Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 1168 pages
• Published by: Oxford University Press, USA February 9, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0195173724
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195173727
• Book Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.5 x 2.4 inches
• Weighs: 5 pounds

Product Review

"This is a valuable resource, authored by the leaders in social work education and social work practice in health care and aging. The Handbook is the first of its kind, integrating policy, practice, and research in an effective manner. It charts the practice arena of today while laying the roadmap for enhancing the quality of life for older adults and their families. From my vantage point, the Handbook is a much needed addition to our knowledge base for practice."--Frank R. Baskind, Professor and Dean, School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University
"This handbook is a truly monumental achievement: authoritative, wide-ranging, comprehensive, rigorous, integrative and, above all, practice-friendly and policy-friendly. Its authors and editorial board constitute a veritable pantheon--both present and future--of the best scholars and educators in gerontological social work. Convincingly demonstrating how social work with aging and elderly persons is central to all of social work education and practice, this definitive enyclopedia is must reading for anyone who is interested in aging and social work."--Ronald A. Feldman, Ruth Harris Ottman Centennial Professor for the Advancement of Social Work Education and Director, Center for the Study of Social Work Practice, Columbia University School of Social Work
"An great teaching resource for bachelor's and master's social work classes in geriatric assessment, interventions, resource networks, therapy, advocacy, policy, international social work, and researchThe Handbook is comprehensive, concise, current, and readable."--PsycCRITIQUES
"This monumental text fills a void not only in the literaturebut also in the education of social workers who typically do not receive adequate training in gerontology in university social work programsBerkman is to be commended for compiling a rigorous and extensive resource that will appeal to not only gerontological social wrokers but all social workers who come into contact with older adults in their practice as well as other professionals who are committed to improving the quality of life for older adults and their loved ones."--International Social Work


Product Description
The fields of health care, aging, and social work are often treated as discrete entities, while all social workers deal with issues of health and aging on a daily basis, regardless of practice specialization. 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. 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.
In 100 original chapters, the most experienced and prominent gerontological health care scholars in the United States and across the world provide social workers with up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based practice guidelines for effectively assessing and treating older adults and supporting their families. The contributing authors paint rich portraits of a variety of populations that social workers serve and arenas in which they practice, followed by detailed recommendations of best practices for an array of physical and mental health conditions. Its unprecedented attention to diversity, global trends, and implications for research, government policy, and education make the publication of such a enyclopedia a major event in the field of gerontological social work.
Ambitious and multi-dimensional, this handbook represents the best research on health and aging available to social workers today.

Reader Reviews
The Handbook is a godsend for people desiring one-stop shopping for information about older adults and health topics. Chapters cover almost every imaginable disease in the beginning, and then go on to look at social conditions and population diversity among older Americans, and also has a section on aging as an international topic.