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PART A POPULATIONS SOCIAL WORKERS SERVE SECTION I: Social Work Practice and Older Adults with Chronic Physical Conditions Overview Section Editor: Amy Horowitz 1. Older Adults with Cancer Peter Maramaldi & Jonghyun Lee 2. Older Adults with Age-Related Cardiovascular Disease Amy Ai & Lynn Carrigan 3. Older Adults with Diabetes and Complications Richard Francoeur & Jennifer Elkin 4. Older Adults with Orthopedic and Mobility Conditions Helen Miltaedis & Lenard Kaye 5. Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities Elizabeth Lightfoot 6. Older Adults with Age-Related Sensory Loss Cynthia Stuen 7. Aging and Functional Disability Michelle Putnam 8. HIV-Infected and HIV-Affected Older Adults Cynthia Poindexter & Charles Emlet SECTION II: Social Work Practice and Older Adults with Mental Health Problems Overview Section Editor: Deborah Padgett 9. Older Adults with Neurological Disorders without Gladys Gonzalez- Ramos Significant Dementia 10. Older Adults Suffering from Significant Dementia Ron Toseland & Michael Parker 11. Older Adults with Mental and Emotional Problems Zvi Gellis 12. Older Adults with Substance/Alcohol Abuse Problems Tazuko Shibusawa 13. Older Adults at Risk for Suicide Margaret Adamek & Greta M. Yoder- Slater SECTION III: Social Work Practice and Special Populations of Older Adults and Caregivers Overview Section Editor: David Biegel 14. Elders Living in Poverty David Biegel & Sylvia Liebbrandt 15. Older Adults and Work in the 21st Century Shelly Akabas & Lauren Gates 16. The Oldest Old Ruth Dunkle & Hae- Sook Jeon 17. Immigrant and Refugee Elders Ailee Moon & Siyon Rhee 18. Mistreated and Neglected Elders Susan Tomita 19. Aging Prisoners Ron Aday SECTION IV: Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice with Older Adults Overview Section Editor: Letha Chadiha 20. Older African Americans and Other Black Populations Letha Chadiha, Edna Brown, & Maria Aranda 21. Older Asian Americans Jong Won Min & Ailee Moon 22. Older Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Transgender Persons Sandra Butler 23. Older Latinos: A Mental Health Perspective Maria Aranda 24. Native American Elders: Unique Histories Amanda Barusch and Special Needs 25. Older Adults in Other Minority Groups Collette Browne & Virginia Richardson SECTION V: Social Work Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care Overview Section Editor: Judy Howe 26. Roles of Social Workers in Palliative and End of Life Care Judy Howe & Louise Daratsos 27. Psychosocial Services at the End of Life Irene Gutheil & Margaret Souza SECTION VI: Family and Intergenerational Social Work Practice in Special Caregiving Situations Overview Section Editor: Marsha Seltzer 28. Caregivers to Older Adults Jan Greenberg, Marsha Seltzer, & Eva Brewer 29. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Who Are They? Nancy Kropf & Eunkyung Yoon 30. Older Adults as Caregivers to Persons with Philip McCallion Developmental and/or Physical Disabilities 31. Older Latino Family Caregivers Sandra Magaña 32. Rural African American Caregiving Iris Carlton-LaNey 33. Caregiving at a Distance Michael Parker, Wesley Church, & Ronald Toseland PART B WHERE SOCIAL WORKERS PRACTICE SECTION I: Social Work Practice in the Community with Older Adults and their Families/Caregivers Overview Section Editor: Amanda Barusch A. Settings for Practice: 34. Generalized and Specialized Hospitals Patricia Volland & David Keepnews 35. Home Care Settings A. Ted Benjamin & Edna Naito-Chan 36. Departments of Public Welfare or Social Services Patricia Brownell 37. Geriatric Care Management Settings Carmen Morano & Barbara Morano 38. Hospices Deborah Waldrop 39. Community Mental Health Centers Sherry Cummings 40. Senior Centers Philip Rozario 41. Health Maintenance Organizations and W. June Simmons & Susan Managed Care Companies Enguidanos 42. Social Service and Health Planning Agencies Rob Hudson 43. The Workplace Shelly Akabas & Lauren Gates 44. Substance Abuse Networks Connie Corley, M. Gray, & R. Yakimo B. Social Service Resources Available through Community Settings: 45. Case Management Services Matthias Naleppa 46. Counseling Services and Support Groups Leah Ruffin & Lenard Kaye 47. Services to Support Caregivers of Older Adults Sandra Crewe & Sandra Chipungu 48. Advocacy and Protection of Older Adults Jordan Kosberg, Max Rothman, & Burton Dunlop 49. Services and Housing Issues Judith Gonyea 50. Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Bradley Zodikoff and Transgender Older Adults 51. Services for HIV-Infected and HIV-Affected Charles Emlet and Cynthia Older Adults Poindexter SECTION II: Social Work Practice with Older Adults and their Families in Long- Term Residential Care Overview Section Editor: Rosalie Kane 52. A Social Worker's Historical Perspective on Residential Care Rosalie Kane 53. Nursing Homes Betsy Vourlekis & Kelsey Simons 54. Residential Care Settings for Veterans Marylou Guihan 55. