Training for Metropolitan Family Service's Foster Grandparent Program

PSU Department: School of Business Administration

Topics: Diversity Education Human Resources

Type: Academic Course

Status: Completed

Duration: Academic Term

Language: English

Nation: United States of America

State: Oregon

Partnership Description:

Over the course of four years students in a Training and Development course worked to design, implement, and evaluate formal training for seniors who worked as Foster Grandparent's with school aged children. The focus was on specific trainings each term. For example, students designed diversity training, self-esteem training, and literacy trainings. The students became versed in understanding the client organization, the seniors, as well as the needs of the children served by these seniors.

Partnership Start: 1/10/1996

Partnership End: 12/15/2000

Primary PSU Sponsor Title: Professor of Managment

Primary PSU Sponsor First Name: Talya

Primary PSU Sponsor Last Name: Bauer

Primary PSU Sponsor Website: http://www.pdx.edu/directory/a9a825a9-1dd111b2-80010000-00000000

Partner Organization: Metropolitan Family Services

Partner Organization Website: http://www.metfamily.org/all_aboutmfs.htm

Primary Partnership Site Physical Street Address: 1808 SE Belmont Street

Primary Partnership Site City: Portland

Primary Partnership Site Postal Code: 97214

Submitted by cetb on Wed, 07/04/2007 - 10:38am.

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