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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782674303321

Autore

Dreher Barbara Bender

Titolo

Communication skills for working with elders [[electronic resource] /] / Barbara Bender Dreher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2001

ISBN

1-281-80636-6

9786611806361

0-8261-1623-X

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Disciplina

362.6

Soggetti

Social work with older people

Interpersonal communication

Communication in social work

Communicative disorders in old age

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1 Bridges to Understanding; Chapter 2 How Aging Affects Communication; Chapter 3 Interacting With the Elderly; Chapter 4 How Illness Affects Communication Skills; Chapter 5 Exchanging Messages Despite Barriers; Chapter 6 Decision Making With the Elderly; Chapter 7 Group Involvement; Chapter 8 Promoting Self-Expression; Chapter 9 Computers and the Oldest Generation; Chapter 10 Preserving Morale; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""Dr. Dreher's book is a concise and highly readable guide to developing and enhancing one's communication skills for the betterment of the elderly person's quality of life... [It] clearly has a place on the bookshelf of every layman and professional alike who interacts with elderly people."". - Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, about the first edition. ""...extremely useful as a teaching tool."". - Geriatric Nursing, about the first edition. This popular text provides practical guidelines for effective interaction with the elderly and presents techniques for overcoming common communicatio