Season 3, Episode 6:  Caroline Grammer, Professor, Social Service Worker – Gerontology
#SenecaProud9 Helmi 2021

Season 3, Episode 6: Caroline Grammer, Professor, Social Service Worker – Gerontology

About Today's Show

In today's episode, we speak with the Professor Caroline Grammer, professor at the Social Service Worker – Gerontology (SSWG) Program.

It’s no secret that this pandemic has impacted different people differently. While some people are experiencing the pandemic in a comfortable home, with easy access to technology and a job we can do remotely, for others, having a reliable Internet connection is a big deal. But what about the elderly? Providing even adequate care to that vulnerable segment of the population has often fallen short even in the best of times, but during COVID, it’s worse than ever. The vast majority of COVID deaths are from our senior community, and conditions in seniors residences are often, quite frankly, horrible. And what makes it worse is that social workers can’t even make personal wellness visits, so they have to figure out a way to set up video calls, which creates even more challenges to providing good care. And….what about the care for social workers?

As daunting as this story is, there are areas of hope, and a big part of that hope is our guest today, Caroline Grammer.

Also in this episode, we talk about:

1. An exciting, city-wide program Seneca College is participating in (and making a significant impact in), through Caroline's leadership, and the participation of her research team.

2. What we can do to help re-imagine a system of senior-care that actually works.

3. Fascinating solutions to seniors' care that de-institutionalize how the elderly are cared for.

4. Lots more!

About Today's Guest, Caroline Grammer

Caroline Grammer has been a professor at Seneca College for over 15 years, and through her work in the Social Service Worker – Gerontology Program, Caroline has trained legions of social service workers who provide Social Work services specifically to seniors. In addition to inspiring many in Canada, and globally, in how to improve the care seniors receive, Caroline has dedicated her professional life to helping the most vulnerable.

Prior to Seneca, Caroline worked in a variety of group home settings starting with terminally ill children as support person, adults with dual disorders as a case worker in Toronto, and adults with intellectual and developmental delays in the Vancouver Lower Mainland (VLM). She became a teaching assistant for at-risk youth in a Richmond, BC, and ultimately began working in the downtown east side of Vancouver, helping people with IV drug addictions, youth suffering from HIV/AIDS, and eventually transitioning to palliative care, supporting patients dying of AIDS. This was in the ‘90s, and there was really heavy stigma and fear associated with HIV / AIDS, and very little formalized help. Caroline worked with the underground cannabis network to provide pain relief for patients and clients because cannabis was only method that worked. She transitioned from clients with AIDS to older adults who remained invisible in institutional settings and began her work to raise awareness and develop palliative programs in Long Term Care homes in Vancouver. She returned to Toronto and worked briefly as a case worker on a national telephone crisis line before entering Seneca College to teach and hopefully change the system from within.

Caroline is also a practicing psychotherapist, and when she has the time, she circulates through the senior support services agencies and seniors community centres in the city to talk and teach older adults about safe sex and sexuality in older adulthood. The “toy box” is a favourite among the crowd. Pre-COVID this was a very popular workshop for both the older adults and continues to be a favourite class for students in the SSWG program.

She has been a gerotechnology consultant (one of Canada’s few) for the past 25yrs engaged with global think-tanks on how technology can allow for aging in place. She designs and implements studies to test industry technology with older adults and run clinical trials on medical grade technology that assists older adults in maintaining or improving their mobility and independence.

Most recently, Caroline has been leading Seneca's Social Service Workers -Gerontology Program in participating in a massive, city-wide study on digital access in Toronto and the underserved. Caroline and her research team are focusing on the seniors community.

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Pat Perdue

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Episode 5:  Dr. Camie Condon, from the Crime and Intelligence Analysis Degree program

Episode 5: Dr. Camie Condon, from the Crime and Intelligence Analysis Degree program

About Today's Show Professor Camie Condon is the program co-ordinator, as well as professor, in the Crime and Intelligence Analysis Degree Program.  In this episode we discuss... 1.  How analysts use social media to identify potential terrorist threats. 2. How the Seneca College Crime and Intelligence Analysis program prepares students for careers both in law enforcement, as well as the private sector. 3. How international terrorists were identified and ultimately captured with the help of Camie's company, iBrabo. About Today's Guest, Professor Camie Condon Dr. Camie Condon is the  academic coordinator as well as professor for the newly launched Crime and Intelligence Analysis Degree program taught out of Seneca College’s King Campus.  (teacher as well?).   A former crime analyst with the Halton Regional Police Service, Professor Condon received her B.A in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University and her M.Sc. and Ph.D from the University of Liverpool, (UK) .  As a part of Camie’s Ph.D research she examined police tactical decision making during armed confrontations. Camie is also a long time member/researcher of iBrabo, a Canadian based open source intelligence research group. Camie’s role with iBrabo includes assisting in collaborative research in the areas of conflict monitoring, extremist use of social media intelligence (SOCMINT), and identifying persons at risk for recruitment to violent extremism. So in other words, when Dr. Condon isn’t in the classroom teaching about Intelligence Analysis, she’s out there catching real-life bad-guys.  And the skills she applies to catch those bad guys are the same skills they cover in this program. She’s joined us here in the Sandbox studio at Newnham Available on iTunes #SenecaProud Podcast is now available on iTunes, which means it's available pretty much wherever you get your podcasts.  Here's the link.  https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/senecaproud/id1448933774.  While you're there, please subscribe, give us a rating, and leave a comment.  It really helps get our podcast found. Thanks for listening!   Pat Perdue

