Handbook of Social Work in Health And Aging

by Berkman, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9780195173727
• ISBN10: 0195173724
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-02-09
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The fields of health care, aging, and social work are often treated as discrete entities, while all social workers deal with issues of health and aging on a daily basis, regardless of practice specialization. The Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging is the first reference to addressthis reality by compiling the most current thinking on these subjects in a single volume. With the population of older adults increasing as rapidly as new possibilities for their care, professionals need an accessible source of specialized information about how best to serve the elderly and theirfamilies, and they will find this authoritative handbook indispensable.In 100 original chapters, the most experienced and prominent gerontological health care scholars in the United States and across the world provide social workers with up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based practice guidelines for effectively assessing and treating older adults and supporting theirfamilies. The contributing authors paint rich portraits of a variety of populations that social workers serve and arenas in which they practice, followed by detailed recommendations of best practices for an array of physical and mental health conditions. Its unprecedented attention to diversity,global trends, and implications for research, government policy, and education make the publication of such a compendium a major event in the field of gerontological social work.Ambitious and multi-dimensional, this handbook represents the best research on health and aging available to social workers today.

Author Biography

Barbara Berkman is the Helen Rehr/Ruth Fizdale Professor of Health and Mental Health at Columbia University School of Social Work, and Principal Investigator and National Director of the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program. In recognition of her research and practice in social work and geriatric health care, she has been named a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and of the New York Academy of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Our Aging Society	xxxi
Nancy Hooyman
Part A Populations Social Workers Serve
SECTION I: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE AND OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRONIC PHYSICAL AND HEALTH CONDITIONS
Overview	5	(2)
Amy Horowitz
Older Adults With Cancer	7	(12)
Peter Maramaldi
Jonghyun Lee
Older Adults With Age-Related Cardiovascular Disease	19	(10)
Amy L. Al
Lynn Carrigan
Older Adults With Diabetes and Complications	29	(12)
Richard Francoeur
Jennifer Elkins
Older Adults With Orthopedic and Mobility Limitations	41	(12)
Helen Miltiades
Lenard W. Kaye
Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities	53	(12)
Elizabeth Lightfoot
Older Adults With Age-Related Sensory Loss	65	(14)
Cynthia Stuen
Aging and Functional Disability	79	(12)
Michelle Putnam
Susan Stark
HIV-Infected and HIV-Affected Older Adults	91	(14)
Cynthia Poindexter
Charles Emlet
SECTION II: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
Overview	103	(2)
Deborah Padgett
Older Adults With Neurological Problems Without Significant Dementia	105	(12)
Gladys Gonzalez-Ramos
Older Adults Suffering From Significant Dementia	117	(12)
Ronald W. Toseland
Michael Parker
Older Adults With Mental and Emotional Problems	129	(12)
Zvi D. Gellis
Older Adults With Substance/Alcohol Abuse Problems	141	(8)
Tazuko Shibusawa
Older Adults at Risk for Suicide	149	(18)
Margaret E. Adamek
Greta Yoder Slater
SECTION III: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Overview	165	(2)
David E. Biegel
Elders Living in Poverty	167	(14)
David E. Biegel
Sylvia Leibbrandt
Older Adults and Work in the 21st Century	181	(10)
Sheila H. Akabas
Lauren B. Gates
The Oldest Old	191	(14)
Ruth E. Dunkle
Hae-Sook Jeon
Immigrant and Refugee Elders	205	(14)
