After reading Chapter 8 of Learning to Be Old by Cruikshank (2013) and Chapter 8 of Elderhood by Aronson (2019), I started to think about how often ageism shows up in everyday life and in the systems we work in. Both authors approach the issue differently but share...
One fact that most surprised me in the readings was Cruikshank’s claim that older adults automatically become reliant on pharmaceuticals, sometimes without even thinking whether the medication is necessary in the first place (Cruikshank, 2009). What was surprising for...
Too start I have been so confused on how all of the systems for this class work and realized I completely missed a blog post. 🙁 Not like me at all, its just 3 sites I am having to keep up with. However, let’s get started. Putting Myself in that Situation. If I...
1) Introductions My name is Niya, and I am currently finishing the MSW Program and graduating this May! 🙂 One thing that I personally enjoy sharing about myself is that I have a fur baby, my mini golden doodle named Breez. I currently work for the VA as a Transitional...