11 Helmi 201927min

Episode 4:  David Agnew; President of Seneca  College

Episode 4: David Agnew; President of Seneca College

About Today's Show Seneca College President David Agnew invited us into his office to talk about some exciting changes and developments at Seneca College.  In this episode, President Agnew discusses, 1.  The new centre for Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at the Main Campus, and Magna Hall, at King Campus.   2. The importance of inter-disciplinary learning, and an emphasis on "crossing boundaries" between programs to meet today's employment needs. President Agnew also talks about his career, starting out as a sports reporter in high school; and provides his key advice he gives to people to advance their career. About Today's Guest, President David Agnew With extensive experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors, David Agnew became the fifth president of Seneca in July 2009. Under his leadership, Seneca has experienced record growth in enrolment and expanded its offerings in both undergraduate and graduate programs. One of the largest colleges in Canada, Seneca is growing its applied research, broadening international and corporate partnerships, investing in capital expansion and adopting an innovative academic direction to increase experiential, cross-disciplinary and flexible learning opportunities. Mr. Agnew was Secretary to the Cabinet and head of the public service in the Government of Ontario, Canada from 1992 to 1995 after serving as Principal Secretary to the Premier. In 1995, he led the Public-Private Partnerships Project and was seconded to Massey College at the University of Toronto where he was a Senior Resident.  He was the President and CEO of UNICEF Canada, the first head of the organization recruited from outside the international development sector. As Principal for the consulting firm Digital 4Sight, he led the firm’s global research initiative on Governance in the Digital Economy, an exploration of the impact of technology on government and democracy. In the co-operative sector, he was the Executive Vice-President and Corporate Secretary for the Credit Union Central of Ontario. Mr. Agnew was the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments, the national dispute resolution service for consumers and small businesses.  Mr. Agnew’s working life started in high school as a newspaper reporter in Toronto and he continued his journalism career in St. John’s, Ottawa and Edmonton. He was the gold medallist when he graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a B.A. in political science. Following his studies, he was a Parliamentary Intern at the House of Commons of Canada. In 2012, Mr. Agnew received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his service to the community. Available on iTunes #SenecaProud Podcast is now available on iTunes, which means it's available pretty much wherever you get your podcasts.  Here's the link.  https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/senecaproud/id1448933774.  While you're there, please subscribe, give us a rating, and leave a comment.  It really helps get our podcast found. Thanks for listening!   Pat Perdue

28 Tammi 201930min

Episode 3: Professor Laura Cavanagh, Behavioural Sciences Diploma Program

Episode 3: Professor Laura Cavanagh, Behavioural Sciences Diploma Program

About Today's Show Professor Laura Cavanagh shares her insights into what makes the very popular Behavioural Sciences Diploma Program so successful.   1.  Who this program is for 2. Surprising Challenges 3. Why it can be life-changing for some students About Today's Guest, Professor Laura Cavanagh In addition to being a mom, and a clinician, and a published author, Laura Cavanagh is professor of Psychology and Behavioural Science and Seneca College, and is also the academic coordinator of the Behavioural Sciences Diploma program.  She joined us in the Sandbox Studio to hang out and talk about why her program is so freaking awesome! Thank you Sandbox Studios @ Seneca Shoutout to Julio and everyone at The Sandbox for all your help in making this podcast series possible.  If you’re a student at Seneca and you haven’t checked out the Sandbox, absolutely do it.  It’s open to all Seneca students and faculty, and you can do all kinds of media related things there from from video and photography, to digital music, to recording a podcast.  Available on iTunes #SenecaProud Podcast is now available on iTunes, which means it's available pretty much wherever you get your podcasts.  Here's the link.  https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/senecaproud/id1448933774.  While you're there, please subscribe, give us a rating, and leave a comment.  It really helps get our podcast found. Thanks for listening!   Pat

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Episode 2:  Brian Bell from Seneca's Business Analytics Program

Episode 2: Brian Bell from Seneca's Business Analytics Program

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2 Tammi 201922min

Episode 1:  Amanda Cupido, Seneca College School of Media

Episode 1: Amanda Cupido, Seneca College School of Media

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2 Tammi 201921min

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