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Social work and old age: two cultures?
- Author:
- CIGNO Katy
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 2(4), November 1993, pp.57-64.
Argues that two cultures have evolved in social work; social work/children and care/older people. The associations attributed to these elements of social work are reflected in the fact that social workers do not show much interest in working with older people. Explores why the two cultures have evolved and suggests how social work training can address the division.
Age Exchange: the wealth of experience
- Author:
- ARIGHO Bernie
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 2(4), November 1993, pp.5-14.
The central aim of the Age Exchange is to promote the value of older people by promoting the value of their reminiscences and life-experience. Describes the work of the organisation and the projects and training it has developed to encourage good reminiscence work.
Getting in training
- Author:
- BIGGS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.7.93, 1993, p.15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
To tackle elder abuse effectively it is vital that social workers are trained. Looks at the types of training approaches available and calls for long-term strategies to be drawn up.
Preparing to act
- Author:
- MITCHELL David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.7.93, 1993, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Field workers and home care staff may be uniquely placed to detect elder abuse, but it is essential that they know what to look for and be in a position to act on what they see within the legal context. While awareness of the problem has been steadily increasing, elder abuse training is still low on authorities' agendas. Looks at moves by Sheffield SSD and Berkshire SSD to provide training to support guidelines for dealing with elder abuse.
Preparing staff to provide a quality service in a new voluntary home: an account of how staff were selected and prepared to work in a new extra care home administered by the Abbeyfield Society, Loughborough
- Authors:
- UNWIN Hilary, WESTON Paul
- Publisher:
- Social Care Centre for Practice and Staff Development
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
Report and practical guide written as a result of project development work in one new voluntary home for older people with extra care needs.
In the company of their peers: a geriatric peer counselor training manual
- Authors:
- ROGERS Betty Pearson, LaFOLLETTE Jere G., ROWE Wendy
- Publisher:
- Skagit Mental Health Center
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 398p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Mount Vernon, WA
Good practice confirmed
- Author:
- STRONG Susannah
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 22.7.93, 1993, p.11.
Six months ago four homes started to put the Caring in Homes Initiative into practice. Reports on their progress.
An illuminating experience
- Author:
- BOND Meg
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.5.93, 1993, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The problems of elderly people with impaired sight in long-term residential care need to be addressed. Describes a visual loss course which helped staff and residents in a home in the Midlands.
Training strategies for elder abuse/inadequate care
- Author:
- ZLOTNICK Annie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect, 5(2), 1993, pp.55-62.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A key component in the efforts to deal with elder abuse/inadequate care is the development of educational programmes for both the public and responsible staff. Explores the development of training programmes that address the needs of adult learners in the caring professions. Central to the success of the training was the programme design that entailed three methods of teaching in response to the three ways adults learn. Participants acquired a knowledge base that will enable them to work in an environment with few legal directives.
Changing behaviour in a residential group setting for elderly people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- CIGNO Katy
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 23(6), December 1993, pp.629-642.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Group living is not an easy situation for residents and staff. A client with a long history of institutionalised care and aggressive behaviour proves to be a challenge to care staff who attempt to improve the quality of her life and that of her fellow residents through behavioural intervention aimed at reducing the number of disruptive incidents and increasing the use of social skills and activities for this client. The results indicate a lessening of incidents of 'unreasonable behaviour' and an increase in self-esteem. The appropriateness of this approach to elderly clients' problems is discussed.