
The Adler School of Professional Psychology hosted the Chicago Bridge February 2010 event with 22 people in attendance. Amy Wiatr was the featured speaker, presenting on Aging and Long-Term Care Services in Illinois and across the country.
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Posted on January 26th, 2010 by Alixandra Burns
With a record turnout and the announcement of exciting new initiatives, the Chicago Bridge embarked on another year. Attendees were able to shape the programming for the upcoming year and volunteered to make 2010 an exciting year!
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Posted on November 12th, 2009 by Jaimie Robinson
One great benefit for us as emerging professionals is to use this blog as a way to get our name out there. More and more educational materials, information, job leads, etc are found online. With this blog, your story and your experience in aging will be seen by many.
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