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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1988, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.6/042; 362.6042
• Soggetto topico: Social work with older people
• Altri autori: HokenstadMerl C KendallKatherine A. <1910-2010.>
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Gerontological social work
• ISBN: 1-315-80415-8; 1-317-77368-3; 1-317-77369-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910305556203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Journal of gerontological social work series.