Older People and Their Caregivers Across the Spectrum of Care

ISBN-13: 9780789022837 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 174 str.

Judith L. Howe

Opis

Focuses on two major aspects of elderly care: assessment and caregiving. This book examines assessment techniques and models used by social workers and other health care professionals to determine th type and extent of care necessary to meet the needs of the elderly.

Spis treści

• Preface
• Foreword
• Social Work Gerontological Assessment Revisited
• Best Practice: The On Lok Model of Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Care
• Caregivers and Professionals Partnership: A Hospital Based Program for Family Caregivers
• Older Adults with HIV Disease: Challenges for Integrated Assessment
• P. S. I Love You: Long-Distance Caregiving
• Elder Abuse Intervention Strategies: Social Service or Criminal Justice?
• Employed Women and Their Aging Family Convoys: A Life Course Model of Parent Care Assessment and Intervention
• FROM THE WORLD OF PRACTICE
• The Friendly Companion Program
• Stories Told and Lessons Learned from African American Female Caregivers' Vignettes for Empowerment Practice
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Judith Howe