Adria Navarro describes her aim to optimize practices, interventions, and environmental support for older persons. She is the Program Manager of USC’sCommunity Resource Center for Aginglocated at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. There she and her team offer information and assistance designed to connect individuals and their families with health-related services and support.
Adria has worked in various community-based health care programs. She has also served in academia in the following positions: 1) Associate Professor of Social Work, Azusa Pacific University; 2) Assistant Clinical Professor Keck Medicine, USC; and 3) as a Fulbright Scholar, University of York (2022). In 2023, she received Fellow status from the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). Through clinical practice, teaching, and research, her overarching focus has been connected to the support of dementia care and to an effective response for incidents of elder mistreatment. She describes her aim is to honor the preferences, safety, and overall well-being of older persons.
講座主題: 失智症家庭的資源、支持與希望
主講人: Adria E. Navarro 博士(PhD)、執業臨床社工師(LCSW)、美國老年學會會員(FGSA)南加州大學(USC)Verdugo Hills Hospital高齡資源中心(Community Resource Center for Aging)計畫經理
Adria Navarro 致力於優化高齡者照護實務、介入策略及支持性環境,以提升長者的生活品質。她現任南加州大學(USC)Verdugo Hills Hospital高齡資源中心(Community Resource Center for Aging)計畫經理,帶領團隊提供資訊、資源與協助,協助長者及其家人連結健康照護服務與社區支持。