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9780803923508

Building Support Networks for the Elderly

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  • ISBN13:

    9780803923508

  • ISBN10:

    0803923503

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1984-05-01
  • Publisher: Sage Pubns
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Summary

Building Support Networks for the Elderly is concerned with the principles of networking and how these can be used to help the aged in a community. The book describes the range of options for care of the ageing, from family care to case management and self-help groups. Most options described are inexpensive to implement and easily applicable to situations found within a community. Training models and policy implications for the various options are included. It will serve as a practicl guide for the practicing professional in human services.

Table of Contents

Social Networks
An Overview
Assessment and Evaluation
A Framework for Studying Interventions
Clinical Treatment
Family Caregiver Enhancement
Case Management
Neighborhood Helping
Volunteer Linking
Mutual-Aid/Self-Help
Community Empowerment
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