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Publication Date: September 1978
Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America
Author(s): Chaim Joseph Cohen
Research Area: Population and demographics; Social conditions
Keywords: Social Services; Artistic Expression; Elderly
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The author criticizes the traditional conception of craft classes in senior centers as being primarily about socialization, advocating instead a greater emphasis on concrete skills-development so as to provide seniors with ongoing challenges and a sense of accomplishment. Paraprofessional senior citizen volunteers can be used, with proper supervision, to teach crafts to other seniors.
In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.55 no.1, Fall 1978.