Helping Members Thrive
Professionally and Personally

GSA’s goal is to connect members with programs and services that help them advance their careers and feel better prepared in their personal lives.

Strengthen the Value of Membership

GSA is looking to strengthen the value of membership by identifying member-developed tools, programs, and partnerships that support members professionally while providing practical benefits they can use personally.

Benefits for Work, Life, and Everything in Between

GSA encourages members to explore how any of these offerings can be used beyond their professional roles. Supporting meaningful lives as we age is our shared work — and GSA is committed to supporting the people who make that work possible.

Benefits Grounded in Expertise

GSA's objective is to continue working with mission-aligned organizations to identify opportunities that extend the value of membership. Whether a resource supports professional development, strengthens practice, improves communication about aging, or helps a member guide a family caregiver, our focus remains the same: providing benefits that are relevant, practical, and grounded in the expertise of our community.

Have a Resource to Share?

Active GSA members who want their product or service considered for the member benefits portfolio should email an introduction, product details, and contact information to marketing@geron.org.

Offerings

GSA Providing Members Access to a Certificate Course on Engaging with Family Caregivers

GSA’s is in collaboration with Plans4Care, Inc., to offer an online course called The Confident Caregiver. This brief, self-paced training gives clinicians, care managers, and health and human services professionals evidence-based tools to better engage family caregivers of people with complex conditions. Developed by GSA members Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, FGSA, FAAN, and Catherine V. Piersol, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP, the course translates decades of research into practical resources and a person-centered approach to care.

The course consists of six concise online modules that provide evidence-based frameworks, practical tools, a caregiver workbook, and a person-centered approach to care delivery designed to improve outcomes for patients and their families. Continuing education credits are available.

As Dr. Gitlin shared with GSA, 

“Family caregivers are essential members of the care team, yet too often they must assume complex responsibilities without the preparation and support needed. The Confident Caregiver was created to change that — giving professionals practical tools to engage, educate, and empower caregivers so providers feel more confident working with caregivers and, in turn, caregivers are more confident in the care they provide.”
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