University of Haifa
Research Authority Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences Center for Research & Study of Aging
Intergenerational Transfers and Support and their Linkages to Health and Well-being of Elders and Family Carers: New Agenda for Research and Policy
International Research Workshop of the Israel Science Foundation University of Haifa, October 29-31, 2008 Convenors: Ariela Lowenstein and Ruth Katz
The Conference is a strategic partnership between a Research Council and an Academic Institution that aims to make a positive contribution to elders' well-being through research and policy
What are the conference's goals?
To highlight and evaluate the best of aging research on intergenerational relations To facilitate development of new research and policy agendas To develop broader understanding of changing social and familial processes and their impact on health and wellbeing of elders and family caregivers To learn about and develop new and innovative directions for societal responses to the changing needs of the older population and their caregivers To recommend future directions for collaborative interdisciplinary cross-national and comparative research and policy
Who will benefit from the conference?
Academics and Researchers in the field of aging and related disciplines Policy makers Professionals working in the areas of health and welfare with the elderly Students in gerontology, social work, allied health professions and others Stakeholders in the older community
When and where is it taking place? Date: October 29th – 31st Venue: The University of Haifa, Eshkol Tower, 30th floor
Program
First day - October 29
9:00 - 10:00 - Welcome and Greetings
Vice President and Dean of Research, University of Haifa, Prof. Majid Al-Haj Dean, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, Prof. Perla Werner Introduction of participants Overview of the Workshop - Ariela Lowenstein and Ruth Katz
10:00 - 12:00 - Critical Review of the State of the Art on Intergenerational Family Support
Facilitator: Prof. Ariela Lowenstein, Dept. of Gerontology, and Head, Center for Research & Study of Aging, , University of Haifa Participants: Prof. Merril Silverstein, Head, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA Prof. Toni Antonucci, Dean Dept. of Social Sciences and Program Director, Life Course Development Program, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Harbor, USA Prof. Simon Biggs, Director, Institute of Gerontology and Dept. of Gerontology, King’s College London, UK Discussant: Prof. Svein Olav Daatland, Head, Aging Unit, Norwegian Social Research, Oslo, Norway
12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch
13:00 - 15:30 - Intergenerational Relations Research: Methodolgical Issues
Facilitators: Prof. Simon Biggs Dr. Giovanni Lamura, Dept. of Gerontological Research, Italian National Research Centre on Ageing (INRCA), Ancona, Italy Participants: Prof. Merril Silverstein Prof. Nancy Guberman, École de Travail social, Université du Québec à Montréal et Directrice scientifique Centre de recherche et d'expertise en gérontologie sociale CAU/CSSS Cavendish, Montreal, Canada Prof. Haim Hazan, Dept. of Sociology and Antropology, Tel-Aviv University, Israel Prof. Howard Litwin, School of Social Work and Social Policy, Head, Israel Gerontological Data Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Discussant: Prof. James Jackson, Director, Institute for Social Research, Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Harbor, USA
15:30-16:00 – Break 16:00-18:00 - Intergenerational Family Relations and Ethnicity
Facilitator: Dr. Tova Band-Winterstein, Dept. of Gerontology, Dept. of Nursing, and the Center for Research & Study of Aging, University of Haifa, Israel Participants: Prof. James Jackson Dr. Daphna Gans, Andrus Gerontology Center, The University of Southern California, and Post Doctoral Fellow, the Rand Corporation, Los Angeles, USA Prof. Ruth Katz, Center for Research & Study of Aging, Dept. of Human Services, University of Haifa, Israel Prof. Claudine Attias-Donfut, Head of CNAV - CAISSE NATIONALE DASSURANCE VIEILLESSE, Paris, France Discussant: Prof. Astrid Stuckelberger, School of Public Health, Social and Community Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva; Chair, NGO committee on Aging, United Nations Geneva and UN representative of IAGG and SPSSI, Switzerland
* Dinner
Second day - October 30
9:00 - 11:00 - Critical Review of State of the Art on Informal Caregiving Antecedents and Outcomes – Micro Level
Facilitator: Prof. Jacob Lomranz, Dept. of Psychology, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Participants: Prof. Nancy Guberman Prof. Lynn McDonald, Head, Institiute of Life Course and Aging, and School of Social Work, University of Toronto, Canada Dr. Giovanni Lamura Jenny Brodsky, Director, Center for Research on Aging, Myers – JDC - Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem, Israel Dr. Dana Prilutzky, Dept. of Gerontology, School of Social Work and the Center for Research & Study of Aging, University of Haifa, Israel Discussant: Dr. Daphna Gans
11:00 -11:30 Break
11:30 - 13:30 - Critical Review of State of the Art on Formal Caregiving – Macro level
Facilitator: Dr. Israel Doron, Dept. of Gerontology and School of Social Work and the Center for Research & Study of Aging, University of Haifa, Israel Participants: Prof. Svein Olav Daatland Prof. Yitzhak Brick, Director ESHEL (Ass. for Planning & Development of Services for the Aged in Israel) and Dept. of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Israel Prof. Jacob Gindin, Head of Geriatric Depts., Kaplan Hospital and Dept. of Gerontology, University of Haifa, Israel Prof. Miriam Hirschfeld, Head, Department of Nursing, Yezreel Valley College, Israel Discussant: Prof. Gloria Gutman, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Past-President, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Canada
13:30 - 15:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 17:00 - Health and Well Being of Elders and Family Caregivers
Facilitator: Prof. Miriam Hirschfeld Participants: Prof. Sara Carmel, President, Israel Gerontological Society; Director, Center for Multi-disciplinary Research in Aging, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Israel Prof. Astrid Stuckelberger Dr. Miri Cohen, Head, Dept. of Gerontology and School of Social Work, University of Haifa, Israel Prof. Hakan Yaman, Faculty of Medicine, Adkeniz University, Antalya, Turkey Prof. Ismail Tufan, Head Dept. of Social Gerontology, Adkeniz University, Antalya, Turkey Dr. Nurit Gur-Yaish, Postdoc Fellow, Center for Research & Study of Aging, Haifa University Discussant: Prof. Perla Werner, Dean, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel
* Reception at the Haifa City Hall
Third day - October 31
9:30 - 12:00 - Future Research and Policy Agenda
Facilitator: Prof. Astrid Stuckelberger Participants: Toni Antonucci, Sara Carmel, Perla Werner, Haim Hazan, Simon Biggs, Claudine Attias-Donfut, Ismail Tufan, Gloria Gutman, Merril Silverstein and Ariela Lowenstein
12:00 - 12:30 - Closing - Ariela Lowenstein and Ruth Katz 12:30 - Light lunch * 18:00 - Dinner at Prof. Lowenstein's home