Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging

Barbara Berkman is the Helen Rehr/Ruth Fizdale Professor of Health and Mental Health at Columbia University School of Social Work, and Principal Investigator and National Director of the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program.

"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 ourknowledge 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, thisdefinitive compendium 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 Educationand Director, Center for the Study of Social Work Practice, Columbia University School of Social Work"An excellent teaching resource for bachelor's and master's social work classes in geriatric assessment, interventions, resource networks, therapy, advocacy, policy, international social work, and research...The Handbook is comprehensive, concise, current, and readable."--PsycCRITIQUES"This monumental text fills a void not only in the literature...but also in the education of social workers who typically do not receive adequate training in gerontology in university social work programs...Berkman 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 arecommitted to improving the quality of life for older adults and their loved ones."--International Social Work"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 ourknowledge 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, thisdefinitive compendium 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 Educationand Director, Center for the Study of Social Work Practice, Columbia University School of Social Work"An excellent teaching resource for bachelor's and master's social work classes in geriatric assessment, interventions, resource networks, therapy, advocacy, policy, international social work, and research...The Handbook is comprehensive, concise, current, and readable."--PsycCRITIQUES"This monumental text fills a void not only in the literature...but also in the education of social workers who typically do not receive adequate training in gerontology in university social work programs...Berkman 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 arecommitted to improving the quality of life for older adults and their loved ones."--International Social Work

