May 19th Ageism and Rhetoric; Challenges across Generations
Chicago Bridge May Event
“Who are you calling an ‘Old Geezer’”
Ageism and Rhetoric; Challenges across Generations
May 19th from 6 to 8 pm
Hallmark Retirement Community 2960 North Lake Shore Drive
RSVP to ShyAnne Sanders
Even though we are all speaking the same language, at times trying to carry on a conversation with our elderly clients makes us venture into a language of the unknown. Join author and LivHOME Manager of Professional Services Cheryl Kuba for a lively discussion about practical solutions for addressing and communicating with older adults. We’ll explore words and phrases that may be part of today’s culture but may be offensive to older adults. We will also practice skills for replacement language to use when professional jargon and outdated terminology gets in our way. Part of this highly interactive seminar will be a test of our own professional language skills through ‘Generational Jeopardy.’ This presentation will give health care professionals the opportunity to partner with clients and patients to successfully, ‘Say what I mean and mean what I say.’
Validated Parking at the Hallmark
CTA Bus Lines and Train close by
This post was written by:
Jaimie Robinson - who has written 30 posts on Chicago Bridge.
Jaimie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Chicago, IL and received her Master’s in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. After working at the Alzheimer's Association, National Office in Family Programs, Jaimie now works as the Resource Navigator at the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center of Northwestern University. As the Resource Navigator, Jaimie works with patients and families living with a diagnosis of dementia in the Neurobehavior and Memory Clinic. Jaimie is a featured writer of the Chicago Bridge blog and is a member of the board of directors for Chicago's Society of Social Work Leadership in Health Care.
