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Public conference on aging set by Pittsburgh PresbyteryDr. Arthur S. Flemming, chairman of the 1971 White House Conference on Aging and special consultant on aging to President Nixon will be the principal speaker at a Pittsburgh Presbytery conference on aging Monday, Nov. 13.“Newer Viewpoints with Older Adults” will be the theme of the conference which will be held in Beulah Presbyterian Church, 2S00 McCradyRoad, Churchill, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m.In addition to Dr. Flemming's address which will come at a noon luncheon, the program will include a series of seminars in the morning followed by a similar group of workshops in the afternoon.Sessions will be on various phases of services to the elderly including retirement preparation, social security, education, nutrition, program resources, home health care, senior citizens centers, nursing homes and other subjects.A special morning session will be devoted to new legislation affecting the elderly and a movie, “The Father,” will be shown.The program is sponsored by the Presbytery’s Christian education subcommittee on ministry with older adults. - The .College Center North branch of the Community College of Allegheny County is co-sponsoring the event. The Rev. Terry Stoops, associate minister of the Elfinwild U.P. Church. Shaler. is chairman of the event.Officials say the conference is forretired people and those about to retire as well as for pastors and social workers whose responsibilities include working with older adults.The conference is open to the public. Registration is |3. The conference will be limited to the first 3S0 registrants. Registration information can be obtained from the Rev. John Oldman Jr. at Pittsburgh Presbytery or from Mrs. Kenneth Miller at the Beulah Church.Seminar and workshop leaders for the day include:Thomas D. Thomson, partner, Thomson. Rhodes and Grigsby; and Michael J. Coyne, assistant vice president and general manager. Squirrel Hill office Mellon Bank on ‘ ‘ Retirement Preparation. ’ ’Miss Patricia A. Gerberding. field representative, Social Security Administration, Downtown office; and Miss Clara Shaughnessy. field representative, East Liberty office on “Social Security and Medicare.”Miss Doris Clements, nutrition consultant, Allegheny County Health Department on “Nutrition and the Elderly.”The Rev. Canice Conners, professor, counselor education. University of Pittsburgh on “A Look at the Field of Aging through Contextual Thinking. ” David Urbaitis, Hazelwood Glenwood Glen Hazel Council, Kim;., Community Action Pittsburgh on “Advocacy in the Field of Aging.” William Schlag. director. Adult Services of Allegheny County on“Possible Co-Operative Ventures of the Church with Others in the Field of Aging.”Miss Barbara Piskor, education coordinator, Visiting Nurses Association of Allegheny County on “Health Needs of Older Persons.”Mrs. Vicky Peralta, administrator, department of community services on aging, Catholic Social Services, Philadelphia Diocese on “Senior Citizen Centers.”Mrs. Henrietta Rabe, associate. Bureau of Special Continuing Education, State of New York on “The IDevelopment of Continuing Education 1Programs for the Older Adult. ” lt;Mrs. Carol Barta. program director, 1Duquesne Union, Duquesne University ; and Robert W. McCurdy, director of 1student activities. Carnegie-Mellon 1Un i versity on * ‘ Program Resources and lt;ProgramDevelopment.Miss Judy Markoe. director of (student activities. Community College 1of Allegheny County-South Campus on lt;“Leadership Development, ” lt;Rev. Shelton B. Waters, director, *Department of Church and Community, Synod of Pennsylvania-West Virginia, *on “Ecumenical or Inter-group sPlanning for the Elderly. ”Mrs. Philip Frasca. Director of the Homestead Hospital Southern , Allegheny Home Health Agency on * * Home Health Care Programs. ”Mrs. Kathern Jenasco. specialist on aging. Western Region Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare on “Why 1Have a Conference on Aging? ;
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Pittsburgh North Hills News Record
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Nov 04, 1972
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