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An analysis of ageism, the challenges it presents to the personal identities of elders and the prospects for development, in social work practice, of positive identity work with elders
- Author:
- MILLEN Jez
- Publisher:
- Social Care Association
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 83p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Surbiton
Social work with older people
- Author:
- MARSHALL Mary
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 1983
- Pagination:
- 142p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Multigenerational health, development, and equality
- Author:
- FREDIKSEN-GOLDSEN Karen I.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 45(1), February 2005, pp.125-130.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Because of the significant aging of the global population, world regions are experiencing an increase in the number of generations within families. However, to date most practice methods in the health and human services are explicitly organized by age. This article discusses a multigenerational practice approach and the impact of an infusion strategy to integrate multigenerational practice into social work education. A required first-year MSW course was targeted for concentrated infusion of multigenerational content cutting across substantive areas. To compare students' perceptions and needs prior to and following the infusion of multigenerational content, students were surveyed, and mean scores were compared between the two time periods. Although the majority of social work practitioners work in multigenerational settings, most have received training that has been fragmented by age and relevant to only one stage of the life course. The vast majority of students endorsed multigenerational issues as important to social work in general and to their own professional careers. Following the infusion of multigenerational content, students' knowledge and skills in multigenerational practice increased significantly. A multigenerational practice framework honors the contributions, needs, and requirements of each generation as well as interdependence among generations. This approach prepares social work practitioners for practice, policy, and research that are more clearly relevant to the changing nature of the 21st century.
A feminist approach to practice in working With midlife and older women with HIV/AIDS
- Authors:
- EMLET Charles A., TANGENBERG Katy, SIVERSON Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 17(2), Summer 2002, pp.167-190.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Older women with HIV/AIDS constitute an invisible population that is often ignored by organisers of HIV prevention efforts as well as by HIV and aging organisations. This article explores the importance of a feminist approach to practice with a population affected by the intersection of ageism, sexism, and AIDS phobia. Describes a support group for midlife and older women with HIV/AIDS is, and discusses four themes that were identified by the group participants.
Identifying competencies for geriatric social work practice
- Authors:
- NAITO-CHAN Edna, DAMRON-RODRIGUEZ JoAnn, SIMONS W June
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 43(4), 2005, pp.59-77.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Despite the escalating demand for geriatric social work services to meet the comprehensive needs of a growing number of older persons and their families, no commonly accepted, gerontological knowledge-based skills-or competencies-have been identified for social workers to possess to effectively serve older clients. This inquiry examined the responses of consumers and providers of geriatric social work concerning geriatric social work competencies. Aneeds assessment was conducted with four focus groups (N = 33) comprised of older adults and caregivers (consumers), as well as employers in the field of aging and recent social work graduates currently working with older people (providers). A content analysis of field notes and transcripts from audio recordings was used to identify common domains and significant feedback. Consumers identified resource finding as the most important social worker competency. Providers most frequently cited the ability to conduct geriatric assessments and case management, and the capacity for self-awareness as important competencies. Many consumers did not understand the role of social workers. The results support the need for integrating academic and field curricula to address the lack of commonly accepted geriatric social work competencies, and the need to strengthen public education about the professional role of social work in the field of aging. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Directions in environmental gerontology: a multidisciplinary field
- Author:
- KENDIG Hal
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 43(5), October 2003, pp.611-615.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article considers developments and directions for environmental gerontology. The multidisciplinary field came of age during the 1960s with Powell Lawton's powerful environmental press paradigm and its applications to empirical research and building design. Recent theoretical developments in Europe and America have advanced and integrated concepts in psychology, geography, and related disciplines. Time dimensions and active use of space are essential for understanding aging individuals and microenvironments as well as changing populations and macroenvironments. Research on residential environments by health professions is informing community care that is enhancing the independence and well-being of older people. With its proven responsiveness to social and policy priorities, environmental gerontology is now providing strong conceptual and empirical bases for advancing healthy aging and age-friendly societies.
Social work with older people
- Authors:
- RAY Mo, PHILLIPS Judith
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 216p.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
- Edition:
- 5th ed.
The new edition of this book has been revised to emphasise the current policy drive towards personalisation and service user participation in care management. The authors take a critical approach helping readers to consider stereotypes of aging and work with older people. A new chapter on safeguarding is included and the text has been updated to reflect current course requirements. Part I introduces the theory, policy and legislation which influences social work contexts. It contains chapters on: critical themes and issues in ageing; the case for social work with older people; the policy and organisational context of social work with older people and safeguarding. Part II turns to practice issues, looking at: practice skills and values; interviewing and assessment; planning support and care, interventions and reviews.
Countering discrimination in social work
- Editor:
- LESNIK Bogdan
- Publisher:
- Arena
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 201p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Pulls together a range of materials addressing various aspects of inequality to provide an overview of the current state of play in the development of emancipatory forms of practice that seek to counter discrimination and oppression. Includes chapters on: poverty and deprivation; globalisation and gender relations in social work; affirmative action as a counter to racial discrimination; social work and independent living; discriminating in later life; lesbians and gay men; intellectual disability, oppression and difference; strategies of empowerment; and towards a theory of emancipatory practice.