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| Brief Table of Contents | |
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| The Context of Social Work Practice with Older Adults | |
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| Biological Changes and the Physical Well-Being of Older Adults | |
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| Psychosocial Adjustments to Aging | |
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| Conducting a Biopsychosocial Assessment | |
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| Differential Assessment and Diagnosis of Cognitive and Emotional Problems of Older Adults | |
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| Interventions for Depression, Anxiety and Dementia in Older Adults | |
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| Alternative Interventions in the Socioemotional Problems of Older Adults | |
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| Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention in Older Adults | |
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| Social Work Practice in Identifying and Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults | |
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| Spirituality and Social Work with Older Adults | |
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| End-of-Life Care for Older Adults | |
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| Working with Older Adults' Support Systems: Spouses, Partners, Families, and Caregivers | |
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| "Aging in Place": Income Programs, Health Insurance, and Support Services for Older Adults | |
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| The Context of Social Work Practice with Older Adults | |
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| Aging in the Twenty-First Century | |
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| The Demography of Aging | |
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| Settings for Gerontological Social Work | |
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| Developing Areas for Direct Practice | |
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| Macro Settings for Gerontological Social Workers | |
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| Personal and Professional Issues in Work with Older Adults | |
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| Biological Changes and the Physical Well-Being of Older Adults | |
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| What do Biological Changes Mean for Older Adults? | |
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| Why Does the Body Age? | |
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| Biological Changes That Accompany Aging | |
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| Incontinence | |
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| HIV/AIDS and Older Adults | |
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| What Factors Promote Healthy Aging? | |
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| Psychosocial Adjustments to Aging | |
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| Psychological Changes That Accompany Aging | |
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| Social Theories of Aging | |
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| "Successful" Psychosocial Aging | |
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| Implications of Psychosocial Changes for Social Work Practice with Older Adults | |
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| Conducting a Biopsychosocial Assessment | |
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| Assessments Look at Strengths and Challenges | |
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| The Purpose of a Biopsychosocial Assessment? | |
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| Special Considerations in Assessing Older Adults | |
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| Conditions for Conducting an Assessment | |
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| Components of a Comprehensive Assessment | |
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| Using Collaterals to Gather Additional Information | |
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| Example of a Comprehensive Assessment | |
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| Differential Assessment and Diagnosis of Cognitive and Emotional Problems of Older Adults | |
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| Differential Assessment and Diagnosis | |
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| Depression in Older Adults | |
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| Dementia | |
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| Delirium | |
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| Differentiating between Depression, Dementia, and Delirium | |
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| Anxiety Disorders | |
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| Differential Diagnosis of Anxiety | |
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| Compulsive Hoarding | |
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| Interventions for Depression, Anxiety and Dementia in Older Adults | |
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| The Intervention Process | |
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| Obstacles to Intervention and Treatment with Older Adults | |
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| Developing a Relationship with an Older Adult | |
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| Interventions for Depression and Anxiety | |
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| Life Review | |
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| Specialized Groups for Older Adults | |
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| Behavioral Management Interventions for Dementia | |
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| Validation Therapy | |
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| Simulate Presence Therapy | |
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| When Can Life Review Be Beneficial? | |
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| Medical Interventions for Depression and Anxiety | |
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| Group Approaches to Treat Depression and Anxiety | |
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| Medications Used to Treat Dementia | |
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| Alternative Interventions in the Socioemotional Problems of Older Adults | |
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| Complementary and Alternative Interventions | |
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| The Benefits of Creative Arts for Older Adults | |
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| The Therapeutic Use of Music | |
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| Art as a Therapeutic Activity | |
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| Massage Therapy | |
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| Recreation as Therapy | |
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| Animal-Assisted Therapy | |
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| Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention in Older Adults | |
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| Alcohol Use and Abuse by Older Adults | |
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| Drug Misuse and Dependency | |
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| Suicide among Older Adults | |
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| Social Work Practice in Identifying and Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults | |
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| Growing Concern about Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults | |
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| The Incidence of Abuse and Neglect of Older Adults | |
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| What is Considered Abuse or Neglect of Older Adults? | |
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| Risk Factors Associated with Abuse or Neglect of Older Adults | |
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| Understanding the Causes of Maltreatment of Older Adults | |
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| Assessment of Abuse, Neglect, and Self-Neglect of Older Adults | |
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| Designing Interventions to Prevent Abuse or Neglect | |
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| Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes | |
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| When an Older Adult Refuses Protective Services | |
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| Spirituality and Social Work with Older Adults | |
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| Spirituality and Religion as Strengths for Older Adults | |
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| The Profession's Journey to a Renewed Interest in Spirituality | |
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| The Relevance of Spirituality to Social Work with Older Adults264 | |
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| Spirituality in the Lives of Women and Older Adults of Color | |
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| A Few Words of Caution | |
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| Incorporating Spirituality into Social Work Practice with Older Adults | |
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| End-of-Life Care for Older Adults | |
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| End-of-Life Care as Part of Gerontological Social Work | |
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| The Process of Dying | |
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| The Role of the Social Worker in the Dying Process | |
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| Advance Directives | |
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| Palliative and Hospice Care | |
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| Bereavement and Grief | |
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| Social Work Interventions with Bereaved Older Adults | |
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| Ethical Considerations in End-of-Life Care | |
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| Working with Older Adults' Support Systems: Spouses, Partners, Families, and Caregivers | |
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| Older Adults' Support Systems | |
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| Older Adults who are Childless | |
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| Spouses and Partners | |
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| Therapeutic Interventions with Older Couples | |
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| The Family Meeting | |
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| Grandparents Raising Grandchildren | |
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| Caregivers as Support Systems for Older Adults | |
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| The Stresses of Caregiving | |
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| Social Work Interventions with Caregivers | |
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| "Aging in Place": Income Programs, Health Insurance, and Support Services for Older Adults | |
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| "Aging in Place" | |
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| Economic Security Programs for Older Adults | |
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| Health Insurance Programs for Older Adults | |
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| Support Services to Older Adults | |
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| Support Programs Authorized by the Older Americans Act of 1965 | |
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| Choices for Independence | |
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| Finding Services for Older Adults: The Eldercare Locator | |
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| Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (Reverse Mortgages) | |
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| Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) | |
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| What Challenges Lie Ahead? | |