The Future of Social Work With Older Adults

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Unprecedented demographic changes are taking place in a persistently ageist culture. Demographic projections are clear: by the year 2025, one in five Americans will be over the age of 65. Diversity will be the hallmark of this heterogeneous population, as well as the various delivery systems that have traditionally provided services. This increasingly complex context poses both opportunities and challenges for social workers in diverse practice settings.

Guest editor Carol Austin developed the special issue, The Future of Social Work With Older Adults, that introduces innovations and emerging practice models with a focus on the future, and is sure to be a reference source you'll turn to for years to come.

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Available in print, CD-ROM, and print/CD combined, The Future of Social Work With Older Adults offers a breadth of topics and gives a well-rounded exposure to some of the most innovative thinking in the field. This article collection also asks the reader to consider the values and ethics of the profession, and the role social workers and human service professionals have in services to the aged.

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• Guest Editorial

• Practice and Policy Overview

• Practice in Health Care
• Diversity
• Capacity Building with Families
• Capacity Building with Communities

• Capacity Building in the Profession

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GUEST EDITORIAL

Not Just Another Population

by Carol D. Austin

PRACTICE OVERVIEW

Social Work With the Older People of Tomorrow:
Restoring the "Person-in-Situation"

by Barbara Silverstone

POLICY OVERVIEW

The New Political Environment in Aging: Challenges to Policy and Practice

by Robert Hudson

PRACTICE IN HEALTH CARE

Social Work in Health Care With Older Adults: Future Challenges
by Barbara J. Berkman, Daniel S. Gardner, Bradley D. Zodikoff, and Linda K. Harootyan

DIVERSITY

Reducing Poverty Among Older Women:
Social Security Reform and Gender Equity

by Judith Gonyea and Nancy R. Hooyman 

Cultural Competency: A Key to Effective Future Social Work
With Racially and Ethnically Diverse Elders  

by Jong Won Min

Gay and Lesbian Aging: Current Perspectives and Future Directions for Social Work Practice and Research

by Peter Donahue and Lynn McDonald

CAPACITY BUILDING WITH FAMILIES

Social Work With Older Adults and Their Families: Changing Practice Paradigms

by Roberta Greene and Harriet L. Cohen   
 

Caring for Others: An Internet Health Care Support Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons With Alzheimer’s Disease, Stroke, or Parkinson’s Disease

by Elsa Marziali, Peter Donahue, and Gillian Crossin  

Family Caregivers of Impoverished Mexican-American Elderly Women: The Perceived Impact of Adult Day Care Centers

by Albert A. Valadez, Chirstine Lumadue, Bibiana Gutierrez,
       and Sabina de Vries-Kell

Unretired and Better Than Ever:
Older Adults as Foster Parents for Children

by Donald H. Goughler and Annette C. Trunzo

CAPACITY BUILDING WITH COMMUNITIES

Community Development With Older Adults in Their Neighborhoods:
The Elder Friendly Communities Program

by Carol D. Austin, Elizabeth Des Camp, David Flux,
      Robert W. McClelland, and Jackie Sieppert  

Community Partnerships for Older Adults:
A Case Study 

by Elise J. Bolda, Jane Isaacs Lowe,
      George L. Maddox, and Beverly S. Patnaik 

CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE PROFESSION

Advocacy in Aging: Notes for the Next Generation

by Iris Freeman  

Advancing Social Work With Older Adults

by Frank Baskind and Katherine Briar-Lawson

Infusing Aging Skills Into the Social Work Practice Community: A New Look at Strategies for Continuing Professional Education

by Scott Geron, Christina Andrews, and Kathy Kuhn

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