CAN WE PREPARE GERIATRIC SOCIAL-WORKERS TO COLLABORATE IN PRIMARY-CARE PRACTICES

This article reports the results of a qualitative study of the profess ional identities, roles, and relationships of a variety of geriatric c ase managers located in nine demonstration sites around the United Sta tes. Beginning with an overview of social work and nursing roles in he alth care settings, the authors provide background on the study and it s methods, followed by results that highlight the voices of persons in terviewed. They conclude with implications for social work education i n five areas: articulating social work's great tradition, developing c areer opportunities, building alliances with students and educators in other professional schools, engaging in ongoing faculty development, and infusing the social work curriculum with geriatric content.