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The Journal on Active Aging brings articles of value to professionals dedicated to older-adult quality of life. Content sweeps across the active-aging landscape to focus on education and practice. Find articles of interest by searching the article archives in three ways: Enter a keyword in the articles search bar; click on search by topic; or type a keyword or phrase in the general search bar at the top of the page.
Topic- Career development
Unravel the mysteries of intellectual property by Patricia Ryan, MS
The budget is tight, and time is running out. You scheduled a series of educational programs and need material for teaching and handouts for the participants. You open the Internet browser to start searching for information, and reach for the notebook of handouts from seminars you’ve attended. These give you instant access to materials you need, and they are free, right? Maybe, maybe not. As a responsible business person, you will find it’s in your best interests to respect the intellectual property (IP) of others. So how do you responsibly and respectfully navigate IP?
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Strategic approaches to choosing health and wellness information by Patricia Ryan, MS
The aging population is suddenly a very popular topic, generating an amazing amount of information. Lifestyle, healthcare, housing, pensions, retirement, risks--the topics are so diverse and there is so much in each one that it boggles the mind. Then, there is the information you and your organization collect. If you feel buried by information overload, you are not alone. You can stay current and skip through information overload by keeping the word need at the top of your professional vocabulary, and by using the journalist’s watchwords: who, what, where, when and why.
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ICAA introduces a career path for professionals working with older adults
The active-aging industry and wellness are concepts being developed right now, among individuals and organizations serving older adults. The new world of whole-person wellness means that traditional departments and jobs may no longer fit well with a culture of engaging, meaningful occupations and integration among the dimensions of wellness. ICAA has created a roadmap to guide hiring, professional development and succession planning for organizations forming a wellness culture.
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America's healthcare reform spells out a role for ICAA members by James Huysman, PsyD, L ICAA members by James Huysman, PsyD, LCSWCS
Since dedicating my professional life to advocating for older adults and their caregivers, I have repeatedly encountered the need for maintaining a healthy healthcare workforce, and the value of utilizing good communication skills within our teams and with those we serve. Today, a healthcare revolution is underway in the United States; it’s called the Affordable Care Act (ACA). As of January 1 next year, a wellness and prevention model more in line with 21st-century human healthcare concerns will be enacted. Wellness and prevention is a go-forward theory ....
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Blogs, social media and the Web: how to help your clients engage online by Marilynn Larkin, MA
Recent research confirms what many members of the International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA) are seeing in their organizations and communities—namely, dramatic increases in the use of social networking and online networking tools. According to the nonprofit Pew Research Center in Washington, DC, social networking use among American Internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled—from 22% to 42%—between April 2009 and May 2010. At that point, half (47%) of users ages 50–64 and one in four (26%) users ages 65 and older used social networking sites.
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Research literacy: how to know when claims and headlines miss the mark by Marilynn Larkin, MA
If you believe recent headlines, you may be convinced that little can be done to stave off cognitive decline or boost cognitive health. A study run in conjunction with a BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) TV program, and reported in the journal Nature, concluded that computer-based brain training does not improve mental fitness in any significant way. And the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently released a consensus statement indicating there is insufficient scientific evidence to recommend any specific strategies for preventing Alzheimer’s disease.
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