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Ruth Huber, Ellen Netting, Kevin Borders, & H. W. Nelson 56. Long-Term Residential Settings for Older Persons Jeanette Semke with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness 57. Culture Change in Long Term Care Wendy Lustbader & Carter Catlett Williams 58. Dementia Special Care Units in Residential Care Lisa Gwyther & Rosalie Kane 59. Transitions from Nursing Homes to Community Settings Robert Mollica 60. Continuing Care Retirement Communities F. Ellen Netting & Cindy Wilson 61. Assisted Living Settings Sheryl Zimmerman, Jean Munn, & Terry Koenig 62. Adult Foster Care and Adult Family Care Vera Prosper 63. Congregate Housing Nancy Sheehan & Waldo Klein 64. Residence-Based Care: New York's NORC-Supportive Fredda Vladeck Service Program Model PART C HOW SOCIAL WORKERS PRACTICE SECTION I: Assessment and Interventions with Older Adults and their Families/Caregivers Overview Section Editors: Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich and James Lubben A. Assessment: 65. Comprehensive and Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment Scott Geron 66. Abbreviated and Targeted Geriatric Assessment James Lubben 67. Standardized Measures Commonly Used in Geriatric Assessment Rosalie Kane B. Theories and Modes of Practice Intervention with Older Adults and their Families/Caregivers: 68. Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Kathleen McInnis- Dittrich 69. Family and Group Interventions Roberta Greene & Joyce Riley 70. Interdisciplinary Team Practices M. Joanna Mellor 71. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Denis Cronin 72. Reminiscence and Life Review Berit Ingersoll-Dayton & Angela Bommarito 73. Strengths-Based and Solutions-Focused Rosemary Chapin, Approaches to Practice Holly Nelson- Becker, & Kelley Macmillan 74. Use of Spirituality in Interventions Holly Nelson- Becker, Mitsuko Nakashima, & Edward Canda C. Advocacy and Empowerment Models: 75. Approaches to Empowering Individuals and Communities Kevin Mahoney & Karen Zgoda 76. National Advocacy Groups for Older Adults Linda Harootyan & Gregg O'Neill PART D LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL POLICIES/REGULATIONS AFFECTING OLDER ADULTS Overview Section Editor: Namkee Choi 77. Federal Income Maintenance Policies and Programs Namkee Choi 78. Private Retirement Benefits Rob Hudson 79. Policies Affecting Health, Mental Health, and Caregiving: Ji Seon Lee Medicare 80. Policies Affecting Health, Mental Health and Caregiving: Colleen Galambos Medicaid 81. Policies Affecting Long-Term Care and Long-Term Care Li-Mei Chen Institutions 82. Policies Affecting Community-Based Social Services, Housing, Sharon Keigher and Transportation 83. Policies Related to Competency and Proxy Issues Kathleen Wilber & Gretchen Alkema 84. Policies Related to End of Life Care Victoria Raveis 85. Policies Affecting Families of Dependent Older Adults Lydia Li & Jane Rafferty 86. Policies to Protect the Rights of Older Adults Joan Davitt PART E INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK AND CARE OF OLDER ADULTS Overview Section Editor: James Lubben 87. World Population Aging James Lubben & JoAnn Damron Rodriguez 88. Older Adults in Australia Elizabeth Ozanne 89. Older Adults in China Iris Chi 90. Older Adults in Europe Judith Phillips 91. Older Adults in Developing Nations Osei Darkwa 92. Long Term Care Insurance in Japan Martha Ozawa & Shingo Nakayama PART F SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH IN AGING Overview Section Editor: Barbara Berkman 93. Issues in Conducting Social Work Research in Aging Amy Horowitz 94. Using Large Datasets for Research on Terry Lum Older Adults and Families 95. Measuring Client Satisfaction Among Chang-ming Hsieh & Older Adults and Families Betsy Essex 96. Current Status of Social Work Research in Denise Burnette Aging and Future Directions & Nancy Morrow- Howell PART G SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND CAREERS IN AGING Overview Section Editor: Nancy Hooyman 97. Strategies for Implementing and Sustaining James Reinardy & Gerontological Curricular Change in Social Work Sara Zoff Education 98. Educating Social Workers for an Aging Society: Nancy Wilson Needs and Approaches 99. Moving Forward: Developing Geriatric Social JoAnn Damron Rodriguez Work Competencies 100. Credentialing Opportunities for Social Workers in Aging Robyn Golden & Monika White
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Social work with older people -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Medical social work -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.