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Gerontological practice for the twenty-first century
— a social work perspective | | Author(s) | Virginia E Richardson, Amanda S Barusch |
| Publisher | Columbia University Press, New York, 2006 |
| Pages | 491 pp (End-of-life care : a series) |
| Source | John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Distribution Centre, 1 Oldlands Way, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO22 9SA. cs-books@wiley.co.uk |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Mental disorder ; Psychiatric treatment ; Social work ; Terminal care ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This book is aimed at graduate students and practitioners, and provides a US perspective on practice approaches that are age-specific and empirically based, blends micro and macro views and reflects themes in ageing and social work. The book uses case illustrations throughout, and is in four parts. Part 1 reviews current and classic theories of ageing. It proposes an original framework for an integrative approach to practice with older people that incorporates both individual and policy-level interventions. Part 2 covers common and important psychological problems among older individuals - such as anxiety, depression, suicide, substance abuse and dementia - and describes appropriate, evidence-based interventions. Part 3 considers the social psychological picture by discussing working with older families, end-of-life care, bereavement, work and retirement. Part 4 focuses on core socio-political issues in the lives of older people: economic policy, poverty, health policy, quality of life concerns and social services. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061108201 B |
| Classmark | BG: E: LP: IG: LV: 7T |
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