• POPULATIONS SOCIAL WORKERS SERVE Part I: Social Work Practice and Other Adults with Chronic Physical Conditions Section Editor: Amy Horowitz 1: Peter Maramaldi and Joghyun Lee: Older Adults with Cancer 2: Amy Ai and Lynn Carrigan: Older Adults with Age-Related Cardiovascular Disease 3: Richard Francoeur and Jennifer Elkin: Older Adults with Diabetes and Complications 4: Helen Miltaedis and Lenard Kaye: Older Adults with Orthopedic and Mobility Conditions 5: Elizabeth Lightfoot: Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities 6: Cynthia Stuen: Older Adults with Age-Related Sensory Loss 7: Michelle Putnam: Aging and Functional Disability 8: Cynthia Poindexter and Charles Emlet: HIV-Infected and HIV-Affected Older Adults Part II: Social Work Practice and Older Adults with Mental Health Problems Section Editor: Deborah Padgett 9: Gladys Gonzalez-Ramos: Older Adults with Neurological Disorders without Significant Dementia 10: Ron Toseland and Michael Parker: Older Adults Suffering from Significant Dementia 11: Zvi Gellis: Older Adults with Mental and Emotional Problems 12: Tazuko Shibusawa: Older Adults with Substance/Alcohol Abuse Problems 13: Margaret Adamek and Greta M. Yoder-Slater: Older Adults at Risk for Suicide Part III: Social Work Practice and Special Populations of Older Adults and Caregivers Section Editor: David Biegel 14: David Biegel and Sylvia Liebbrandt: Elders Living in Poverty 15: Shelly Akabas and Lauren Gates: Older Adults and Work in the 21st Century 16: Ruth Dunkle and Hae-Sook Jeon: The Oldest Old 17: Ailee Moon and Siyon Rhee: Immigrant and Refugee Elders 18: Susan Tomita: Mistreated and Neglected Elders 19: Ron Aday: Aging Prisoners Part IV: Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice with Older Adults Section Editor: Letha Chadiha 20: Letha Chadiha, Edna Brown, and Maria Aranda: Older African Americans and Other Black Populations 21: Jong Won and Ailee Moon: Older Asian Americans 22: Sandra Butler: Older Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Transgender Persons 23: Maria Aranda: Older Latinos: A Mental Health Perspective 24: Amanda Barusch: Native American Elders: Unique Histories and Special Needs 25: Collette Browne and Virginia Richardson: Older Adults in Other Minority Groups Part V: Social Work Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care Section Editor: Judy Howe 26: Judy Howe and Louise Daratsos: Roles of Social Workers in Palliative and End of Life Care 27: Irene Gutheil and Margaret Souza: Psychosocial Services at the End of Life Part VI: Family and Intergenerational Social Work Practice in Special Caregiving Situations Section Editor: Marsha Seltzer 28: Jan Greenberg, Marsha Seltzer, and Eva Brewer: Caregivers to Older Adults 29: Nancy Kropf and Eunkyung Yoon: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Who Are They? 30: Philip McCallion: Older Adults as Caregivers to Persons with Developmental and/or Physical Disabilities 31: Sandra Magana: Older Latino Family Caregivers 32: Iris Carlton-LaNey: Rural African American Caregiving 33: Michael Parker, Wesley Church, and Ronald Toseland: Caregiving at a Distance WHERE SOCIAL WORKERS PRACTICE Part VII: Social Work Practice in the Community with Older Adults and their Families/Caregivers Section Editor: Amanda Barusch A. Settings for Practice: 34: Patricia Volland and David Keepnews: Generalized and Specialized Hospitals 35: Ted Benjamin and Edna Naito-Chan: Home Care Settings 36: Patricia Brownwell: Department of Public Welfare or Social Services 37: Carmen Morano and Barbara Morano: Geriatric Care Management Settings 38: Deborah Waldrop: Hospices 39: Sherry Cummings: Community Mental Health Centers 40: Philip Rozario: Senior Centers 41: W. June Simmons and Susan Enguidanos: Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Companies 42: Rob Hudson: Social Service and Health Planning Agencies 43: Shelly Akabas and Lauren Gates: The Workplace 44: Connie Corley, Muriel Gray, and R. Yakimo: Substance Abuse Networks Social Service Resources Available Through Community Settings: 45: Matthias Naleppa: Case Management Services 46: Leah Ruffin and Lenard Kaye: Counseling Services and Support Groups 47: Sandra Crewe and Sandra Chipungu: Services to Support Caregivers of Older Adults 48: Jordan Kosberg, Max Rothman, and Burton Dunlop: Advocacy and Protection of Older Adults 49: Judith Gonyea: Services and Housing Issues 50: Bradley Zodikoff: Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Older Adults 51: Charles Emlet and Cynthia Poindexter: Services for HIV-Infected and HIV-Affected Older Adults Part VIII: Social Work Practice with Older Adults and Their Families in Long-Term Residential Care Section Editor: Rosalie Kane 52: Rosalie Kane: A Social Worker's Historical Perspective on Residential Care 53: Betsy Vourlekis and Kelsey Simons: Nursing Homes 54: Marylou Guihan: Residential Care Settings for Veterans 55: Ruth Huber, Ellen Netting, Kevin Borders and H.W. Nelson: The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program 56: Jeanette Semke: Long-Term Residential Settings for Older Persons with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness 57: Wendy Lustbader and Carter Catlett Williams: Culture Change in Long Term Care 58: Lisa Gwyther and Rosalie Kane: Dementia Special Care Units in Residential Care 59: Robert Mollica: Transitions from Nursing Homes to Community Settings 60: F. Ellen Netting and Cindy Wilson: Continuing Care Retirement Communities 61: Sheryl Zimmerman, Jean Munn, and Terry Koenig: Assisted Living Settings 62: Vera Prosper: Adult Foster Care and Adult Family Care 63: Nancy Sheehan and Waldo Klein: Congregate Housing 64: Fredda Vladeck: Residence-Based Care: New York's NORC-Supportive Service Program Model HOW SOCIAL WORKERS PRACTICE Part IX: Assessment and Intervention with Older Adults and their Families/Caregivers Section Editor: Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich and James Lubben A. Assessment 65: Scott Geron: Comprehensive and Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment 66: James Lubben: Abbreviated and Targeted Geriatric Assessment 67: Rosalie Kane: Standardized Measures Commonly Used in Geriatric Assessment B. Theories and Modes of Practice Intervention with Older Adults and their Families/Caregivers: 68: Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich: Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions 69: Roberta Greene and Joyce Riley: Family and Group Interventions 70: M. Joanna Miller: Interdisciplinary Team Practices 71: Denis Cronin: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy 72: Berit Ingersoll-Dayton and Angela Bommarito: Reminiscence and Life Review 73: Rosemary Chapin, Holly Nelson-Becker, and Kelly Macmillan: Strengths-Based and Solutions-Focused Approaches to Practice 74: Holly Nelson-Becker, Mitsuko Nakashima, and Edward Canda: Use of Spirituality in Interventions Advocacy and Empowerment Models: 75: Kevin Mahoney and Karen Zgoda: Approaches to Empowering Individuals 76: Linda Harootyan and Gregg O'Neill: National Advocacy Groups for Older Adults D. LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL POLICIES/REGULATIONS AFFECTING OLDER ADULTS Section Editor: Namkee Choi 77: Namkee Choi: Federal Income Maintenance Policies and Programs 78: Rob Hudson: Private Retirement Benefits 79: Ji Seon Lee: Policies Affecting Health, Mental Health, and Caregiving: Medicare 80: Colleen Galambos: Policies Affecting Health, Mental Health, and Caregiving: Medicaid 81: Li-Mei Chen: Policies Affecting Long-Term Care and Long-Term Care Institutions 82: Sharon Keigher: Policies Affecting Community-Based Social Services, Housing, and Transportation 83: Kathleen Wilber and Gretchen Alkema: Policies Related to Competency and Proxy Issues 84: Victoria Raveis: Policies Related to End of Life Care 85: Lydia Li and Jane Rafferty: Policies Affecting Families of Dependent Older Adults 86: Joan Davitt: Policies to Protect the Rights of Older Adults E. INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK AND CARE OF OLDER ADULTS Section Editor: James Lubben 87: James Lubben and JoAnn Damron Rodriguez: World Population Aging 88: Elizabeth Ozanne: Older Adults in Australia 89: Iris Chi: Older Adults in China 90: Judith Phillips: Older Adults in Europe 91: Osei Darkwa: Older Adults in Developing Nations 92: Martha Ozawa and Shingo Nakayama: Long Term Care Insurance in Japan F. SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH IN AGING Section Editor: Barbara Berkman 93: Amy Horowitz: Issues in Conducting Social Work Research in Aging 94: Terry Lum: Using Large Datasets for Research on Older Adults and Families 95: Chang-ming Hsieh and Betsy Essex: Measuring Client Satisfaction Among Older Adults and Families 96: Denise Burnette and Nancy Morrow-Howell: Current Status of Social Work Research in Aging and Future Directions G. SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND CAREERS IN AGING Section Editor: Nancy Hooyman 97: James Reinardy and Sara Zoff: Strategies for Implementing and Sustaining Gerontological Curricular Change in Social Work Education 98: Nancy Wilson: Educating Social Workers for an Aging Society: Needs and Approaches 99: JoAnn Damron Rodriguez: Moving Forward: Developing Geriatric Social Work Competencies 100: Robyn Golden and Monika White: Credentialing Opportunities for Social Workers in Aging