Doing good for the aged : volunteers in an ombudsman program / Pat M. Keith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keith, Pat M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older volunteers--United States.

Older volunteers.

Voluntarism--United States.

Voluntarism.

United States.

Physical Description:

x, 165 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.

Contents:

2. Procedures and Characteristics of the Sample 9

3. Pathways to Volunteering: Interests and Skills of Volunteers 19

4. Expected and Actual Difficulties of Volunteer Advocates 37

5. Social-Psychological Outcomes of Volunteering: Effects of Demographic Characteristics, Training and Education Activities, and Participation 53

6. Correlates of Primary Orientations of Volunteers 73

7. Advocacy for the Aged in the Country and in the City 85

8. Role Orientations, Attributions to Nursing Facility Personnel, and Unresolved Complaints of Volunteers 95

9. Support from Others and Efficacy of Volunteers 105

10. Training and Education Activities, Efficacy, and Worry among Volunteers 117

11. Images of Volunteerism: Personal Descriptions of Benefits, Advice, and Recommendations 127.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-162) and index.

ISBN:

027597698X

OCLC:

50347991