Alfred Street (University of Auckland Store)
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Gerontological Social Work A Task Centered Approach
Hardback Edition: 1/2003
This work applies the task-centred model to gerontological practice across various settings (community based, hospital based, home healthcare and more). After an introductory chapter presenting demographic background information and outlining the common problems and needs of an elderly population "Gerontological Social Work" describes the continuum
of care and the principal providers of services. The book features in-depth coverage of specific client problems, such as physical or mental health, care giving, home and personal safety, senior living and long-term care arrangements.A series of task planners offer a menu of possible actions that can resolve or alleviate a designated problem. Rating scales, schedules and other forms assist the practitioner and client in the intervention process. An appendix classified by topic lists hundreds of Websites related to work with the elderly.
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Pages : 406
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Subjects: Non-fiction, Social Sciences, Sociology, Age Groups: The Elderly