Working with Older Adults: Group Process and Technique

Name: Working with Older Adults: Group Process and Technique
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ISBN: 9780763747701

ISBN-10: 076374770X

ISBN-13: 9780763747701

Edition: 4th 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Faith Gibson, Barbara Haight

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2005 AJN Book of the Year Award Winner! First pioneered by Irene Burnside,Working with Older Adults: Group Process and Techniquesis now in its fourth edition, with new editors and many new contributing authors, including professionals and academic psychologists, physical and occupational therapists, social workers, nurses, a retirement counselor, and a music therapist. By combining interdisciplinary theory and practice, this book introduces students to both group work theories, and explains how to modify general theory to meet the needs of older adults, including those who are contending with particular physical and cognitive disabilities. In an easily accessible style, with numerous case…

Book details

List price: $255.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 4/13/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 498
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.19" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English




The context for group practice with older people



Introduction




Demographic and psychosocial aspects of aging




History and overview of group work




Principles of Linden




Principles of Yalom




Guidelines for groups



Education and preparation for group work




Group goals and contracts : assessment and planning




Membership selection and criteria




Leadership and coleadership issues




Therapeutic groups



Special groups




Group work with people with dementia




Group work with people with physical disabilities




Reality orientation, remotivation,and validation therapy : comparison of use in older people with dementia




Reminiscence group work




Guided autobiography groups




Music and other arts activities in the lives of older adults




Support and self-help groups




Group Psychotherapy




Group work with older adults at the end of life




Settings for group work



Retirement preparation groups




A model of group work in retirement communities




Day care services




Groups in board-and-care homes : multidisciplinary approaches




Group work in long-term care facilities




Groups for older persons in acute care settings




A multidisciplinary perspective



A nursing perspective




An occupational therapy perspective




A physical therapy perspective : group exercise and education for the older adult




A social work perspective




Issues in group work



Consultation and supervision




Ethical issues in group work




Cross- cultural issues in group work




Research issues in group work




Evaluation issues in group work