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| Preface | |
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| The Context of Social Work Practice with Elders | |
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| Aging in the Twenty-First Century | |
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| The Demography of Aging | |
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| The Life Course Perspective on Aging | |
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| Settings for Gerontological Social Work | |
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| Personal and Professional Issues in Work with Elders | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Biological Changes and the Physical Well-Being of Elders | |
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| Why Does the Body Age? | |
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| Biological Changes That Accompany Aging | |
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| Implications of Age-Related Biological Changes for Social Work Practice with Elders | |
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| Incontinence | |
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| HIV/AIDS and Elders | |
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| The MacArthur Study and "Successful" Physical Aging | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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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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| The MacArthur Study and "Successful" Psychosocial Aging | |
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| Implications of Psychosocial Changes for Social Work Practice with Elders | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Conducting a Biopsychosocial Assessment | |
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| What Is an Assessment? | |
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| What Is the Purpose of a Biopsychosocial Assessment? | |
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| Special Considerations in Assessing Elders | |
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| Conditions for Conducting an Assessment | |
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| Components of a Comprehensive Assessment | |
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| Summary | |
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| Differential Assessment and Diagnosis of Cognitive and Emotional Problems in Elders | |
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| Differential Assessment and Diagnosis | |
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| Depression in Elders | |
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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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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Social Work Interventions in the Socioemotional and Cognitive Problems of Elders | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Obstacles to Intervention and Treatment with Elders | |
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| Developing a Relationship with an Elder | |
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| Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy | |
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| Validation Therapy | |
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| Reminiscence and Life Review | |
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| Life Review | |
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| Medical Interventions for Depression and Anxiety | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Alternative Interventions in the Socioemotional Problems of Elders | |
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| Traditional and Alternative Interventions | |
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| The Therapeutic Use of Music | |
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| Art as a Therapeutic Activity | |
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| The Therapeutic Use of Drama | |
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| Animal-Assisted Therapy | |
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| Summary | |
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| Addictive Disorders and Suicide Prevention in Elders | |
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| Substance Abuse and Elders | |
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| Alcohol Use and Abuse by Elders | |
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| Treatment of Alcohol Problems in Elders | |
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| Drug Misuse and Dependency | |
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| Suicide among Elders | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Group Work with Elders | |
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| Using the Group Work Approach with Elders | |
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| Cultural Issues in Group Work | |
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| The Group Process | |
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| Specialized Groups for Elders | |
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| Ethical Dilemmas in Group Work with Elders | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Spirituality and Social Work with Elders | |
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| Spirituality and Religion in Social Work Practice | |
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| The Social Work Profession's Approach-Avoidance Relationship with Spirituality | |
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| The Relevance of Spirituality to Social Work with Elders | |
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| Spirituality in the Lives of Women and Elders of Color | |
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| Incorporating Spirituality into Social Work Practice with Elders | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Social Work Practice with Elder Abuse and Neglect | |
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| Growing Concern about Elder Abuse and Neglect | |
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| The Incidence of Elder Abuse and Neglect | |
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| What Constitutes Elder Abuse or Neglect? | |
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| Risk Factors Associated with Elder Abuse and Neglect | |
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| Understanding the Causes of Elder Maltreatment | |
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| Assessment of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Self-Neglect | |
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| Designing Interventions to Prevent Abuse or Neglect | |
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| Elder Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes | |
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| When an Elder Refuses Protective Services | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Working with Elders' Support Systems: Spouses, Partners, Families, and Caregivers | |
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| Elders' Support Systems | |
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| Spouses and Partners | |
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| The Goals of Supportive Interventions with Older Couples | |
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| Therapeutic Interventions with Older Couples | |
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| The Family Meeting | |
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| Caregivers as Support Systems for Elders | |
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| The Stresses of Caregiving | |
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| Social Work Interventions with Caregivers | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Dying, Bereavement, and Advance Directives | |
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| Death and Dying 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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| Bereavement and Grief | |
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| Hospice Care | |
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| Social Work Interventions with Bereaved Elders | |
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| Advance Directives | |
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| Ethical Dilemmas in Death and Dying | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |