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Presents a strengths-based approach of social work with older adults.   The fourth edition of Social Work with Older Adults provides a comprehensive treatment of a strengths-based approach to the major areas of social work with older adults. The text examines the basics of biopsychosocial functioning and the design of interventions to treat a wide variety of challenges facing older adults. This updated edition includes content on abuse and neglect of older adults, drug and alcohol abuse and the social worker’s role in dying, bereavement, and advance directives.   Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Discuss how to engage in differential assessment. Understand the design of intervention to treat a wide variety of challenges facing older adults.

Table of Contents:
In this Section:  1. Brief Table of Contents 2. Full Table of Contents     BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:   Chapter 1: The Context of Social Work Practice with Older Adults Chapter 2: Biological Changes and the Physical Well-Being of Older Adults Chapter 3: Psychosocial Adjustments to Aging Chapter 4: Conducting a Biopsychosocial Assessment Chapter 5: Differential Assessment and Diagnosis of Cognitive and Emotional Problems of Older Adults Chapter 6: Interventions for Depression, Anxiety and Dementia in Older Adults Chapter 7: Alternative Interventions in the Socioemotional Problems of Older Adults Chapter 8: Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention in Older Adults Chapter 9: Social Work Practice in Identifying and Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults Chapter 10: Spirituality and Social Work with Older Adults  Chapter 11: End-of-Life Care for Older Adults  Chapter 12: Working with Older Adults’ Support Systems: Spouses, Partners, Families, and Caregivers    FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapter 1: The Context of Social Work Practice with Older Adults Aging in the Twenty-First Century  The Demography of Aging  Settings for Gerontological Social Work  Developing Areas for Direct Practice  Macro Settings for Gerontological Social Workers  Personal and Professional Issues in Work with Older Adults   Chapter 2: Biological Changes and the Physical Well-Being of Older Adults  What do Biological Changes Mean for Older Adults? Why Does the Body Age?  Biological Changes That Accompany Aging  Incontinence  HIV/AIDS and Older Adults  What Factors Promote Healthy Aging?    Chapter 3: Psychosocial Adjustments to Aging  Psychological Changes That Accompany Aging  Social Theories of Aging   “Successful” Psychosocial Aging  Implications of Psychosocial Changes for Social Work Practice with Older Adults    Chapter 4: Conducting a Biopsychosocial Assessment  Assessments Look at Strengths and Challenges The Purpose of a Biopsychosocial Assessment?  Special Considerations in Assessing Older Adults  Conditions for Conducting an Assessment  Components of a Comprehensive Assessment  Using Collaterals to Gather Additional Information Example of a Comprehensive Assessment   Chapter 5: Differential Assessment and Diagnosis of Cognitive and Emotional Problems of Older Adults  Differential Assessment and Diagnosis  Depression in Older Adults  Dementia  Delirium  Differentiating between Depression, Dementia, and Delirium  Anxiety Disorders  Differential Diagnosis of Anxiety Compulsive Hoarding   Chapter 6: Interventions for Depression, Anxiety and Dementia in Older Adults The Intervention Process  Obstacles to Intervention and Treatment with Older Adults  Developing a Relationship with an Older Adult  Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Life Review  Specialized Groups for Older Adults Behavioral Management Interventions for Dementia Validation Therapy  Simulate Presence Therapy When Can Life Review Be Beneficial? Medical Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Group Approaches to Treat Depression and Anxiety Medications Used to Treat Dementia   Chapter 7: Alternative Interventions in the Socioemotional Problems of Older Adults  Complementary and Alternative Interventions  The Benefits of Creative Arts for Older Adults  The Therapeutic Use of Music  Art as a Therapeutic Activity  Massage Therapy Recreation as Therapy  Animal-Assisted Therapy    Chapter 8: Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention in Older Adults  Alcohol Use and Abuse by Older Adults  Drug Misuse and Dependency  Suicide among Older Adults   Chapter 9: Social Work Practice in Identifying and Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults  Growing Concern about Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults  The Incidence of Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults  What is Considered Abuse or Neglect of Older Adults?  Risk Factors Associated with Abuse or Neglect of Older Adults  Understanding the Causes of Maltreatment of Older Adults  Assessment of Abuse, Neglect, and Self-Neglect of Older Adults  Designing Interventions to Prevent Abuse or Neglect  Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes  When an Older Adult Refuses Protective Services   Chapter 10: Spirituality and Social Work with Older Adults  Spirituality and Religion as Strengths for Older Adults The  Profession’s Journey to a Renewed Interest in  Spirituality  The Relevance of Spirituality to Social Work with Older Adults 264 Spirituality in the Lives of Women and Older Adults of Color  A Few Words of Caution Incorporating Spirituality into Social Work Practice with Older Adults  Chapter 11: End-of-Life Care for Older Adults  End-of-Life Care as Part of Gerontological Social Work  The Process of Dying  The Role of the Social Worker in the Dying Process  Advance Directives  Palliative and Hospice Care  Bereavement and Grief  Social Work Interventions with Bereaved Older Adults Ethical Considerations in End-of-Life Care   Chapter 12: Working with Older Adults’ Support Systems: Spouses, Partners, Families, and Caregivers  Older Adults’ Support Systems  Older Adults who are Childless Spouses and Partners Therapeutic Interventions with Older Couples  The Family Meeting  Grandparents Raising Grandchildren  Caregivers as Support Systems for Older Adults  The Stresses of Caregiving  Social Work Interventions with Caregivers   Chapter 13: “Aging in Place”: Income Programs, Health Insurance, and Support Services for Older Adults  “Aging in Place”  Economic Security Programs for Older Adults Health Insurance Programs for Older Adults  Support Services to Older Adults  Support Programs Authorized by the Older Americans Act of 1965  Choices for Independence  Finding Services for Older Adults: The Eldercare Locator  Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (Reverse Mortgages)  Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)  What Challenges Lie Ahead?     

About the Author :
Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich is an Associate Professor at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work and Chair of the Older Adults and Families Concentration. She received her B.A. from Marquette University, her MSW from Tulane University and her Ph.D from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has extensive practice experience with older adults in community, residential and health care settings. She taught for 15 years at Marquette University and has been on the faculty at Boston College since 1994. Dr. McInnis-Dittrich’s writing and research is focused on clinical and macro practice with older adults. Her writing has appeared in Families in Society, Aging and Mental Health, The Clinical Supervisor, Social Development Issues, Migration Today, Journal of Women and Aging,  Educational Gerontology, Race, Gender and Class, and Journal of Teaching in Social Work. She is the author of three books: Social Work with Older Adults: A Biopsychosocial Approach to Assessment and Intervention, Integrating Social Welfare Policy and Social Work Practice and The Hmong in America: Providing Ethnic-Sensitive Health, Education, and Human Services. She has also contributed to the Handbook of Social Work and Aging, Social Work Practice with Asian Americans, and Collaborative Practice.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780133557381
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0133557383
  • Publisher Date: 18 Dec 2014
  • Binding: Digital download
  • Weight: 1 gr


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