Title:
Foundations of social work practice in the field of aging : a competency-based approach / Roberta R. Greene ... [et al.].
Main Entry:
Greene, Roberta R. (Roberta Rubin), 1940-
Publisher:
NASW P.,
Publication Date:
c2007.
Publication Place:
Washington, DC :
ISBN:
9780871013781 (pbk.)
Subject:
Social work with older people -- United States.
Gerontology.
Older people.
Contents:
Context and philosophy of practice -- Theory and concepts underpinning assessment in practice -- Diversity, difference, and redress -- Incorporation of values and ethics in practice with older adults -- Assessment of older adults, their families, and their social supports -- Interventions -- Group work : addressing issues of later adulthood -- Geriatric case management : assembling a broad repertoire of practice skills -- A shift in organizational practice : meeting the needs of an increasingly aging society -- Community capacity building : a macro perspective on the person-in-environment -- Policy practice : advocating for older adults.
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