The Parents & Caregivers ERG invites you to join us on December 9th from 1-2 PM for a special forum and guided discussion entitled: Adult Caregivers: Navigating Challenges with Aging Parents. This guided discussion will be lead by Professor Lauren Taylor, Senior Lecturer at the Columbia University School of Social Work.
Explore the challenges of caring for aging parents
Learn about resources available to you
Connect in community with fellow caregivers
Share experiences, and encouragement
Lauren Taylor, M.A., M.S., L.C.S.W. psychiatric social worker and oral historian, is a Senior Lecturer at the Columbia University School of Social Work, and a graduate of the first cohort of Columbia’s Oral History Master of Arts program. She has been on staff for many years at the Service Program for Older People (SPOP), a mental health clinic for older adults.
Ms. Taylor has lectured and published on the therapeutic value of oral history and life review for an aging population. Most recently, she collaborated with a social work researcher in Hong Kong, and CSSW professor Ada Mui, on a book for Columbia University Press about the therapeutic use of narrative with older adults in the East and the West.
Advanced registeration is required. All Columbia affialiates are welcome to register and join.