Fostering Social Work Gerontology Competence

Fostering Social Work Gerontology Competence
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 518
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ISBN-10 : 9781317824756
ISBN-13 : 131782475X
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Fostering Social Work Gerontology Competence by : Catherine J. Tompkins

Inspire the next generation of gerontological social workers The growing number of people over the age of 65 in the United States has increased the demand for social workers who are trained to work with the elderly—a demand that’s in danger of not being met. Fostering Social Work Gerontology Competence presents innovative techniques and strategies to help educators infuse aging content into their graduate and undergraduate curriculums in an effort to produce a new generation of social work practitioners who are up to the task of working with an older population. Recent surveys show that there has been a decline in the number of aging specialties and courses offered by schools of social work. Fostering Social Work Gerontology Competence offers a renewed focus on the promotion of gerontological social work education, presenting papers that grew out of the first National Gerontological Social Work Conference (NGSWC), held in 2003. This unique book is invaluable to anyone who educates future social workers, leads staff training sessions, and/or teaches continuing education courses on aging. Leading gerontologists examine teaching research, community collaboration, and social work competencies, while focusing on special populations and issues including end-of-life care, elder abuse, grief counseling, cultural diversity, cultural competence, and the effects of spirituality and social support on the well being of the elderly. Fostering Social Work Gerontology Competence examines: curricular and organizational change developing intergenerational projects involving older persons in the educational process uniting field practice with theory strategies to promote student interest identifying geriatric competencies intergenerational service learning developing an aging prepared community emerging trends in aging and health care end-of-life care and death education environmental issues affecting elder abuse victims mental health services for older persons in rural communities kinship care and much more Fostering Social Work Gerontology Competence is a vital resource for social work educators and practitioners, gerontology educators and practitioners, and students.

Issues in Geriatric Medicine and Aging Research: 2011 Edition

Issues in Geriatric Medicine and Aging Research: 2011 Edition
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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Total Pages : 1043
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ISBN-10 : 9781464964992
ISBN-13 : 1464964998
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Issues in Geriatric Medicine and Aging Research: 2011 Edition by :

Issues in Geriatric Medicine and Aging Research: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Geriatric Medicine and Aging Research. The editors have built Issues in Geriatric Medicine and Aging Research: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Geriatric Medicine and Aging Research in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Geriatric Medicine and Aging Research: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Aging: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

Aging: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 39
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ISBN-10 : 9780199804375
ISBN-13 : 0199804370
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Aging: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by : Nancy R. Hooyman

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of social work find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. A reader will discover, for instance, the most reliable introductions and overviews to the topic, and the most important publications on various areas of scholarly interest within this topic. In social work, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Social Work, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study and practice of social work. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.aboutobo.com.

Introduction to Social Work, Fourth Edition

Introduction to Social Work, Fourth Edition
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 569
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ISBN-10 : 9780190615666
ISBN-13 : 0190615664
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Introduction to Social Work, Fourth Edition by : Ira Colby

There are certain questions that all students considering social work ask. Who are social workers? What is it that social workers do? How is the social work profession changing? What does it take to become a social worker? Ira Colby and Sophia Dziegielewski bring their decades of experience in social work practice and education to answer these questions. This engaging text gives readers a practical guide to the many ways in which social workers effect change in their communities and the world. The authors offer an overview and history of the profession; introduce readers to the practice of social work at the micro, mezzo, and macro level; and finally look closely at the many settings and populations that social workers work with. While realistically portraying the pressures and obstacles that social workers face, Colby and Dziegielewski communicate their own passion for social work.

Self-Neglect in Older Adults

Self-Neglect in Older Adults
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Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages : 399
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ISBN-10 : 9780826140838
ISBN-13 : 0826140831
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Self-Neglect in Older Adults by : Mary Rose Day, DN, MA, PHN, RPHN, RM, RGN

An unequalled compendium of cutting-edge information on self neglect This authoritative resource in provides nurses and healthcare professionals with a comprehensive overview and analysis of self-neglect in older adults. With an aging global population, self-neglect is emerging as a complex problem that crosses multiple disciplines of health and social care. Characterized by a harmful inattention to health and hygiene, self-neglect manifests in a variety of ways across the world that healthcare professionals need to be able to recognize and manage. The only text with the latest analysis of theoretical perspectives, research, and evidence from global leaders in the field, chapters tackle the interdisciplinary problem of self-neglect to deliver current professional practice tools and clinical practice interventions. Replete with case studies that examine the ethical, legal, and medical issues of self-neglect, the content is immediately applicable to researchers and clinicians. An extensive list of contributors from the U.S., Ireland, England, Scotland, Australia, Israel, Canada, and Korea include respected researchers, practitioners, and academics from multiple health and social care disciplines along with health and social care services who have played a critical role in advancing research, public awareness, and policy on self-neglect. Key Features: Delivers multi-faceted, cutting-edge information on self-neglect in older adults for nurses and related healthcare professionals Addresses theory, research, evidence, assessment and measurement, and clinical practice interventions Includes practical applications, case studies, and illustrations in each chapter Authored by an international panel of authoritative leaders in gerontology Provides debate and discussion on self-neglect that will promote further enquiry and research

The Encyclopedia of Social Work

The Encyclopedia of Social Work
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 536
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ISBN-10 : 0195306619
ISBN-13 : 9780195306613
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Social Work by : Terry Mizrahi

This 20e contains 400 articles which represent a thoroughly updated and expanded look at the entire field of social work. The 4-volumes cover all aspects of social work from practice/interventions, social environments, social conditions and challenges, to social policy and history. Co-published by OUP and the National Assoc. of Social Workers, USA.

Social Work with Looked After Children

Social Work with Looked After Children
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Publisher : Learning Matters
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9780857259219
ISBN-13 : 0857259210
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Social Work with Looked After Children by : Christine Cocker

This revised edition details organisational systems and structures that are part of the assessment and planning process for looked after children. This is closely interwoven with discussions about their emotional development, educational, health and cultural needs and how these needs can be met through social work and a range of other services. The views of looked after children are highlighted through case studies and summaries of research findings, and the range of skills and knowledge necessary to support looked after children through the key events they experience, including loss, change and the development of new relationships, are explained and illustrated.

The British National Bibliography

The British National Bibliography
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 870
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015066381453
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis The British National Bibliography by : Arthur James Wells

Oxford Bibliographies

Oxford Bibliographies
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Total Pages :
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ISBN-10 : 0195389670
ISBN-13 : 9780195389678
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Oxford Bibliographies by : Edward J. Mullen

Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on social work as a discipline grounded in social theory and the improvement of peoples' lives. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable. Contains a "My OBO" function that allows users to create personalized bibliographies of individual citations from different bibliographies.

Foundations of Interpersonal Practice in Social Work

Foundations of Interpersonal Practice in Social Work
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Publisher : SAGE Publications
Total Pages : 617
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ISBN-10 : 9781544350080
ISBN-13 : 1544350082
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Foundations of Interpersonal Practice in Social Work by : Brett Seabury

This text takes a broad based approach to basic generalist practice methods that emphasize the common elements in working with individuals, families and groups. The goal of the book is to teach social work students how to enhance clients′ social functioning by helping them become more proficient in examining, understanding, and resolving clients′ social problems. The authors pay special attention to enhancing social justice by working with individuals and families who have been historically oppressed. This edition includes specific integrated coverage of the Council on Social Work Education′s (CSWE) latest Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). Intended Audience This core text is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the introductory Direct Practice and Generalist Practice courses in BSW and MSW programs of social work.