Research Catalog

Title

Strengthening aging families : diversity in practice and policy / editors Gregory C. Smith ... [et al.].

Publication

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

Smith, Gregory C., 1951-

Description

xiii, 290 p.; 23 cm.

Subject

• Social work with older people > United States
• Family social work > United States
• Older people > Family relationships
• Adult children > Family relationships
• Family policy > United States
• Caregivers > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-269) and indexes.

Contents

Pt. I. Assisting families with normative concerns : Supporting the family in elder care -- Fostering family involvement in institutional care -- Strengthening sibling relationships in the later years. Pt. II. Helping families with special concerns : Confronting maltreatment of elders by their family -- Assisting older families of adults with lifelong disabilities -- Challenging biases against families of older gays and lesbians. Pt. III. Recognizing select family dynamics : Understanding intergenerational issues in aging families -- Facilitating health care decisions within aging families -- Achieving intimacy in late-life marriages -- Utilizing culture in work with aging families. Pt. IV. A synthesis of interventions for aging families : The diversity of direct practice -- Preventive approaches to building competencies -- Critical policy issues.

Call Number

JFD 95-11672

ISBN

• 0803954247 (alk. paper)
• 0803954255 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

94045243

OCLC

31608227

Title

Strengthening aging families : diversity in practice and policy / editors Gregory C. Smith ... [et al.].

Imprint

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1995.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-269) and indexes.

Added Author

Smith, Gregory C., 1951-

Research Call Number

JFD 95-11672