Elder practice
Subtitle: a multidisiciplinary [sic] approach to working with older adults in the community
By: Terry Tirrito, Ilene Nathanson, and Nieli Langer.
Contributors: Nathanson, Ilene.; Langer, Nieli.
Series: Social problems and social issues
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Columbia, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
Subjects: Older people -- Services for -- United States.; Older people -- Care -- United States.; Community health services for older people -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The scope of the issue : the need for a multidisciplinary approach; title: Multidisciplinary approach; title: Health issues : impact on the need for services; title: Mental health issues : impact on the need for services; title: Legal dilemmas : implications for health and social functioning; title: Religiosity, spirituality, and ethical issues : including religious organizations in the service network; title: Cultural competency : the impact of ethnicity on the need for services; title: Social functioning : assessment and impact on the need for services; title: The role of community practitioners : the service network; title: Elder assessment : a multidisciplinary approach; title: The coordination of a referral and treatment plan; title: Implications of the multidisciplinary approach.