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Innov Aging
Innov Aging
innovateage
Innovation in Aging
2399-5300 Oxford University Press US 

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2311
igaa057.2311
Abstracts
Session 6005 (Symposium)
AcademicSubjects/SOC02600
A Social Justice Field Education Model for Addressing Isolation and Other Social Determinants of Behavioral Health
Bullock Karen  Stansbury Kim  Fitzpatrick David  
NC State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
2020 
16 12 2020 
16 12 2020 
4 Suppl 1 Program Abstracts from The GSA 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting “Turning 75: Why Age Matters”667 667
© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.2020This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Abstract
Behavioral health and substance use disorders are significant problems among older adults who are experiencing homelessness. This presentation describes the components of a social work field education model for preparing practitioners to work effectively in community-based agencies using the Hartford Practicum Partnership in Aging Educational (HPPAE) model. A planned and systematic transition from one field setting to another with the goal of giving students a range of practice experiences with various service delivery systems to address social isolation and other social determinants of health. This exploration of demographic and social action factors that may impede or foster success among community-dwelling older adults offer insight and guidance for constructing a conceptual and theoretical model a social justice framework in geriatric social work practice and research.