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Clinical gerontological social work practice / Robert Youdin ; acquisitions editor, Sheri W. Sussman ; production editor, Shelby Peak.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Youdin, Robert, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social work with older people--United States.
- Social work with older people.
- Older people--Mental health services--United States.
- Older people.
- Mental illness--United States.
- Mental illness.
- Older people--Care--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (45 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written by an expert in gerontological social work and curriculum development, this book provides a wealth of clinical information for social workers and other health care professionals who counsel older adults. It describes a strengths-based, empowerment approach to treatment that integrates theory, technique, advocacy, and social policy, and encompasses the tenets of human rights. The book's content has been tested in the classroom setting for a three-year period with advanced social work undergraduate and graduate students. The book examines various theories of aging including a contrast be
- Contents:
- Part I. Overview of theories, assessment techniques, and treatment approaches to the older adult client
- Part II. Specialized problems and orientations in gerontological social work practice.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8261-2992-7
- OCLC:
- 877772445
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