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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

Social work with older people

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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 ...

Social work with older people.

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This book presents an in-depth qualitative analysis of aging, focusing on stationary long-term care facilities in Germany. The author, Judith Bauer, examines cultural shifts and community care contributions to enhance elderly care. The work includes theoretical backgrounds, qualitative data analysis, and empirical studies conducted on multiple locations. It discusses the systematic approach to research in elderly care and explores secondary data analysis methodologies. Aimed at scholars and practitioners in social work and elder care, the book intends to provide insights into improving the quality of life for the elderly through innovative care models.

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