Human Services and Gerontology Programs
Professional Development Opportunities
Pathways to Purpose: Exploring Potential in Later Life
November 2, 16, 30, 2011 and January 25, 2012
6-8:30 p.m.
Franciscan Spirituality Center, 920 Market St, La Crosse, Wis.
$95 (includes light supper and materials)
This program is funded in part by a UW-Extension Workforce Development grant.
Special
Follow-up Session
CAREGIVING: BUSINESS, JOB, VOLUNTEER
Wednesday, February 1, 2012; 6:30
p.m.
Franciscan Spirituality Center
Please join us for a special
follow-up session to the workshop series Pathways to Purpose,
specifically devoted to the topic of Caregiving. We’ll discuss
various ways in which caregiving may be part of our Third Age
pathways: as business opportunities, employment options, or
voluntary roles with family, friends, and others.
Some of the questions about Caregiving that will be addressed in
this session will include:
• What training do I need to become a caregiver?
• What types of opportunities are available for caregivers with
various types of skills?
• What are the projected needs for different types of caregiving
services in our region?
• What are legal requirements for people who provide caregiving
services?
• What additional resources are available for Third Agers who
want to enter the field of caregiving?
• What are some potential pitfalls, or considerations to be
aware of, in entering the field of caregiving?
If you have a question about Caregiving that isn’t on the list,
please feel free to forward it to us prior to the session. We’ll
do our best to find the answers!
The special follow-up session on Caregiving is free of charge,
but pre-registration is required to make sure that we have
adequate materials. Please register by Monday, January 30, by
contacting either Susan Ring
(susanring@centurytel.net) or Jo Glasser
(joglasserassoc@centurytel.net; phone 608.788.9177 or
608.780.7514).
Funded in part by a UW-Extension Workforce Development
grant.
Designed for third agers as they navigate the changes associated with aging – retirement or job loss, empty nest, new care-giving roles, life in a new community, loss of spouse or other loved one – this program opens new pathways for defining purpose, connecting with others, finding a new job or new resources, and creating a life-worthy legacy for later years. This program enables you to meet others who are at a similar point in their journeys who will share ideas and resources they have found helpful.
Each workshop begins with a light supper and includes group engagement activities, individual reflection, group discussions and opportunities for further independent exploration. The January workshop is designed as a reunion: a time to gather, review and evaluate our progress.
In this program, you will:
- Identify a purpose and direction for the next phase of your life that incorporates your values, priorities, dreams and interests
- Learn how to use your skills, abilities and experiences to your advantage
- Learn new ways to connect with others, contribute, and make a difference
- Develop a personal road map that identifies resources you have and those you will need, and creates strategies for how and where to get them
- Create a new personal model of work/life balance for this phase of life and learn strategies for keeping the elements in balance
- Begin the journey along your personal road map with the guidance of the facilitators and the support of the other group members
Instructors:
Jo K. Glasser, Ph.D., workshop leader, trainer, and organizational consultant Glasser’s background is in the fields of health care and higher education. As a health care manager and executive in Minneapolis, Minn., and La Crosse, she directed a broad range of programs and services for older adults and their families. As a consultant, Glasser managed process improvement projects, trained a broad crosssection of staff, and facilitated strategic and marketing planning and service excellence initiatives. Glasser holds a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the University of Alberta, Canada; a master of science in gerontology from the University of Southern California; a master of business administration from St. Thomas University, Minneapolis; and a doctoral degree in organizational psychology from Capella University, Minneapolis. Her doctoral research and dissertation were in the field of conflict management and mediation.
Susan Ring is a retired teacher, writer and corporate executive. As a high school teacher, Ring created a new history course based on her master’s thesis about 20th Century Wisconsin women reformers. After a move to western Wisconsin, she reported for regional newspapers, created a cooking column called First You Steal Two Eggs, and published a cookbook by the same title. She published a regional tourism magazine, edited a statewide UW campus-community magazine and worked in a creative role for a national direct marketing agency. With direct marketing and marketing management experience, Ring accepted a position with a La Crosse software firm. She was promoted to corporate vice president and ultimately, divisional president. She served on the team that opened Australia to U.S. postal technology. Ring took the same technology to Chicago, where she managed the transition of the mailing department of an international printer to Y2K-compatible computer systems. Back in Wisconsin, she founded a consulting company, taught marketing at Viterbo, served on the United Way Board of Directors, and marketed health care educational services.
For more information: Karen Deschepper, 608.785.6508 or kdeschepper@uwlax.edu
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable." — Helen Keller