Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education

ISBN-13: 9780789020659 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 300 str.

Joanna Mellor; M. Joanna Mellor

Opis

Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education will help you develop courses that effectively prepare social work students and practitioners to work with the ever-increasing older population. It clearly presents the rationale for geriatric/gerontological preparation and defines the current status of geriatric/gerontological education. With fascinating case studies, detailed curricula, and a review of the skills and knowledge competencies necessary for effective geriatric social work practice, this book also describes a variety of courses and teaching programs in detail - noting the problems that other educators have encountered and offering practical suggestions to help in replicating the programs in other institutions. This book is especially useful because it not only examines the issues surrounding - and need for - increased gerontological education for social workers, but because it follows this with specific, concrete descriptions of educational approaches and curricula. It provides you with both the framework and the specifics to develop your own gerontological social work education program at the graduate or undergraduate level.Helpful charts and tables make the information easy to access and understand.

Spis treści

• Foreword
• Introduction
• SECTION I: GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
• Introduction to Section I
• Chapter 1. Social Work’s Pursuit of a Common Professional Framework: Have We Reached a Milestone?
• Chapter 2. Basic Gerontological Competence for All Social Workers: The Need to “Gerontologize” Social Work Education
• Chapter 3. Social Work Education for Interdisciplinary Practice with Older Adults and Their Families
• Chapter 4. Strategies to Increase Student Interest in Aging
• SECTION II: SCHOOL BASED INITIATIVES
• Introduction to Section II
• Chapter 5. The John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Social Work Initiative
• Chapter 6. Student Pioneers and Educational Innovations: Attracting Students to Gerontology
• Chapter 7. Strengthening Geriatric Social Work Training: Perspectives from the University at Albany
• Chapter 8. The Hunter Experience: Innovations in the Field Practicum
• Chapter 9. Strengthening Geriatric Social Work Through a Doctoral Fellowship Program
• SECTION III. MODELS FOR PRACTICE. CLASS AND FIELD CURRICULUM PROGRAMS
• Introduction to Section III
• Chapter 10. A Curriculum Module Enhances Students’ Gerontological Practice-Related Knowledge and Attitudes
• Chapter 11. Service Learning in Elder Care: Ten Years of Growth and Assessment
• Chapter 12. Teaching Geriatric Assessment: A Hands-On Educational Experience
• Chapter 13. Bridging the Gap Between Classroom and Practicum: Graduate Social Work Students in Health Care with Older Adults
• Chapter 14. Incorporating Intergenerational Service-Learning into an Introductory Gerontology Course
• Chapter 15. The Family Study: A Useful Gerontological Tool
• Index
• Reference Notes Included