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Ministry With the Aging--the one most frequently used textbook in seminary courses that deal with ministry and aging--is now available from The Haworth Press. Here is a genuinely useful and informat……続きを見る

Increase the effectiveness of the services you provide to clients Social Work Visions from Around the Globe examines the fundamental principles and dilemmas of social work with people whose health i……続きを見る

Gain first-hand knowledge of how today's lesbians aged 60 and over survived the 20th century! I didn’t know we were lesbians. We lived together 13 years! Whistling Women is a unique, candid collecti……続きを見る

Working with older people has become an increasingly important part of social work education and practice. Whether studying community care, adult services, human growth and development, or social wo……続きを見る

Get up-to-date information and research on elder abusefrom international authorities! Elder Abuse: Selected Papers from the Prague World Congress on Family Violence is an invaluable collection of th……続きを見る

If you work with older adults who are developmentally disabled and are seeking ways to incorporate exercise, arts activities, and other activities into your program, this is the book for you! Older ……続きを見る

Examine the changing structure of the family as America’s population ages! As the United States’ economy evolves and manufacturing jobs disappear, the prospect of each generation experiencing a stan……続きを見る

Die demographische Veränderung stellt eine große Herausforderung für alle europäischen Länder dar, da sie weitreichende Konsequenzen für die alten Menschen, ihre Familien und die gesellschaftlichen ……続きを見る

As people age, they are at increased risk of having their basic human rights threatened or violated. When age is perceived as incompetence, it can easily lead to discrimination that impacts human ri……続きを見る

Dieses Buch ist ein umfangreiches Nachschlagewerk, das in 70 Beiträgen auf übersichtliche und systematische Weise die neuesten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse und auch praxisorientierte Anwendungsmö……続きを見る

Healthy Aging in Sociocultural Context examines two emerging trends facing countries throughout the world: population aging and population diversity. It makes a unique contribution to our understand……続きを見る

Family members provide the majority of care for individuals with disabilities in the United States. Recognition is growing that family caregiving deserves and may require societal support, and evide……続きを見る

Get a wealth of information about the theory and practice of social work with older adults, their families, and their caregivers! Although there is a considerable amount of writing on both group wor……続きを見る

Psychische Störungen sind in allen Altersgruppen weit verbreitet. In diesem Buch werden die Besonderheiten der Klinischen Psychologie des Alters erläutert, im historischen Kontext Deutschlands refle……続きを見る

It's terrible to get old? Life is all downhill after fifty? That's what our youth-centered culture may think but don't be duped. Selected as a finalist for 2006 Independent Publisher Book Awards, th……続きを見る

A variety of programs are described in this volume illuminating innovative approaches to service delivery. 続きを見る

Learn how to make elder housing more homelike!Taking an incisive look at assisted living for the elderly, Assisted Living: Sobering Realities is an important book for the professionals who work with……続きを見る

The Age Demographics of Academic Librarians: A Profession Apart discusses the current demographics of librarianship in North America and examines how a huge retiree rate will affect the profession. ……続きを見る

Demographic and epidemiological changes mean that frail older people have come to be seen as an expensive problem for health care systems. The challenge for professionals and policy-makers is to fin……続きを見る

The exercise programming guidelines provided in this book focus on functional fitness training and safety and demonstrate how physical activities supervised by activities personnel can strongly bene……続きを見る

Explore new frontiers in Alzheimer's support systems! When Congress authorized the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States program in 1990, no one knew how effective the program would pro……続きを見る

Health care providers and social workers at nursing homes may feel they have little time to design programs for the family members of their residents, yet you will learn in How to Get Families More ……続きを見る

Get a detailed overview of the social services provided for HIV-infected midlife and older adults, and find out where social work practice with this growing population is headed! As more potent medi……続きを見る

During recent years, an increasing amount of academic research has focused on older people with a particular emphasis on settings, places and spaces. This book provides a comprehensive review of res……続きを見る

Die Musiktherapie bei Alter und Demenz befindet sich in einer rasanten Entwicklung - sowohl in der Forschung als auch in der Praxis. Die Autoren präsentieren aktuelle Erkenntnisse, die zu Grundprinz……続きを見る

Thirty years ago, when compared to the U.S., England, France, and Sweden, Japan had the lowest life expectancy for males and females. Today, Japan has the highest life expectancy and is the world’s ……続きを見る

Here is the result of over ten years of hands-on clinical experience by two experts wha have worked with the elderly. The authors explore the contributions of the creative arts therapies, specifical……続きを見る

Open up Dignity and Old Age, and you’ll find a wealth of thoughtful suggestions for how you and others can gain more respect and admiration for your relatives, neighbors, and patients who are in the……続きを見る

Multigenerational Family Therapy is a book about honoring and helping families. Rich with personal reflections and anecdotes from the author’s many years as a family therapist, this volume’s major s……続きを見る

This book fosters a deeper understanding of the growing Latino elderly population and the implications on society. It examines post-WWII demographic and social changes and summarizes research from s……続きを見る