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Mark Lymbery examines the key themes involved in working with older people and demonstrates how to transfer these into practice. He advocates a practice-based approach and provides readers with a number of relevant scenarios designed to aid them in the workplace.
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What are the challenges facing gerontological social workers-today and in the near future? This book gives you an essential overview of the role, status, and potential of gerontological social work in aging societies around the world. Drawing on the expertise of leaders in the field, it identifies key policy and practice issues and suggests directions for the future. Here you'll find important perspectives on home health care, mental health, elder abuse, older workers' issues, and death and dying, as well as an examination of the policy and practice issues of utmost concern to social w
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In this fascinating book, leading international experts in gerontology and social work examine the conditions of older people in their respective native lands--Australia, Canada, West Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, and Sweden. In response to the need for world-wide sharing of information and research on one of the most dramatic developments of the twentieth century in the United States and throughout the western world--the aging of the populations--these professionals offer an international dimension and cross-cultural knowledge to social gerontology and gerontological
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Older people are the biggest service user group for social workers and an increasing portion of the population. In this refreshingly positive and practical textbook, Rory Lynch draws on years of practice and teaching experience to show how to achieve best social work practice with older adults. He takes a person-centred approach, which fosters respect by valuing the fact that elderly people have more lived experience than others.Exploring the key theoretical approaches and methods of intervention, this book helps social workers to identify, understand and facilitate their service-users' wishes for wellbeing and a fulfilling older age. Chapters are practice-driven, containing case studies drawn from a range of care settings, reflective questions and exercises.Mapping directly onto the key modules on the social work degree, this is ...
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"The purpose of this book is to trace the development of geriatric social work through the response of the social work professional organizations to the needs of older adults and through the experiences of the author, leading to a greater understanding of this important practice specialty. It demonstrates the author's application of social work skills and knowledge in the areas of communication, environmental and family systems, cultural issues, community relationships, client assessment and treatment plans, research, and advocacy. The author's accounts of career opportunities, challenges, and successes as well as real-life case illustrations, provide a window into the development of social work and related mental health services in the fields of aging and healthcare during her career (40+ years). Kaplan's goal is both to re-affirm the geriatric professionals' commitment to working with older adults and demonstrate the diverse ways in which to improve their clients' lives, as well as encourage more professionals and students to consider the many paths that can be taken to serve this aging population. The book reveals the diverse settings and roles that have emerged for practitioners to work with older adults in delivering healthcare, long-term care, and community-based services"--
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Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-first Century meets the need for state-of-the-art information on practice approaches with older patients that are age-specific and empirically based, blend ""micro"" and ""macro"" views, and reflect current themes in the aging and social work fields. The book is designed as a text for students and as a professional resource for practitioners. Clearly written, the book offers an expert and comprehensive review of the current literature and focuses on issues relating to the most vulnerable older people. This book also features case illustrations throughout
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