Necessary Conversations: Between adult children and their aging parents
          Gerald W. Kaufman was in private practice as a therapist for 34 years. He served as a consultant to nursing homes for 15 years. His Masters in Social Work is from Indiana University. L. Marlene Kaufman was a therapist in private practice for 24 years. Her Masters in Social Work is from Temple University. Both Gerald and Marlene dealt extensively with family issues in their practices, including aging and end of life. The Kaufmans have co-authored two previous books: Monday Marriage, Celebrating the Ordinary; and Freedom Fences, How to set limits that free you to enjoy your marriage and family, written with their two daughters. The Kaufmans have four children and 11 grandchildren.