Mentoring new social work faculty: A gerontological perspective

Peter Maramaldi, Daniel Gardner, Barbara Berkman, Kristen Ireland, Sarah D’Ambruoso, Judith L. Howe

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Abstract

The John A. Hartford Foundation, in collaboration with the Gerontological Society of America, has developed new models to create geriatric faculty capacity within social work. The Faculty Scholars Program is building faculty leadership in academic geriatric social work through a strategic approach that includes long-distance national and institution-based mentoring. While mentoring models have proven to be effective means of career development, this is relatively new in academic social work and little is known about the impact of long-distance mentoring in association with sponsorship from a mentor at the scholar’s home institution. This paper describes the mentoring model and its conceptual underpinnings. Evaluation data from an ongoing evaluation is presented in discussion of the strengths and limitations of the mentoring model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)89-106
Number of pages18
JournalGerontology and Geriatrics Education
Volume25
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Sep 2004

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