SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th
8:15 P.M. PLENARY
THE AGE OF NOT ACTING YOUR AGE: David Cravit, Vice-President, ZoomerMedia (Toronto)
MONDAY , SEPTEMBER 19th
8:45-9:45 A.M PLENARY
RETHINKING AGING: NOT THE TRADITIONAL NURSING HOME GRANDMA LIVED IN
Dan Levitt, Executive Director, Tabor Village (Abbotsford. BC.)
10:15-11:15 A.M PANEL DISCUSSION
THE REALITY OF ELDER ABUSE - 3 PERSPECTIVES
Not in my Family: Raising awareness on Elder Abuse with Seniors and Youth
Cheryl Hirsh Katz, Manager, Adult Services, JFS Winnipeg
The Silent Crisis: Elder Abuse in the Jewish Community
Julia Migounova, Manager of Outreach and Community Support Services, Bernard Betel Centre (Toronto)
Elder Abuse: Marick Bertrand
Clinical supervisor, Elder Abuse Helpline; Integrated Health and Social Services University Network for West-Central Montreal
11:30A.M.-12:30P.M BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Resilience & Vulnerability in Aging Holocaust Survivors & Their Descendants
Shoshana Yaakobi, Holocaust Resource Program Coordinator, Baycrest (Toronto)
Maintaining Dignity: Best Practices in Dementia Work Jewish Adult Day Program for Seniors with Dementia
Arnold Foss, Manager of Holocaust Survivor Services & community relations & Ethel Kaiserman, Manager Client Services, Circle of Care (Toronto)
Adult Day Program for Individuals with Memory Loss
Tanya Nemeroff, Day Services Coordinator, Cummings Centre (Montreal)
Approaches to Home Care
Healthy at Home: An Innovative Community Based Program
Julia Migounova, Manager of Outreach and Community Support Services, Bernard Betel Centre
Coping with Loss of Autonomy
Norma Gilbert, Coordinator of the Health Promotion and Prevention in Aging team, CSSS Cavendish (Montreal)
Aging & Special Needs
Bryan Keshen, CEO & Sandy Stemp, Chief Operations Officer, Reena (Toronto) & Esther Silver, Social Worker, Access & Residential Services departments, Miriam Home (Montreal)
Engaging Distinct Cultural Communities within One Centre
Keren Ludvig, Program Services Director, Cummings Centre (Montreal)
Adapted Programs: Improved Quality Of Life & Social Opportunities
Stefani Novick, Program Manager, Cummings Centre (Montreal)
1:45-3:15 P.M . PANEL DISCUSSION
END OF LIFE CARE: ETHICAL, CULTURAL AND LEGAL DILEMMAS FACING PRACTITIONERS AND FAMILIES
3:30-4:30 P.M PANEL DISCUSSION
21ST CENTURY VOLUNTEERISM - WHAT WILL THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE
Robyn Winograd, Director, Community Support Services, Jewish Family Service Calgary
Changing Face of Volunteerism
Lynn Gordon, Director of Volunteer Services, Cummings Centre (Montreal)
Peer Counseling
Kenneth Levitt, Vice-President of the Jewish Seniors Alliance (Vancouver)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
8:45-9:45 A.M. PLENARY
PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS OF THE CANADIAN NATIONAL BOOMER SURVEY
David Elcott (Principal Partner) & Stuart Himmelfarb (CEO), B3/The Jewish Boomer Platform
10:00-11:00 A.M. WORKSHOPS
Innovative Approaches to Recreation & Socialization for Seniors
Hidden in Plain Sight: AJA50 for Engaging Seniors
Recreation: How to Develop Successful Programs for Seniors
Leah Deslauriers, Seniors Program Coordinator, JCC Vancouver
Caring for Caregivers: Family Caregiving for Seniors in the Jewish Community
Nancy Guberman, Retired Professor of Social Work (Montreal )
Lisa Levin, Principal of Lisa Levin and Associates, Home & Community Care Consultant (Toronto)
Mark Stolow, President, The Caregiver Network (Montreal)
The Game Of Life: Social Advocacy
Immigration & Aging
11:15 - 11:45 A.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER
STRENGTHS BASED APPROACH TO WORKING WITH HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS
Myra Giberovitch, Genocidal Trauma Specialist
12:00 - 12:45 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSIONS
The New Age of Mental Health Services: Models of Practice: Developing Capacity For Specialty In Aging Mental Health Through Cross Training
Cheryl Hirsh Katz, Manager, Adult Services, JFS Winnipeg
Caring for Older Adults with a Mental Health Diagnosis
Noga Yudelevich, Program Manager, Cummings Centre (Montreal)
Grief and Loss: Comforting the Mourner
Corrie Sirota, Psychotherapist (Montreal)
Rabbi Ron Weiss, Director, Chaplaincy Services, Jewish Family & Child (Toronto)
Home Care Program: Garden of Eden
Olga Krochak Sulkin , Claims Conference Homecare Coordinator, Jewish Family Service Calgary
Developing a Successful Model for Home Support
Elaine Perzow, Home Support Coordinator, JFSA (Vancouver)
Working with Holocaust Survivors
Myra Giberovitch, Genocidal Trauma Specialist (Montreal)
1:45-2:45 P.M. KEYNOTE SPEAKER
INPUTS, OUTCOMES, IMPACT: UNDERSTANDING MEASUREMENT & EVALUATION
POST CONFERENCE SESSION
3:00-4:00 P.M. Special Post Conference Session for Everyone
Greg Schneider, CEO, Claims Conference
4:00-5:00 P.M. For Professionals Only: Special Post Conference Session