Advancing gerontological social work education / / M. Joanna Mellor, Joann Ivry, editors

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.6/071/073; 362.6071073
• Soggetto topico: Social work with older people - Study and teaching - United States
• Altri autori: IvryJoann MellorM. Joanna
• Note generali: "Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of Gerontological Social Work, Volume 39, Numbers 1/2 2002."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; SECTION I. GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION; Introduction to Section I; Chapter 1. Social Work's Pursuit of a Common Professional Framework: Have We Reached a Milestone?; Chapter 2. Basic Gerontological Competence for All Social Workers: The Need To ""Gerontologize"" Social Work Education; Chapter 3. Social Work Education for Interdisciplinary Practice with Older Adults and Their Families; Chapter 4. Strategies to Increase Student Interest in Aging; SECTION II. SCHOOL BASED INITIATIVES; Introduction to Section II ; Chapter 5. The John A. Hartford Foundation Geriatric Social InitiativeChapter 6. Student Pioneers and Educational Innovations: Attracting Students to Gerontology; Chapter 7. Strengthening Geriatric Social Work Training: Perspectives from the University at Albany; Chapter 8. The Hunter Experience: Innovations in the Field Practicum; Chapter 9. Strengthening Geriatric Social Work Through a Doctoral Fellowship Program; SECTION III. MODELS FOR PRACTICE: CLASS AND FIELD CURRICULUM PROGRAMS; Introduction to Section III ; Chapter 10. A Curriculum Module Enhances Students' Gerontological Practice-Related Knowledge and AttitudesChapter 11. Service Learning in Elder Care: Ten Years of Growth and Assessment; Chapter 12. Teaching Geriatric Assessment: A Hands-On Educational Experience; Chapter 13. Bridging the Gap Between Classroom and Practicum: Graduate Social Work Students in Health Care with Older Adults; Chapter 14. Incorporating Intergenerational Service-Learning into an Introductory Gerontology Course; Chapter 15. The Family Study: A Useful Gerontological Tool; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: s your gerontological social work program as comprehensive?and as well attended?as it could be? Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education will help you develop courses that effectively prepare social work students and practitioners to work with the ever-increasing older population. It clearly presents the rationale for geriatric/gerontological preparation and defines the current status of geriatric/gerontological education. With fascinating case studies, detailed curricula, and a review of the skills and knowledge competencies necessary for effective geriatric social work practic
• Titolo autorizzato: Advancing gerontological social work education
• ISBN: 1-315-80877-3; 1-317-78755-2; 1-306-07685-4; 1-317-78754-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910170976203321
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