{"id":202,"date":"2022-07-25T10:56:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T15:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/?post_type=program&#038;p=202"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:35:09","slug":"social-work-aging-minor","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/social-work-aging-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Aging"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n\t<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t\t\n\n<section id=\"program-intro\" class=\"uwm-u-pt-80 uwm-u-pb-40\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"intro-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<header class=\"page-header\">\n    <h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n        Aging                    <div class=\"program-degree size-h3 uwm-u-mt-20\">Minor<\/div>\n            <\/h1>\n<\/header>\n  \n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Older adults are living longer than at any other time in history \u2014 by 2035, they will outnumber children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Social Work Minor in Aging provides the opportunity for undergraduate social work students to obtain skills and knowledge in gerontology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UWM offers an <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/healthy-aging\/\">Undergraduate Certificate in Healthy Aging<\/a> for students in majors other than social work.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div id=\"program-details-jump\">\n        <a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--s\" href=\"#program-details\" rel=\"\">Jump to Program Details <i class=\"uwm-u-pl-10 fa-solid fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-u-mt-50\">\n                    <div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n                <h2 class=\"size-h6 uwm-u-my-10 uwm-u-pt-10 uwm-u-border--top\">Program Type<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"size-h4 uwm-u-mt-0\">\n                    <strong>Minor<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n            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Gerontology<\/a> and offers students a community through events and <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/students\/student-associations\/#sga\">student-led groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/17185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Helen Bader Age and Community Scholarship<\/a> provides financial support for students pursuing a minor focused on gerontology.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--6 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--testimonial uwm-p-card--gold uwm-p-card--testimonial-outside uwm-u-mb-40\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/07\/tawanda-goodman-1.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Black woman smiling and looking over her shoulder.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><figure class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><blockquote><p>The Aging Minor strengthened my BSW by giving me specialized knowledge about older adults, dementia care, and long-term care systems. It helped me connect classroom learning to real-world practice and enhanced my confidence as a future social worker.<\/p><\/blockquote><hr class=\"uwm-c-hr--center-short\" \/><figcaption><strong>Tawanda Goodman<\/strong><em>BSW Alumna<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"program-details\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"details-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-tabs\" data-tabs-prefix-class=\"uwm-p-tabs\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-tablist\" data-hx=\"h2\"><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-vwvh-about\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-vwvh-curriculum\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent\">\n<div id=\"tab-vwvh-about\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<p>Students in the Social Work Minor in Aging combine classroom learning with real-world experience at an agency that serves older adults. 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Students interact with clients and acquire valuable direct practice skills that they can use after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This minor prepares students to serve older adults in these settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>medical, including hospice, long-term care and rehabilitation facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>home and community-based services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>behavioral health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>corrections (criminal justice)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-videos-about-the-minor-in-aging\">Videos about the Minor in Aging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_AwF6ZGaFis\">Emma explains the Minor in Aging at UWM<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-vwvh-curriculum\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Required 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