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  • Working with Older People

    by John Harris, Denise Tanner ...
    Series series The Social Work Skills Series
    Working with older people has become an increasingly important part of social work education and practice. Whether studying community care, adult services, human growth and development, or social work processes and interventions, this book will be a vital source of information and help.Working with Older People provides a framework of knowledge, skills and values pertinent to qualifying social ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

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  • Social Work Practice in Home Health Care

    by Ruth Ann Goode-Chresos ...
    Through Social Work Practice in Home Health Care, social workers will discover a unique “how-to” approach to social work practice in home health care agencies. You will find a historical perspective on home health care and clinical interventions to help you improve home health care for your patients. A wide range of clients, such as the developmentally disabled, post-hospitalization patients, the ... Read more

    $99.99 USD

  • Disabled People and the Right to Life

    The Protection and Violation of Disabled People’s Most Basic Human Rights

    Edited by Luke Clements, Janet Read ...
    The most basic of human rights, the right to life, is the focus of this book.'Human rights' has increasingly come to be seen as a significant framework, both to aid understanding of the experiences of those who face oppression, and to underpin social, legal and political measures to counter it. Disabled People and the Right to Life uses this framework to explore how disabled people’s right to life ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Elder Abuse

    International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives

    by Jordan I Kosberg, Juanita L Garcia ...
    Here is an informative overview of the causes and consequences of elder abuse in countries around the world. This book delves into the global problem of elder abuse and identifies similarities and differences that occur from country to country. Elder Abuse: International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives increases understanding of the problem of elder abuse, helping you recognize more easily the ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • A Journey Called Aging

    Challenges and Opportunities in Older Adulthood

    by James C. Fisher, Henry C. Simmons ...
    A Journey Called Aging presents an insightful exploration of the years between the entry into older adulthood and death. This text examines the significant changes and major landmarks of older persons between 60 and 90. Grounded by a developmental framework based on empirical research, this book presents a new way of looking at older adulthood, describing the older adult years in intensely human ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Gerontological Social Work in Small Towns and Rural Communities

    by Lenard W Kaye, Sandra Butler ...
    Learn the skills you need to work with geriatric populations in rural areas!Gerontological Social Work in Rural Towns and Communities provides a range of intervention and community skills aimed precisely at the needs of rural elders. This book fills a gap in the literature by focusing on the specific practice concerns for social workers assisting older adults in rural areas, including the aging ... Read more

    $102.99 USD

  • Women Ageing

    Changing Identities, Challenging Myths

    Edited by Miriam Bernard, Val Harding Davies, Linda Machin, Judith Phillips ...
    Women Ageing provides a better understanding of what ageing is like for women and challenges the myths which have grown up around the ageing process. Blending the scholarly, the personal and the political, it reveals the range of strategies and identities women adopt to manage the transitions of the second half of the life course. In doing so it uncovers not only the commonalities and the ... Read more

    $63.99 USD

  • Continuing Care Retirement Communities

    Political, Social, and Financial Issues

    by Ian Morrison, Susana Frisch, Ruth Bennett, Barry Gurland ...
    Here is the first detailed study of the economic, social, and administrative implications for the establishment of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Leaders in the field of optional living arrangements for the elderly examine models of continuing care retirement communities throughout the United States. A wide range of sometimes conflicting views are vigorously discussed--by ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs

    Utilization, Satisfaction, and Development

    by Rhonda J.V. Montgomery ...
    Explore new frontiers in Alzheimer's support systems!When Congress authorized the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States program in 1990, no one knew how effective the program would prove to be. A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs provides you with results of the first major evaluation of ADDGS programs. Across the country, groups were able to develop specialized programs ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Community-Based Systems of Long-Term Care

    Edited by Rick T. Zawadski ...
    An enlightening review of the successes and failures of several federally funded community-based projects that offered elderly persons an alternative to nursing home care. Policymakers, caregivers, and students of public administration and gerontology must read this valuable book. ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Aging and Spirituality

    Spiritual Dimensions of Aging Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

    by David O. Moberg ...
    Explore the spiritual dimensions of aging through science, theory, and practice!During the later years of life, many people devote energy to a process of spiritual awakening and self-discovery. Yet their family, friends, clergy, and the helping professionals who work with them are not always prepared to understand or deal with the spiritual concerns of their clients. Aging and Spirituality ... Read more

    $99.99 USD

  • The Feeling Great! Wellness Program for Older Adults

    by Jules C Weiss ...
    The “Feeling Great!” Wellness Program is an inspirational book describing a successful health care program for older adults. Created for people who desire a richer life, “Feeling Great!” is a program of everyday miracles--the regaining of body strength and movement and the expanding of physical abilities. Participants learn to improve their physical, emotional, and psychological health through a ... Read more

    $32.99 USD