Ailee Moon
Siyon Rhee
Mistreated and Neglected Elders	219	(12)
Susan Tomita
Aging Prisoners	231	(16)
Ronald H. Aday
SECTION IV: CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTS
Overview	245	(2)
Letha A. Chadiha
Older African Americans and Other Black Populations	247	(10)
Letha A. Chadiha
Edna Brown
Maria P. Aranda
Older Asian Americans	257	(16)
Jong Won Min
Ailee Moon
Older Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Transgender Persons	273	(10)
Sandra S. Butler
Older Latinos: A Mental Health Perspective	283	(10)
Maria P. Aranda
Native American Elders: Unique Histories and Special Needs	293	(8)
Amanda Barusch
Older Adults in Other Minority Groups	301	(14)
Colette Browne
Virginia Richardson
SECTION V: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE
Overview	313	(2)
Judith L. Howe
Roles of Social Workers in Palliative and End-of-Life Care	315	(10)
Judith L. Howe
Louisa Daratsos
Psychosocial Services at the End of Life	325	(14)
Irene Gutheil
Margaret Souza
SECTION VI: FAMILY AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN SPECIAL CAREGIVING SITUATIONS
Overview	337	(2)
Marsha Seltzer
Caregivers to Older Adults	339	(16)
Jan Greenberg
Marsha Seltzer
Eva Brewer
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Who Are They?	355	(8)
Nancy P. Kropf
Eunkyung Yoon
Older Adults as Caregivers to Persons With Developmental Disabilities	363	(8)
Philip Mccallion
Older Latino Family Caregivers	371	(10)
Sandra Magana
Rural African American Caregiving	381	(10)
Iris Carlton-Laney
Caregiving at a Distance	391	(22)
Michael Parker
Wesley Church
Ronald Toseland
Part B Where Social Workers Practice
SECTION IA: PRACTICE IN THE COMMUNITY: SETTINGS FOR PRACTICE
Overview	411	(2)
Amanda Barusch
Generalized and Specialized Hospitals	413	(10)
Patricia J. Volland
David M. Keepnews
Home Care Settings	423	(12)
A. E. Benjamin
Edna Naito-Chan
Departments of Public Welfare or Social Services	435	(10)
Patricia Brownell
Geriatric Care Management Settings	445	(12)
Carmen Morano
Barbara Morano
Hospices	457	(12)
Deborah P. Waldrop
Community Mental Health Centers	469	(8)
Sherry M. Cummings
Kimberly M. Cassie
Senior Centers	477	(6)
Philip A. Rozario
Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Companies	483	(10)
W. June Simmons
Susan Enguidanos
Social Service and Health Planning Agencies	493	(6)
Robert B. Hudson
The Workplace	499	(10)
Sheila H. Akabas
Lauren B. Gates
Substance Abuse Networks	509	(12)
Connie Corley
Muriel Gray
Richard Yakimo
SECTION IB: SOCIAL SERVICE RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH COMMUNITY SETTINGS
Overview	519	(2)
Amanda Barusch
Case Management Services	521	(8)
Matthias J. Naleppa
Counseling Services and Support Groups	529	(10)
Leah Ruffin
Lenard W. Kaye
Services to Support Caregivers of Older Adults	539	(12)
Sandra Edmonds Crewe
Sandra Stukes Chipungu
Advocacy and Protection of Older Adults	551	(8)
Jordan I. Kosberg
Max B. Rothman
Burton D. Dunlop
Housing, Health, and Quality of Life	559	(10)
Judith G. Gonyea
Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Older Adults	569	(8)
Bradley D. Zodikoff
Services for HIV-Infected or HIV-Affected Older Adults	577	(14)
Charles Emlet
Cynthia Poindexter
SECTION II: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN LONG-TERM RESIDENTIAL CARE
Overview	589	(2)
Rosalie A. Kane
A Social Worker's Historical and Future Perspective on Residential Care	591	(10)
Rosalie A. Kane
Nursing Homes	601	(14)
Betsy Vourlekis
Kelsey Simons
Residential Care Settings for Veterans	615	(8)
Marylou Guihan
The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program	623	(14)
Ruth Huber
F. Ellen Netting
Kevin W. Borders
H. W. Nelson
Long-Term Residential Settings for Older Persons With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness	637	(8)
Jeanette Semke
Culture Change in Long-Term Care	645	(8)
Wendy Lustbader
Carter Catlett Williams
Dementia Special Care Units in Residential Care	653	(8)
Lisa P. Gwyther
Rosalie A. Kane
Transitions From Nursing Homes to Community Settings	661	(6)
Robert L. Mollica
Continuing Care Retirement Communities	667	(10)
