CADER Team Shares Expertise at On Aging 2025 

Researchers at the Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER) at the BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) recently shared their expertise at the American Society on Aging’s (ASA) 2025 On Aging Conference. Prof. Bronwyn Keefe, CADER director, Annalee Wilson, CADER Evaluation and Workforce Training Manager, and BUSSW doctoral candidate Megan Nizza (PhD’27) showcased the impact of recent workforce development programs and community behavioral health initiatives designed and implemented by CADER.  

Case Management Accelerated Training: A New Workforce Development Program 

In 2023, Tri-Valley, Inc., an Aging Services Access Point (ASAP), launched the Case Management Accelerated Training (CMAT) program to foster the next generation of case managers. Prof. Keefe and Wilson shared how CADER’s Person-Centered Case Management (PCCM) certificate supported Tri-Valley Inc.’s CMAT program, incorporating the certificate into the online portion of Tri-Valley’s CMAT curriculum.  
 
Learn more about CADER’s work with Tri-Valley here.  

A Three-Component Community-Wide Approach to Behavioral Health in Aging 

CADER partnered with the City of Salem, Massachusetts on a three-component community health program focused on behavioral health in aging. Prof. Keefe, Wilson, and Nizza explained how CADER worked with Salem to produce an informational media campaign, conduct workshops on behavioral health topics for older adults, and deliver CADER’s Behavioral Health in Aging certificate to city professionals, enabling them to better support older adults in the community.  

Learn more about CADER’s partnership with the City of Salem here.