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Most scholars do not consider the long-term nature of caregiving, but rather focus on a specific developmental period (e.g., old age) or a specific disability (e.g., cancer). Yet the most important lessons about caregiving may occur at any age, regardless of disabilities or other limitations. Caregiving is a lifelong process. It begins in a mother's womb, continues throughout the lifespan, and ends after death. Caregiving Across the Lifespan emphasizes caregiving as a process that occurs throughout one's life. It discusses infant care, the developmental needs of children and adolescents, the many caregiving issues in adulthood and mid-life, and finally end-of-life care and bereavement.
Key coverage includes:
Examining caregiving issues across a developmental perspective.
Caregiving from infancy through early childhood through end of life.
Mid-life and multigenerational bonds and responsibilities.
Caregiver identity in older adults.
Family caregiving at the end of life.
This must-have volume offers a wealth of insights and ideas for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students across the caregiving fields, including psychology, social work, public health, geriatrics and gerontology, and medicine as well as public and education policy makers.
List of contents
Foreword; Rosalynn Carter.- Chapter 1. Caregiving: A Lifelong Developmental Perspective; Ronda C. Talley & Rhonda V. J. Montgomery.- Section I: Caregiving from Birth Through Adolescence.- Chapter 2. Caregiving in Early Childhood; David A. Mrazek.- Chapter 3. Middle Childhood: Coping with Typical and Atypical Development; Jan Blacher & Kristin Abbott Feinfield.- Chapter 4. Responding to the Challenges of Preadolescence: Roles for Caregivers; Marleen Wong & Erum Nadeem.- Chapter 5. Caregiving Across the Lifespan: Adolescence; Deryl F. Bailey.- Section II: Caregiving in Adulthood.- Chapter 6. Caregivers in Early Adulthood: The Challenges; Charles W. Given & Barbara A. Given.- Chapter 7. Midlife, Multigenerational Bonds, and Caregiving; Judith G. Gonyea.- Chapter 8. Pathways to a Caregiver Identity for Older Adults; Rhonda V. J. Montgomery & Karl D. Kosloski.- Chapter 9. Family Caregiving at the End-of-life: Current Status and Future Directions; William E. Haley.- Chapter 10. Perspectives on Caregiving Across the Life Span: Current Status and Future Directions; Rhonda V.J. Montgomery & Ronda C. Talley
About the author
Ronda C. Talley, PhD, MPH, serves as Health Scientist on the Disability and Health Team in CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. She carries the portfolio on caregiving across the life span, including mental health and disability issues for children and youth. Dr. Talley is the immediate past Executive Director and Professor at the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, which is located at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia. The RCI opened a Washington, DC, office in 2003. Dr. Talley led the RCI s National Quality Caregiving Coalition. While at the RCI, Dr. Talley conceptualized and developed the initial stages of the Caregiving book series, working with all authors and editors. Former Assistant Executive Director of Education and Director of Policy and Advocacy in the Schools for the American Psychological Association, Dr. Talley was Founding Director of the APA s Center for Psychology in Schools and Education. In her position at APA, Dr. Talley was responsible for directing Association programs that bring the knowledge and methods of psychology to bear on national issues of social reform related to schools and education, including educational research, practices, and policies. Dr. Talley is also a Fellow of APA's Division of School Psychology and author of many publications in psychology.During 1994-95, Dr. Talley was selected as an Education Policy Fellow by the Washington, DC-based Institute for Educational Leadership. As the recipient of the 1996 Outstanding Alumni Award from the Indiana University School of Education, Dr. Talley was described as 'the voice of school psychology at the national level'. She is the 1998 recipient of the Jack Bardon Distinguished Service Award from the APA Division of School Psychology. With more than 30 years of service as a special education teacher, school psychologist, school administrator, university professor, organizational advocate, lobbyist, and private consultant, Dr. Talley is a frequent writer and speaker on caregiving issues and on public policy and practice issues in health, education, and human services reform. She specializes in life span caregiving issues and organizational planning and development. Dr. Talley has served as editor of four published volumes.
Summary
Most scholars do not consider the long-term nature of caregiving, but rather focus on a specific developmental period (e.g., old age) or a specific disability (e.g., cancer). Yet the most important lessons about caregiving may occur at any age, regardless of disabilities or other limitations. Caregiving is a lifelong process. It begins in a mother’s womb, continues throughout the lifespan, and ends after death. Caregiving Across the Lifespan emphasizes caregiving as a process that occurs throughout one’s life. It discusses infant care, the developmental needs of children and adolescents, the many caregiving issues in adulthood and mid-life, and finally end-of-life care and bereavement.
Key coverage includes:
Examining caregiving issues across a developmental perspective.
Caregiving from infancy through early childhood through end of life.
Mid-life and multigenerational bonds and responsibilities.
Caregiver identity in older adults.
Family caregiving at the end of life.
This must-have volume offers a wealth of insights and ideas for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students across the caregiving fields, including psychology, social work, public health, geriatrics and gerontology, and medicine as well as public and education policy makers.
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From the reviews:
“This book does a good job of addressing the major issues facing caregivers from a developmental perspective. … It is easy to read, and the editors and contributors are experts in the field. Both professionals and the general public will benefit from the information in this book.” (Gary B. Kaniuk, Doody’s Book Reviews, May, 2013)
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From the reviews:
"This book does a good job of addressing the major issues facing caregivers from a developmental perspective. ... It is easy to read, and the editors and contributors are experts in the field. Both professionals and the general public will benefit from the information in this book." (Gary B. Kaniuk, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2013)
