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Mapping your future - a proactive approach to aging
- Author:
- SPIRA Marcia
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 47(1/2), 2006, pp.71-87.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
As the number of older adults who live healthy and extended lives increases, people will need to envision the ways in which they choose to live. More emphasis will be given to the potential and strengths that older adults maintain in to later years rather than anticipating the consequences of decline. This paper describes the development of a tool to be used by older adults in planning their futures. It provides an individualized portfolio that encourages older adults to contemplate their future needs and resources. It includes the domains of health, work/leisure, finances, housing, and relationship/support systems. It is a means of encouraging conversations about life choices and maintaining a sense of empowerment and well-being. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Voices of three generations: families and declining health of older adults
- Authors:
- WALL Jack, SPIRA Marcia
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 87(1), January 2006, pp.27-34.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
The declining health of an older family member impacts family members in many ways. This article describes the effects of coping with the needs of older members among three generations. The systemic effects result in challenges to each generation along physical, psychological, and social dimensions. Discussion focuses on the experiences of the respective generations as they each attempt to voice their needs and negotiate their individual and interpersonal development in the context of the older persons’ decline. Multiple theories and intervention strategies, including developmental, narrative, and family systems, will be applied to case material. It is concluded that helping families to articulate the stress, renegotiate the issues of care, and reframing old patterns of behaviour may be crucial to assisting families navigate through this time of life.