04608oam 2200625I 450 991030555620332120230126205333.01-315-80415-81-317-77368-31-317-77369-110.4324/9781315804156 (CKB)2550000001257155(EBL)1665873(SSID)ssj0000083524(PQKBManifestationID)11987818(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000083524(PQKBWorkID)10147510(PQKB)10106935(MiAaPQ)EBC1665873(OCoLC)958101837(EXLCZ)99255000000125715520180706h20131988 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGerontological social work international perspectives /Merl C. Hokenstad, Katherine A. Kendall, editorsLondon ;New York :Routledge,1988, 2013.1 online resource (201 p.)The journal of gerontological social work seriesFirst 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, 1988.0-86656-765-8 1-306-57634-2 Includes bibliographical references.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 ProvisionsOrganization 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; IntroductionDevelopment 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 ActivitiesConclusionsSocial 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; ConclusionsIn 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 gerontologicalJournal of gerontological social work series.Social work with older peopleCross-cultural studiesSocial work with older people362.6/042362.6042Hokenstad Merl C877151Kendall Katherine A.1910-2010.965279MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910305556203321Gerontological social work2190133UNINA