Foundations of social work practice in the field of aging nasw. With books full of scientific reflections of medical changes, lighthearted humor and advice on aging well, this list is an excellent starting point for sociology and social work students. An actively aging framework for practice first by jill m. Gerontological social work and the grand challenges focusing. For gerontological social work to have a future, not only is it required to reclaim its specialist role, but it must reestablish its commitment to social justice, invest in building an evidence. An evidencebased approach helps future social workers identify effective evidencebased treatment options for aging populations. The oxford handbook of social work in health and aging. The actively aging framework takes into account health, social, behavioral.
Social work databases socw 43355335 aging in american. The handbook of social work in health and aging is the first reference to address this reality by compiling the most current thinking on these subjects in a single volume. The dramatic growth in the number of adults aged 65 and older, combined with overall population aging, affects not only families and workplaces, but also health care and social service delivery systems. It helps readers cultivate the skills needed to successfully engage, assess, intervene, evaluate, and provide advocacy at micro, mezzo, and macro levels to older adults and their families. Contains abstracts of literature on topics related to social gerontology, or the study of aging within the psychological, healthrelated, social, and economic contexts. List of books and articles about social work with the elderly online.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Finally, chapter 12 concludes the book with an exploration of the future of actively aging and social work practice with older adults. It examines social work practice in nontraditional practice areas and settings, including physical fitness, spirituality and religion, the workplace, voluntarism, and education and learning. The volumes unprecedented attention to diversity, health care trends, and implications for practice, research, policy make the publication a major event in the field of gerontological social work. Using the united nations principles for older persons, this book frames the critical issues facing the social work profession. Foundations of social work practice in the field of aging. In other words, the focus of work in demographic analyses of mortality and health has changed from description to understanding. A competencybased approach 2nd edition, written by colleen m. The first in the nasw press practice series on aging, this challenging book is a must for practitioners, faculty, and students who work with older adults. With the population of older adults increasing as rapidly as new possibilities for their care, professionals need an accessible source of specialized information about how best to serve the elderly and their families, and they will find this authoritative handbook indispensable. This book describes about gerontology resource for students, social work scholars, and practitioners, this book advocates for justice and equal opportunity for.
The official journal of the association for gerontology education in social work. We are fortunate for the work that has been done in the field, in part by social workers, in reframing the image of aging. This book challenges practitioners to confront their own biases and assumptions about aging. This is a mustread for all social work social work educators, practitioners, and students interested in older adults and their families. Knowledge for practice hughes, mark, heycox, karen on. Youll have a better understanding of the process of aging and the cultural concerns surrounding old age when youve read these five books on growing old. Social work aswb masters exam guide and practice test, second edition set includes a comprehensive lmsw study guide and practice test book with 170 questions, free mobile and web access included dawn apgar phd lsw acsw.
The chonody and teater textbook will make a solid contribution to the field of gerontological social work and provide a useful resource for students beyond their. Handbook of aging and the social sciences sciencedirect. The authors present multiple assessment tools, demonstrating how to craft service plans and determine client goals. Social work practice with older adults sage publications inc. Cohen, relies on the latest cswe core competencies to explore micro, mezzo, and macro practice with older adults through an ecological perspective. Social work practitioners must be aware of the many factors influencing the independence, participation in society, care, selffulfillment, and dignity of the aged. All journal articles featured in journal of gerontological social work vol 63 issue. Handbook of social work in health and aging by barbara berkman. This book offers the foundational knowledge for social workers practicing with older adults and their families, while also tackling the important social justice topics related to ageism, intersectionality and diversity, and use of theories that attend to the challenges and opportunities that coincide with aging.