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Psychopharmacological treatment of dementia
- Author:
- CALLAWAY Janice T.
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 8(4), July 1998, pp.452-474.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article provides an overview and description of dementia, explores current and investigational agents used in the treatment of accompanying cognitive and noncognitive symptoms, and suggests considerations for assessing certain aspects of pharmacological management.
Alcohol and elderly people: an overview of the literature for social work
- Authors:
- SIMPSON Murray, WILLIAMS Bryan, KENDRICK Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 14(4), December 1994, pp.575-587.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Attempts to highlight the pressing need for social work to take more account of the existence of alcohol problems being experienced by many elderly people. Surveying the available sketchy data, it would appear that perhaps as many as 15% of elderly social work clients may have alcohol related problems. Continues by considering whether a discernible pattern of elderly drinking is identifiable. The main implications for social work practice are drawn out.
Existential social work practice with the aged: theory and practice
- Authors:
- BROWN John A., ROMANCHUK Beverly J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 23(1/2), 1994, pp.49-65.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Paper discusses existential social work practice with the aged with particular reference to logotherapy. Existentialism as a philosophy of life has particular utility for social work practice with the aged as frequently the aged client perceives his/hers life as lacking meaning. Several cases are presented and discussed to illustrate the application of an existential framework in practice with the aged client.
The lost ones; recovering the past to help their present: practice example 3
- Author:
- GIBSON Faith
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This report describes the beginning of a project to use reminiscence as a way of helping very troublesome people with dementia living in residential care.
Shared experience
- Author:
- COLLINS Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(3), November 1999, pp.96-99.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
This article describes what can be gained from sharing and remembering for people with dementia, and describes a therapeutic groupwork intervention currently in practice.
The applications of therapeutic interventions in adult protection
- Authors:
- OGG Jim, MUNN-GIDDINGS Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 1(2), November 1999, pp.26-37.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article examines the therapeutic options available to practitioners working with vulnerable adults who have been abused. A variety of intervention approaches are considered: psychoeducative; cognitive-behavioural; family therapy; and victim support, recognising the vulnerable adult's own key role in the process and success of any work.
Family treatment of older adults who misuse alcohol: a strengths perspective
- Authors:
- PERKINS Kathleen, TICE Carolyn
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 31(3/4), 1999, pp.169-185.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Using the strengths perspective, this article assists practitioners in their work with families, informal and formal supports, and social and health services, to help with the misuses of alcohol. In using the strengths perspective, clients focus on their strengths and adaptive capacities.
The clinician's cultural countertransference: the psychodynamics of culturally competent practice
- Author:
- FOSTER RoseMarie Perez
- Journal article citation:
- Clinical Social Work Journal, 26(3), 1998, pp.253-270.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
The purpose of this article is to define the presence of the clinician's cultural countertransference in the cross-cultural therapeutic dyad, and describe its impact on the delivery of culturally competent services. The recognition of the contributing role of the therapist's own subjectivity in psychodynamically oriented practice cannot be more vital than in the treatment of patients whose culture, race, or class markedly differ from that of the therapist. The author proposes that countertransference attitudes are often: disavowed by the clinician; exert a powerful influence on the course of treatment; and though unspoken, are frequently perceived by the client.
Ethics and elder mistreatment: uniting protocol with practice
- Author:
- JOHNSON Tanya Fusco
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 7(2/3), 1995, pp.1-18.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Focuses on the meaning of ethics in elder mistreatment. Looks specifically on distinguishing ethical issues from non-ethical issues and ethical dilemmas. Demystifies ethics for elder-serving practitioners and shows how ethics can be a part of the treatment decision-making process. Proposes a method for developing ethical practice at the multidisciplinary level. The multidisciplinary level starts with the multidisciplinary level starts with the client and professional and ends with the community-based multidisciplinary team. The latter include human services professionals who have the important task of transforming ethical protocols into practice.
Alcohol, social work and community care
- Authors:
- COLLINS Stewart, KEENE Jan
- Publisher:
- Venture Press/British Association of Social Workers
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 256p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Examines practices in the assessment and management of alcohol problems within the context of community care development. considers the roles of social workers as providers of both social care and counseling help. covers a range of different theories and models that can be used in working with those experiencing problems with drink, especially psychological interventions such as social learning and cognitive behavioural approaches, There are chapters on young people, elderly people, black communities and offenders.