Center for Successful Aging

What's New!

Successful Aging

A free publication for Santa Barbara seniors presented by CSA.

The Jan/Feb Issue is now available on line.
Printed copies have been distributed.

Click here to see a list of where you can
pick up your copy now or to download a PDF version.

Executive Director
Gary Linker, Ph.D.

Board of Directors:
Bobbi Kroot	Chairman
Laurie Leighty	Treasurer
Gayle Golden	Secretary
Rachel Bishar
Eilene Bruce
Wilma Chortkoff
Lynda Fairly
Marty Golden
La Shon Kelley
Frank Newton
Jeanne West
Mark Levine, Founding Member

GROUP COUNSELING TRAINING

The Center for Successful Aging is looking for caring and compassionate adults who would like to become senior peer counselors to assist other seniors having difficulty with the challenges of aging.

Click for more information

Agencies Only: Click here to download the survey for the
upcoming Senior Symposium (PDF)

The Center for Successful Aging is happy to announce that its new telephone call reassurance program, CareLine.

Senior volunteers who have participated in a special orientation/training will be available to place short check-in calls to any adult over the age of 50 who may be homebound or isolated, and who might greatly appreciate a call from someone of their own generation.

Clients may be referred by family, friends, social workers, discharge planners, clergy, and other organizations serving the needs of the elderly of Santa Barbara.
Target clients include those who may not have friends or family, who may not be able to get out of the house easily, or those who could benefit from knowing that someone in the community cares about their well-being.

This service, like all of the services provided by the Center for Successful Aging, is entirely free.
CSA Careline

Please call Dr. Gary Linker
at
(805) 963.8080
for more information.

Center for Successful Aging

Helps Seniors and their families

with the Challenges & Opportunities of Aging

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	All Services Are Free

The Center for Successful Aging (CSA) offers critical mental health and counseling services to seniors facing serious illness, loss of a loved one, isolation from family and friends, transitions to assisted living and other trials of aging. CSA is one of the most pro-active organizations in Santa Barbara to ensure seniors achieve healthy aging. We provide senior peer counseling, senior peer support groups and educational initiatives that promote the physical, spiritual, mental and emotional health of seniors in the Santa Barbara area. We are the only agency in Santa Barbara that provides these services at no charge to the client.

The true uniqueness of CSA's program lies in the fact that all the counselors are seniors, too. Talking to someone who has gone through the same life struggles is the critical piece in creating mutual understanding and bonding. CSA provides the training in basic counseling and empathetic listening skills to seniors who want to make a difference by volunteering their time helping other seniors. CSA reaches out to clients in their homes, often providing counseling services to those who are housebound because of physical limitations. Often it is hard to tell who benefits most, the counselor or the client. We also offer both counseling and support groups to clients at many sites, including long-term care facilities, senior centers and other locations in Santa Barbara.

The Center for Successful Aging provides assurance that the Santa Barbara community does care, and that seniors do not have to go it alone. With trained volunteer counselors available to help deal with every day problems, seniors of all backgrounds and economic status, can stay connected to their community and continue to live independent and emotionally rewarding lives.

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