Aging and Disability

by Putnam, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9780826155658
• ISBN10: 0826155650
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC

Summary

There is a growing population at the intersection of aging and disability who increasingly rely on old community service systems for care--systems that currently cannot handle the increase in demand and the crossing of the care boundaries that have been s

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	xi
Contributors	xiii
Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xix
SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION TO CROSS-NETWORK COLLABORATIONS AND COALITIONS
Moving From Separate to Crossing Aging and Disability Service Networks	5	(14)
Michelle Putnam
Constructing Aging and Disability	7	(4)
Aging With Disability and the Increased Diversification of the Aging Population	11	(2)
The Movement Toward Institutionalizing Independent Living Philosophy	13	(1)
Crossing Aging and Disability Service Network Lines	14	(5)
Facilitators and Barriers to Crossing Network Lines: A Missouri Case Study	19	(36)
Michelle Putnam
Anneliese Stoever
The Demographic Shift of Aging With Disability	21	(3)
Collaborations and Coalitions Across Aging and Disability Service Networks	24	(3)
A Case Example From Missouri	27	(3)
Findings	30	(15)
Discussion	45	(6)
Conclusion	51	(4)
Translating Knowledge to Next Steps: Professional Stakeholders' Evaluations of Facilitators and Barriers to Crossing Network Lines	55	(26)
Michelle Putnam
Suzanne Pritzker
Models of Stakeholder Engagement in Research	56	(3)
April 2004 Meeting Methodology	59	(4)
April 2004 Meeting Results	63	(5)
Discussion of April 2004 Meeting Findings and Outcomes	68	(1)
October 2004 Meeting Methodology	69	(2)
October 2004 Meeting Results	71	(2)
Discussion of October 2004 Meeting Findings and Outcomes	73	(2)
Evaluations and Implications of the April and October 2004 Meetings	75	(4)
Conclusion	79	(2)
Professional Stakeholder Commentary on Missouri Case Study Findings	81	(10)
Kirsten Dunham
Training in Coalition Building	81	(1)
Resources for Coalition Management	82	(1)
Cultural Differences	82	(1)
How These Examples Influence Coalitions: Case Example	83	(1)
The Next Steps	83	(2)
Concluding Thoughts	85	(6)
SECTION TWO: COLLABORATIONS AND COALITIONS IN PRACTICE
Social, Economic, and Political Realities of Cross-Network Partnerships and Coalitions	91	(44)
Elias S. Cohen
The Categorical Imperative	92	(3)
Historical Development of Categorical Services	95	(6)
Disability and Aging: Disparate Strategies for Long-Term Care Reform	101	(2)
A Disabilities System Reform Perspective: Litigation and Legislation	103	(9)
A Long-Term Aging Care System Reform Perspective	112	(12)
All Networks Are Not Equal	124	(1)
Considerations and Conclusions for Bringing Disability and Aging Strategies Closer Together	125	(5)
Next Steps: Moving Forward From Here	130	(5)
Coalitions Between Aging and Disability Interests: A Potential Vehicle to Promote Community Care for Older People	135	(26)
Rosalie A. Kane
Landscape of Aging Organizations and Coalitions	136	(9)
Disability Coalitions and Networks and the Aging Network	145	(3)
Contrasting the Aging and Disability Perspectives	148	(9)
Toward the Future	157	(4)
Building Intersystem Partnerships at the Intersection of Aging and Developmental Disabilities	161	(26)
Edward Ansello
Overview	161	(1)
The Intersection of Systems	162	(3)
Barriers to and Benefits of Intersystem Collaborations	165	(6)
The Development of Strategies and Models	171	(1)
The Oneida-Lewis Coalition	172	(1)
Partners III: Testing a Model for Collaboration	173	(1)
How Coalitions Succeed: Three Key Elements	174	(3)
Collaborations in Practice	177	(3)
Essential Ingredients in Starting and Continuing Collaborations	180	(1)
How Does Collaboration Continue?	181	(1)
Conclusion	182	(5)
Partnerships and Coalitions Across Aging and Disability Service Networks	187	(16)
Mike Oxford
What Is a Grassroots Coalition?	187	(5)
Coalition Success at the State Level: The DEW Coalition	192	(1)
Another Smaller Example From Kansas	193	(10)
SECTION THREE: RESEARCH TOWARD IMPROVING SERVICES AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF AGING AND DISABILITY
Stakeholder Involvement in Intervention, Research, and Evaluation	203	(22)
Laurie E. Powers
Obstacles to Partnerships Between Stakeholders and Professionals	204	(2)
Partnerships Among Communities	206	(4)
Strategies for Successful Stakeholder Involvement	210	(10)
Conclusion	220	(5)
The Government-Wide Shift in Accountability for Results: Implications for Improving Research Outcomes in the Aging and Disability Nexus	225	(20)
Margaret L. Campbell
The Government-Wide Shift to Accountability for Results	226	(4)
The How-to's of the Accountability Shift: What Researchers, Practitioners, and Advocates Need to Know	230	(11)
Implications for Improving Research Outcomes in Aging With Disability	241	(4)
Translating Research Into Program and Policy Changes	245	(14)
Fernando Torres-Gil
Setting the Stage	246	(4)
Historical Preconditions	250	(3)
The Challenge of Longevity	253	(2)
A Paradigm Shift: A New Politics for Aging With Disability	255	(2)
Moving to the Next Step	257	(2)
The Changing Intersections of Aging and Disability Partnerships	259	(4)
Michelle Putnam
Index	263