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Record Nr.

UNINA9910305556203321

Titolo

Gerontological social work : international perspectives / / Merl C. Hokenstad, Katherine A. Kendall, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1988, 2013

ISBN

1-315-80415-8

1-317-77368-3

1-317-77369-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

The journal of gerontological social work series

Altri autori (Persone)

HokenstadMerl C

KendallKatherine A. <1910-2010.>

Disciplina

362.6/042

362.6042

Soggetti

Social work with older people

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 1988 by The Haworth Press, Inc.

Gerontological social work : international perspectives has also been published as Journal of gerontological social work, volume 12, numbers 1/2, 1988.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Cross-National Trends and Issues in Social Service Provision and Social Work Practice for the Elderly; Caring for the Elderly: Policy Goals and Program Directions; Issues and Strategies in the Delivery of Social Services; Social Work Roles in Service Provision for the Elderly; Perspectives on Australian Social Service Delivery and Social Work Practice in Gerontology; Introduction; Demographic Trends; Status and Conditions of Older Adults; Historical Developments; Social Service Provisions

Organization of Social ServicesSocial Work Roles and Activities; Conclusion; Canadian Social Services and Social Work Practice in the Field of Aging; Introduction; The Social Service Delivery System; Social Work Roles and Activities; Trends and Issues for the Future; Social Services and Social Work Practice with the Elderly in the Federal Republic of Germany; Conditions of Life for Elderly Adults; The System of Social Services; The Role of Social Workers; Future Developments;



Social Work and Personal Social Services for the Elderly in Great Britain; Introduction

Development and Organization of Services for ElderlySocial Work; Conclusion; Care of the Aging in Israel: Social Service Delivery; Introduction; Levels and Types of Services to the Elderly; Coordination Between Services; Current Issues and Conclusions; Social Work Practice in Gerontology in Israel; Introduction; Types and Emphasis of Social Work Practice; Service Planning, Coordination and Administration; Concluding Remarks; Social Service Delivery and Social Work Practice for Japanese Elders; Introduction; Social Service Delivery for Older Adults; Social Work Roles and Activities

ConclusionsSocial Services and the Elderly in the Netherlands; Introduction; Social Services for the Elderly; Social Work Roles and Activities; Conclusions; Social Work and Old Age Care in Sweden; Introduction; The Social Service Delivery System; Social Work Roles; Conclusions

Sommario/riassunto

In this fascinating book, leading international experts in gerontology and social work examine the conditions of older people in their respective native lands--Australia, Canada, West Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, and Sweden. In response to the need for world-wide sharing of information and research on one of the most dramatic developments of the twentieth century in the United States and throughout the western world--the aging of the populations--these professionals offer an international dimension and cross-cultural knowledge to social gerontology and gerontological