Abstract
Through the lens of an undergraduate college student digital storytelling project, this paper explores obstacles and facilitators to aging-in-place experienced by diverse adults growing older in the Bronx, New York. In addition, it makes recommendations on how to promote aging-in-place, with an emphasis on developing a workforce prepared to meet needs of ethno-racially diverse clients. This paper identifies key components of successful aging-in-place for diverse older adults, such as maintaining cultural ties. It also introduces digital storytelling, a pedagogical approach that can increase student interest in joining fields of gerontology and geriatrics, promote skill building, and deepen understanding of aging processes and empathy for diverse older adults. Ultimately, this paper highlights the need for multicultural gerontology competence to improve client outcomes across the life course and suggests ways to develop this deeper competence among helping professionals.
Presenters
Justine McGovernChair and Associate Professor, Health Promotion and Nutrition Sciences, and Social Work, Lehman College (City University of New York), New York, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Social and Cultural Perspectives on Aging
KEYWORDS
Aging-in-place Multicultural Pedagogy
Digital Media
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