| Edition |
Second edition, completely revised. |
| Description |
257 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Readings in social work series |
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Readings in social work series.
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| Contents |
Social work with the aged : principles of practice / Abraham Monk -- Suicide among the elderly : levels and trends / John L. McIntosh -- Elder abuse : a review of the literature / Nan Hervig Giordano and Jeffrey A. Giordano -- Understanding illness and aging / Mildred D. Mailick -- Psychological changes from midlife to early old age : implications for the maintenance of mental health / K. Warner Schaie -- Alzheimer's disease and related disorders : assessment and intervention / Ronald W. Toseland, Anthony Derico, and Mary L. Owen -- Medical utilization problems among the elderly / Vincent J. Giannetti -- Sociocultural dimensions : nursing homes and the minority aged / Barbara Jones Morrison -- Influence of support systems on the use of social services by the Hispanic elderly / Richard A. Starrett, Charles H. Mindel, and Roosevelt Wright, Jr. -- Realities of gay and lesbian aging / Raymond M. Berger -- Inextricable interaction : social, psychologic, and biologic stresses facing the elderly / Richard K. Goodstein -- The effects of aging on sexuality / Karen Green Hobson -- The aging family in crisis : a problem in living / Charlotte Kirschner -- Helping elderly couples in crisis / George S. Getzel -- Group treatment of elderly with ill spouses / Elise Martini Beaulieu and Judith Karpinski -- A model for working with multigenerational families / Alida G. Silverman, Beatrice H. Kahn, and Gary Anderson -- Medicare or m̀edigap'? Dilemma for the elderly / Shirley H. Wattenberg and Leona M. McGann -- Aging network in transition : problems and prospects / Stephanie FallCreek and Neil Gilbert -- Case management in long-term care : options and opportunities / Carol D. Austin -- Home care for the aged : a fragile partnership / Lenard W. Kaye -- Adult day care : expanding options for service / Rose Goldstein -- Future crises and the very old : implications for discharge planning / Regina Kulys -- Meeting the needs of the elderly : home health care or institutionalization? / J. Dianne Garner and Susan O. Mercer -- Long-term care / Barbara Silverstone. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies. |
| Subject |
Social work with older people -- United States.
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Older people -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Aging -- United States.
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Older people.
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Social Work -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Meyer, Carol H., 1924-
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National Association of Social Workers.
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| ISBN |
0871011395 paperback $14.95 |
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