Partner Program
Apprenticeship
The Gerontology Institute of Georgia State University and Georgia Gear are partnering with Georgia nursing homes to collaboratively identify and implement a state registered apprenticeship program for the purpose of providing certified nursing assistants meaningful career advancement within their discipline. Specifically, we will pilot test a registered apprenticeship program in partnership with at least one nursing home and assess the feasibility and sustainability of the apprenticeship model in Georgia nursing homes.
The GSU Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions is located on Georgia State University's campus in Atlanta. The School of Nursing offers Ph.D. and DNP programs and currently has 277 undergraduate nursing students and approximately 316 master's students in several specialty nursing areas. Lewis College has graduated more than 5,000 nurses, NPs, educators, and researchers to serve in GA and beyond. Their mission: to prepare the next generation of clinicians and scholars who collectively enhance individual and community health in a culturally diverse society. Their strategic priority around collaboration is to strengthen relationships with local health partners from community-based partners to tertiary care centers.
Georgia State University's Gerontology Institute is a university-wide unit responsible for the development and coordination of instruction, research, and community service activities in gerontology. Building on 50 years of gerontological education, the Institute is among the oldest and most accomplished gerontology programs in the Southeast offering undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates. Faculty are research active, receiving funding from federal and private funders, including the National Institutes of Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Hitachi Foundation. Faculty, staff, and students are committed to the Institute's tagline, "Leading the way in an aging society," and are dedicated to improving quality of life and making a difference in the lives of older adults and those who support them.
The Gerontology Institute is engaged in the Georgia Gear partnership with Dad's Garage, the improvisational theatre company. Together, we are developing and advancing research and programs focused on improv training for care partners of persons living with dementia, including family and friends, health care professionals, and direct care workers. The goal is to improve dementia care experiences through the application of improv techniques.
