Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
Gladys Okocha MSW, LSW is a Licensed Social Worker currently employed at Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging since July 2021. Previous experience includes a position as a Social Worker at University Hospitals from January 2010 to January 2022, where responsibilities focused on supporting children and adolescents recovering from violent injuries through the Antifragility Initiative Department. Additional roles encompassed positions as a Mental Health Worker with responsibilities in milieu management and group facilitation, Social Worker for Cuyahoga County, and a Substitute Teacher at RENHILL GROUP INC. Educational qualifications include a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Cleveland State University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Ibadan.
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging (WRAAA) is a private non-profit corporation, organized and designated by the State of Ohio to be the planning, coordinating and administrative agency for federal and state aging programs in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina Counties. It is one of twelve Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) in the state organized together with local service provider organizations and the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) to form the state's public aging services network. The network works together to develop systems of long-term services and supports (LTSS); and to create opportunities for older Ohioan's to receive them and to age successfully in their own homes and communities. The Agency is also involved in a number of special projects created in response to identified needs and opportunities. Those projects include helping LTC consumers better transition between care settings and empowering them to assume more responsibility for their health and wellness through prevention and disease self-management; and working with the VA to assist veterans with dementia. To learn more please visit our website at www.areaagingsolutions.org Employment opportunities can also be found on our website, or you may go directly to https://www.areaagingsolutions.org/about-us/employment/