Handbook of social work in health and aging /
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Oxford ; New York : |
Publication Dates: | 2006. |
Literature type: | eBook |
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Online Access: |
http://www.iresearchbook.cn/f/ebook/detail?id=701bd817fb3e40b889a757cd03b5dde9 |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xl, 1127 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780198038733 9780195173727 |
Index Number: | HV1451 |
CLC: | C913.6 |
Contents: |
Older adults with cancer / Older Adults with age-related cardiovascular disease / Older adults with diabetes and complications / Older adults with orthopedic and mobility conditions / Older adults with developmental disabilities / Older adults with age-related sensory loss / Aging and functional disability / HIV-infected and HIV-affected older adults / Older adults with neurological disorders without significant dementia / Older adults suffering from significant dementia / Older adults with mental and emotional problems / Older adults with substance/alcohol abuse problems / Older adults at risk for suicide / Older adults and work in the 21st Century / The oldest old / Immigrant and refugee elders / Mistreated and neglected elders / Aging prisoners / Older African Americans and other black populations / Older Asian Americans / Older gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender persons / Older Latinos : a mental health perspective / Native American elders : unique histories and special needs / Older adults in other minority groups / Roles of social workers in palliative and end of life care / Psychosocial services at the end of life / Caregivers to older adults / Grandparents raising grandchildren : who are they? / Older adults as caregivers to persons with developmental and/or physical disabilities / Older Latino family caregivers / Rural African American caregiving / Caregiving at a distance / Generalized and specialized hospitals / Home care settings / Departments of public welfare or social services / Geriatric care management settings / Hospices / Community mental health centers / Senior centers / Health maintenance organizations and managed care companies / Social service and health planning agencies / The workplace / Substance abuse networks / Case management services / Counseling services and support groups / Services to support caregivers of older adults / Advocacy and protection of older adults / Services and housing issues / Services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults / Services for HIV-infected and HIV-affected older adults / A social worker's historical perspective on residential care / Nursing homes / Residential care settings for veterans / The long-term care ombudsman program / Long-term residential settings for older persons with severe and persistent mental illness / Culture change in long term care / Dementia special care units in residential care / Transitions from nursing homes to community settings / Continuing care retirement communities / Assisted living settings / Adult foster care and adult family care / Congregate housing / Residence-based care : New York's NORC-supportive / Comprehensive and multidimensional geriatric assessment / Abbreviated and targeted geriatric assessment / Standardized measures commonly used in geriatric assessment / Cognitive-behavioral interventions / Family and group interventions / Interdisciplinary team practices / Psychodynamic psychotherapy / Reminiscence and life review / Strengths-based and solutions-focused approaches to practice / Use of spirituality in interventions / Approaches to empowering individuals and communities / National advocacy groups for older adults / Federal income maintenance policies and programs / Private retirement benefits / Policies affecting health, mental health, and caregiving : Medicare / Policies affecting health, mental health and caregiving : Medicaid / Policies affecting long-term care and long-term care institutions / Policies affecting community-based social services, housing, and transportation / Policies related to competency and proxy issues / Policies related to end of life care / Policies affecting families of dependent older adults / Policies to protect the rights of older adults / World population aging / Older adults in Australia / Older adults in China / Older adults in Europe / Older adults in developing nations / Long term care insurance in Japan / Issues in conducting social work research in aging / Using large datasets for research on older adults and families / Measuring client satisfaction among older adults and families / Current status of social work research in aging and future directions / Strategies for implementing and sustaining gerontological curricular change in social work education / Educating social workers for an aging society : needs and approaches / Moving forward : developing geriatric social work competencies / Credentialing opportunities for social workers in aging / |