Sarnat Symposium
The Jewish Home's Sarnat Symposium
Save the date! The Fifteenth Annual Sarnat Symposium will be held Wednesday, October 24, 2012.
Each year, the Sarnat Symposium brings together some of the most innovative, respected, and forward-thinking speakers to share their insight, research findings, and experience with social workers and other professionals who care for the aging.
Past Sarnat Symposia have featured such prominent experts in the field of geriatrics as Dr. Fernando Torres-Gil, Dr. Gary Small, Dr. Edward Schneider, Dr. Laura Mosqueda, Dr. Merril Silverstein, W. June Simmons, Dr. Jon Pynoos, and Dr. Barbara Solomon, among many others.
Last year's speakers and topics were:
- Victor Regnier, FAIA - Innovative Ideas for the Design of Housing for the Elderly from Asia, the US and Northern Europe,
- Joanne Handy, RN, MS - Impact of Federal Healthcare Reform on Aging Services,
- Timothy W. Fong, MD - Pathological Gambling: Addressing the Hidden Addiction,
- and Katherine Forsyth, MSW - Honoring the Whole Person Throughout the Lifetime: Senior Sexualtiy Sensitivity Training for Professionals.
Download the official brochure and registration form for the 14th Annual Sarnat Symposium.
For additional information about the Symposium and speaking opportunities, please call 818.774.3041.
The Sarnat Symposium was funded by Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat in 1998 to promote education of professionals in the field of geriatric care. Rhoda has been a clinical social worker for more than six decades, including 19-year tenure on the faculty of the USC School of Social Work, where she served as Director of Field work for six years.