TSHL ONLINE ACADEMY

Governor Rick Perry Speaks About TSHL Online Academy

Welcome to the TSHL Online Academy. The Academy offers online courses for TSHL members, older Texans, the aging network & providers, college students, family caregivers and interested public. With TSHL Online, you have on-demand access to all courses, so that you learn at your pace, and at your convenience. Explore this site and learn about the TSHL and its programs. We hope you find something here that interests you and you decide to pursue your studies with us.

Faculty and Curriculum

TSHL 101 The Realities of the Third Age.
Faculty: Ben Dickerson, PhD, LPC, Partner, HigherValue Solutions; retired Professor and Director, Baylor Institute on Gerontological Studies and University of Indianapolis Gerontological Studies
Derrel Watkins, PhD, ACSW, Partner, HigherValue Solutions; retired professor social work, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

TSHL 102 Physical, Mental and Spiritual Well Being Through the Life Course.
Faculty: Dan Blazer, MD, MPH, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Head, University Council on Aging and Human Development, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.
Carmel Dyer, M.D., Director, Division of Geriatric & Palliative Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Wilson Weatherford, M.D., Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Baylor Specialty Hospital, Baylor Medical Center, Dallas
Bruce Davis, PhD., President, Texas Partners for Adult Protective Services; TSHL member

TSHL 103 Advocacy for Older Texans.
Faculty: Bruce Bower, JD, Deputy Director, Texas Legal Services Center
John Willis, LCSW, Retired Texas Long-Term Care Ombudsman; Colonel, US Army & Texas Army National Guard, Retired

TSHL 104 Call For Leadership
Faculty: Chris Kyker, M.S, M.A. Former Executive Director, Texas Department on Aging; former Director, West Central Texas Area Agency on Aging and Speaker, TSHL
Bruce Davis, PhD., President, Texas Partners for Adult Protective Services; TSHL member

105 Capstone Seminar 2009 - All faculty, advisors and students

Advisors

Harvey Fredriksson, PhD, Retired professor, Navarro College, Corsicana, Texas
Oscar Garcia, Retired Insurance executive; TSHL Speaker ProTem
Paul Geisel, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Texas at Arlington, School of Urban and
Rural Affairs; Member of TSHL, Vice Chair, TSHL Rural-Urban Affairs Legislative Issue
Committee

Sandra Graham, PhD, Research Coordinator, School of Social Work, University of Texas at
Austin; Chair, TSHL Health and Human Resources Legislative Issue Committee and Vice
Chair, TSHL Communications Committee
Walter Graham, Speaker, TSHL; Retired Community Relationship Specialist - Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of Texas
C.D. Pruett, PhD, Director, Pruett Gerontology Center, Abilene Christian University
Glenda Rogers, Director, Area Agency on Aging of Capital area; former President, Texas
Association of area Agencies on Aging (T4A)
Paul Zobisch, Publisher & General Manager, Generations News, Dallas

To enroll in courses, visit www.tshlacademy.org. For additional information contact Chris Kyker, Project Director, TSHL Online Academy. Email: ckyker@aol.com. Phone: 325-691-0855