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UNINA9910454211003321 |
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Titolo |
Social work and health care in an aging society [[electronic resource] ] : education, policy, practice, and research / / Barbara Berkman, editor ; Linda Harootyan, associate editor |
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New York, : Springer, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-80666-8 |
9786611806668 |
0-8261-9724-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (423 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BerkmanBarbara |
HarootyanLinda K |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social work with older people - United States |
Older people - Services for - United States |
Medical social work - United States |
Older people - Medical care - United States |
Older people - Mental health services - United States |
Social work education - United States |
Older people - Government policy - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Chapters are based on the research of the first 10 scholars in the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program, administered by the Gerontological Society of America. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Late-Life Depression in Nursing Home Residents: Social Work Opportunities to Prevent, Educate, and Alleviate; Chapter 3 Older Adults with Dementia: Community-Based Long-Term Care Alternatives; Chapter 4 The Older Patient at Home: Social Work Services and Home Health Care; Chapter 5 Gerontological Social Work and Case Management; Chapter 6 Self-Health Care by Urban, African American Elders; Chapter 7 Physical Health and Economic Well-Being of Older African American Women: Toward Strategies of Empowerment |
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Chapter 8 Grandparents Raising GrandchildrenChapter 9 Aging Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Their Caregivers; Chapter 10 Strains and Gains of Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren in the HIV Pandemic; Chapter 11 Elder Mistreatment and the Role of Social Work; Chapter 12 Standardized Geriatric Assessment in Social Work Practice with Older Adults; Chapter 13 Cultural Considerations in Health Care and Quality of Life; Chapter 14 Centrality of Social Ties to the Health and Well-Being of Older Adults |
Chapter 15 Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care Policies and Programs: The Crucial Role for Social Work Practitioners and Researchers in EvaluationChapter 16 Meeting the Challenges of Social Work Practice in Health Care and Aging in the 21st Century; Appendix; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book places significant issues related to the health, mental health, and well-being of older adults and their caregivers within the context of social work service delivery. By presenting the research of social work scholars, all experts in specific research areas, the editors clarify the value that social work brings to the larger realm of health care for older adults and their families. Special consideration is given to such issues as case management, urban, African-American elders, grandmothers raising grandchildren, aging persons with developmental disabilities, home health care, and m |
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