SENIOR CARE CONCEPTS’ JENNY MILLER RECEIVES SOCIAL WORKER OF THE YEAR IN AGING AWARD
Warwick Beacon and Cranston Herald
November 1, 2011
East Greenwich, RI [Senior Care Concepts Inc.] – The Rhode Island chapter of the National Association of Social Workers selected Jenny Miller, MSW, CMC, president and founder of Senior Care Concepts Inc., as the recipient of its 2011 Social Worker of the Year in Aging Award. This award is presented annually to a professional social worker who “demonstrates exceptional qualities and goes beyond the call of duty in his or her job.” The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world; the Rhode Island chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is one of 56 NASW chapters across America.
“It’s humbling and exciting when your peers nominate you for this award,” said Miller. “I’ve devoted my life and career to assisting seniors in maintaining their well-being, independence and dignity. This is my passion.”
For the past 15 years Miller has been providing a diverse range of services to clients including in-depth care assessments; long-term healthcare planning programs for seniors and their adult children; serving as liaison between her clients and local healthcare professionals and alternative living communities; and emergency crisis intervention. Geriatric Care Manager Miller’s primary focus is on designing ongoing care management programs that accommodate seniors with varying levels of needs, with an emphasis on keeping seniors independent and safe. Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and human development, a master’s degree in social work and gerontology, and is a Certified Case Manager.
“Social workers are dedicated to helping others and very seldom take time to reflect on their own achievements,” said Rick Harris, LICSW, executive director of the Rhode Island chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. “It is critical that we honor outstanding professionals who are selfless and dedicated in their service to others. Jenny Miller is one such professional.”
The prestigious award was presented to Miller during the Rhode Island chapter NASW’s annual awards ceremony and banquet held on June 22, 2011 in Warwick, RI and attended by more than 125 professional social workers and their family members. Annual award recipients are chosen from nominations submitted by members of the Rhode Island chapter NASW. Active membership in the local organization currently stands at 1,040 professional social workers.
Senior Care Concepts Inc. is a professional geriatric care management firm that provides strategies and solutions to seniors and their adult children that maximize a senior’s physical, emotional, and social well being and independence.
The Rhode Island chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, 220 West Exchange Street in Providence, RI, is a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies. NASW and its 56 chapters are one organization legally, financially, and programmatically.
