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1 online resource (xi, 408 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Note |
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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Barbara Berkman, Linda Krogh Harootyan -- Late-life depression in nursing home residents: social work opportunities to prevent, educate, and alleviate / Margaret E. Adamek -- Older adults with dementia: community-based long-term care alternatives / Jeanette Semke -- Older patient at home: social work services and home health care / Ji Seon Lee, Irene A. Gutheil -- Gerontological social work and case management / Matthias J. Naleppa -- Self-health care by urban, African American elders / Denise Burnette, Suk-Young Kang -- Physical health and economic well-being of older African American women: toward strategies of empowerment / Letha A. Chadiha, Portia Adams -- Grandparents raising grandchildren / Nancy P. Kropf, Scott Wilks -- Aging persons with developmental disabilities and their caregivers / Philip McCallion, Stacey R. Kolomer -- Strains and gains of grandmothers raising grandchildren in the HIV pandemic / Cynthia Cannon Poindexter, Nancy Capobianco Boyer -- Elder mistreatment and the role of social work / Gregory J. Paveza, Carla VandeWeerd -- Standardized geriatric assessment in social work practice with older adults / Scott Miyake Geron, Faith C. Little -- Cultural considerations in health care and quality of life / Peter Maramaldi, Marci Guevara -- Centrality of social ties to the health and well-being of older adults / James Lubben, Melanie Gironda -- Home and community-based long-term care policies and programs: the crucial role for social work practitioners and researchers in evaluation / Stephanie A. Robert -- Meeting the challenges of social work practice in health care and aging in the 21st century / Daniel S. Gardner, Bradley D. Zodikoff. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social work with older people -- United States.
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Social work with older people. |
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United States. |
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Older people -- Services for -- United States.
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Older people -- Services for. |
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Medical social work -- United States.
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Medical social work. |
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Older people -- Medical care -- United States.
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Older people -- Medical care. |
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Older people -- Mental health services -- United States.
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Older people -- Mental health services. |
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Social work education -- United States.
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Social work education. |
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Older people -- Government policy -- United States.
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Older people -- Government policy. |
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Health Services for the Aged. |
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Aged. |
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Health Policy. |
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Social Work. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Berkman, Barbara.
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Harootyan, Linda K.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Social work and health care in an aging society. New York : Springer, ©2003 0826115438 9780826115430 (DLC) 2003042815 (OCoLC)51770203 |
| ISBN |
9780826197245 (electronic book) |
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0826197248 (electronic book) |
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1281806668 |
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9781281806666 |
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0826115438 |
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9780826115430 |
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