Religion, Spirituality, and Aging : A Social Work Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780789024985 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 350 str.

Harry R. Moody

Opis

Religion is an important coping mechanism for many aging adults. Religion, Spirituality, and Aging: A Social Work Perspective discusses the latest research and the issues of the aging soul while examining ways to improve care. Respected social work researchers and scholars provide insight and practical methods for fostering positive aging while also considering how spirituality and religion can affect practitioners themselves. The full range of advantages and ethical implications are discussed in clear detail from a social work viewpoint. Case studies plainly affirm the positive impact that the inclusion of spirituality and religion in an aging person's life may have on their physical and mental welfare. This remarkable compilation is extensively referenced and includes helpful figures and tables to clearly illustrate data and ideas.

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• About the Contributors
  
• Foreword
  
• Introduction: Knowledge, Practice, and Hope (Harry R. Moody)
  
• RESEARCH
  
• Research in Spirituality, Religion, and Aging (David O. Moberg)
  
• Religion, Spirituality, and Aging for “The Aging” Themselves (Henry C. Simmons)
  
• Religion and Coping in Older Adults: A Social Work Perspective (Holly Nelson-Becker)
  
• Religiosity as a Mediator of Caregiver Well-Being: Does Ethnicity Make a Difference? (Carmen L. Morano and Denise King)
  
• “Religion Is the Finding Thing”: An Evolving Spirituality in Late Life (Susan A. Eisenhandler)
  
• Religious Congregations as Social Services Providers for Older Adults (Ram A. Cnaan, Stephanie C. Boddie, and Jennifer J. Kang)
  
• Guided by Ethics: Religion and Spirituality in Gerontological Social Work Practice (Vicki Murdock)
  
• PRACTICE
  
• Caregivers’ Use of Spirituality in Ethical Decision-Making (Terry L. Koenig)
  
• Spirituality and Social Work in Long-Term Care (Marty Richards)
  
• Geriatric Care Management: Spiritual Challenges (Leonie Nowitz)
  
• Postcards to God: Exploring Spiritual Expression Among Disabled Older Adults (Mark Brennan, Sarah B. Laditka, and Amy Cohen)
  
• Creating Sacred Scenarios: Opportunities for New Rituals and Sacred Aging (Richard Address)
  
• Culture Change in Long-Term Care: Educating the Next Generation (Dwight Roth)
  
• SEARCH FOR MEANING
  
• Autobiography as a Spiritual Practice (John-Raphael Staude)
  
• Dreams for the Second Half of Life (Harry R. Moody)
  
• A Pastoral Understanding of Positive Aging (Samuel R. Seicol)
  
• Land of Forgetfulness: Dementia Care as Spiritual Formation (Wayne A. Ewing)
  
• Caregiving and Our Inner Elder: Insights from a Spiritual Master (Richard Griffin)
  
• Living with Elder Wisdom (Eugene Bianchi)
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included
  

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Harry R Moody