Gerontological social work : knowledge, service settings, and special populations / [edited by] Robert L. Schneider, Nancy P. Kropf, Anne J. Kisor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schneider, Robert L. (Robert Lawrence), 1941-

Kropf, Nancy P.

Kisor, Anne J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with older people--United States.

Social work with older people.

United States.

Gerontology--United States.

Gerontology.

Physical Description:

xii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Australia ; Belmont, CA : Brooks Cole/Thomson Learning, [2000]

Contents:

Part 1 Knowledge

1 Effective Practice with Elderly Clients / Nancy P. Kropf, Elizabeth D. Hutchison 3

2 The Myths and Facts of Aging / Marcia P. Harrigan, Rosemary L. Farmer 26

3 Social Problems and Policies and the Elderly / Anne J. Kisor, Edward A. McSweeney, Deborah R. Jackson 65

4 The Research Process and the Elderly / Michael J. Sheridan, Anne J. Kisor 97

5 Case Management for Gerontological Social Workers / Margaret M. Robinson 136

Part 2 Service Settings

6 Home Health and Community Services / Nancy P. Kropf 167

7 Hospital Discharge Planning / Deborah R. Jackson, Sherry M. Cummings 191

8 Nursing Homes / Stephen D. Stahlman, Anne J. Kisor 225

Part 3 Special Populations

9 Older Persons of Color: Asian/Pacific Islander Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and American Indians / Joyce O. Beckett, Delores Dungee-Anderson 257

10 Aging Women / Joyce O. Beckett, Robert L. Schneider, Etty Vandsburger, Ellen J. Stevens 302

11 Lesbian and Gay Elders: An Invisible Minority / Chrystal C. Ramirez Barranti, Harriet L. Cohen 343

12 Disability and Aging / Stephen French Gilson 368.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0534578071

OCLC:

42955155