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Advancing gerontological social work education
Author(s)	M Joanna Mellor, Joann Ivry
Publisher	The Haworth Social Work Practice Press, Binghamton, NY, 2002
Pages	276 pp
Source	The Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. www.HaworthPress.com
Keywords	Ageing process ; Health [elderly] ; Training [welfare work] ; United States of America.
Annotation	This book has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 39, no 1/2, 2002. It examines the issues surrounding - and need for - increased gerontological education for social workers. The book is divided into three sections. Section I consists of four articles which describe the growth and development of gerontological social work education, the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork and strategies to increase student interest in gerontological social work practice. A common theme is that of an ageing society requiring an increased need for gerontological social workers and the demands this places on social work education. Articles in Section II (on school based initiatives) and Section III (on class and field curriculum programme models for practice) focus on a range of specific projects and programmes, designed to develop social workers for geriatric social work practice. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-030923214 B
Classmark	BG: CC: QW: 7T
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