Social work with the aged and their families / Roberta R. Greene, Colleen Galambos, Harriet L. Cohen, and Nancy Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Roberta R. (Roberta Rubin), 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social work with older people--United States.

Social work with older people.

United States.

Older people--Family relationships--United States.

Older people.

Older people--Family relationships.

Family social work--United States.

Family social work.

Intergenerational relations--United States.

Intergenerational relations.

Physical Description:

xiii, 228 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick (U.S.A.) : Transaction Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

Social Work with the Aged and Their Families presents the functional-age model (FAM) of intergenerational treatment, an integrative theoretical framework for social workers practicing with older adults and their families. In keeping with the Council on Social Work Education's curriculum mandate of 2015, social workers are now encouraged to use human behavior theories in working with their geriatric clients. This fourth edition incorporates much-needed additional techniques to address the mental health assessments of the elderly. FAM addresses the assessment of older adults' biological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual age. It incorporates an evaluation of the family system, family roles, and family development. This volume, augmented with recent concepts related to successful aging, spirituality, and resiliency, presents the major converging conceptual trends that constitute a model for twenty-first century social work practice in the field of aging. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction to the Functional-Age Model (FAM) of Intergenerational Treatment 1

2 Engagement: Beginning the Helping Process 23

3 Assessment and Biological Age 47

4 Psychological Age 69

5 Sociocultural and Spiritual Aspects of Functional Age 89

6 The Family as a Social System 107

7 FAM: The Family as a Set of Reciprocal Roles and Developmental Unit 131

8 The Functional-Age Model (FAM) and Individual and Family Intervention 153

9 The Functional-Age Model of Intergenerational Treatment: Group- and Community-Based Approaches 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Greene, Roberta R. (Roberta Rubin), 1940- author. Social work with the aged and their families

ISBN:

9781412864190

1412864194

9781412865005

141286500X

OCLC:

957696570