Gerontological Home Health Care - A Guide for the Social Work Practitioner

Informationen zum Autor Goldie Kadushin and Marcia Egan Klappentext Longer life expectancy! the aging baby boom population! and increasing numbers of older adults with chronic health conditions who want to remain at home are generating an urgent need for providers who possess specialized knowledge and skills in home health care. Answering the urgent call for a textbook that deals specifically with adults in this setting! Goldie Kadushin and Marcia Egan synthesize empirical research to extract practical applications for practice! emphasizing the "how to" of gerontological home health care by discussing the field's most relevant issues. The authors include chapters on home health care policies and funding! cultural and diversity issues! the contemporary challenges of the social work role in home health care! the development of a relationship! the client's role in helping with care! practice evaluation! and individual and social system assessment and intervention. They provide detailed case studies and directions for accessing rapid assessment instruments throughout the text. They also include programs! resources! and corresponding Web sites that link to appropriate services. Zusammenfassung Emphasizing the "how to" of gerontological home health care through a discussion of the field's relevant issues! this work includes chapters on home health care policies and funding; cultural and diversity issues; the contemporary challenges of the social work role in home health care; the development of a relationship; and practice evaluation.

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• Authors: Marcia Egan, Marcia (Associate Professor Egan, Egan Marcia, Goldie Kadushin, Goldie Egan Kadushin, Goldie/ Egan Kadushin, Kadushin Goldie
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.2008
• EAN: 9780231124652
• ISBN: 978-0-231-12465-2
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 6 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social Work, Care of the elderly, Age groups: the elderly / old age