F. Ellen Netting
Cindy C. Wilson
Assisted Living Settings	677	(8)
Sheryl Zimmerman
Jean Munn
Terry Koenig
Adult Foster Care and Adult Family Care	685	(8)
Vera Prosper
Congregate Housing	693	(12)
Nancy W. Sheehan
Waldo C. Klein
Residential-Based Care: New York's NORC-Supportive Services Program Model	705	(16)
Fredda Vladeck
Part C How Social Workers Practice
SECTION I: ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTIONS WITH OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS
Overview	719	(2)
Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich
James Lubben
Assessment
Comprehensive and Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment	721	(8)
Scott Miyake Geron
Abbreviated and Targeted Geriatric Assessment	729	(8)
James Lubben
Standardized Measures Commonly Used in Geriatric Assessment	737	(12)
Rosalie A. Kane
Theories and Modes of Practice Intervention with Older Adults and Their Families/Caregivers
Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions	749	(8)
Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich
Family and Group Interventions	757	(8)
Roberta R. Greene
Joyce Riley
Interdisciplinary Team Practices	765	(8)
M. Joanna Mellor
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy	773	(8)
Denis P. Cronin
Reminiscence and Life Review	781	(8)
Berit Ingersoll-Dayton
Angela Bommarito
Strengths-Based and Solutions-Focused Approaches to Practice	789	(8)
Rosemary Chapin
Holly Nelson-Becker
Kelley MacMillan
Spirituality in Professional Helping Interventions	797	(12)
Holly Nelson-Becker
Mitsuko Nakashima
Edward Canda
Advocacy and Empowerment Models
Approaches to Empowering Individuals and Communities	809	(8)
Kevin J. Mahoney
Karen Zgoda
National Advocacy Groups for Older Adults	817	(10)
Linda Krogh Harootyan
Greg O'Neill
Part D Local, State, and Federal Policies/Regulations Affecting Older Adults
Overview	825	(2)
Namkee Choi
Federal Income Maintenance Policies and Programs	827	(12)
Namkee Choi
Private Retirement Benefits	839	(8)
Robert B. Hudson
Policies Affecting Health, Mental Health, and Caregiving: Medicare	847	(12)
Ji Seon Lee
Policies Affecting Health, Mental Health, and Caregiving: Medicaid	859	(8)
Colleen Galambos
Policies Affecting Long-Term Care and Long-Term Care Institutions	867	(10)
Li-Mei Chen
Policies Affecting Community-Based Social Services, Housing, and Transportation	877	(16)
Sharon Keigher
Policies Related to Competency and Proxy Issues	893	(10)
Kathleen Wilber
Gretchen E. Alkema
Policies Related to End-of-Life Care	903	(12)
Victoria H. Raveis
Policies Affecting Families of Older Adults With Care Needs	915	(8)
Lydia Li
Jane A. Rafferty
Policies to Protect the Rights of Older Adults	923	(16)
Joan Davitt
Part E International Social Work and Care of Older Adults
Overview	937	(2)
James Lubben
World Population Aging	939	(6)
James Lubben
Joann Damron-Rodriguez
Older Adults in Australia	945	(8)
Elizabeth Ozanne
Older Adults in China	953	(6)
Iris Chi
Older Adults in Europe	959	(8)
Judith Phillips
Older Adults in Developing Nations	967	(6)
Osei Darkwa
Long-Term Care Insurance in Japan	973	(16)
Martha N. Ozawa
Shingo Nakayama
Part F Social Work Research In Aging
Overview	987	(2)
Barbara Berkman
Issues in Conducting Social Work Research in Aging	989	(12)
Amy Horowitz
Using Large Datasets for Research on Older Adults and Families	1001	(8)
Terry Lum
Measuring Client Satisfaction Among Older Adults and Families	1009	(10)
Chang-Ming Hsieh
Elizabeth Essex
Current Status of Social Work Research in Aging and Future Directions	1019	(14)
Denise Burnette
Nancy Morrow-Howell
Part G Social Work Education and Careers in Aging
Overview	1031	(2)
Nancy R. Hooyman
Strategies for Implementing and Sustaining Gerontological Curricular Change in Social Work Education	1033	(8)
James R. Reinardy
Sara Zoff
Educating Social Workers for an Aging Society: Needs and Approaches	1041	(10)
Nancy L. Wilson
Moving Forward: Developing Geriatric Social Work Competencies	1051	(14)
Joann Damron-Rodriguez
Credentialing Opportunities for Social Workers in Aging	1065	(8)
Robyn Golden
Monika White
Index	1073