Empowering social workers for practice with vulnerable older adults
By: Barbara A. Soniat and Monica Melady Micklos
Contributors: Micklos, Monica Melady
Publisher: National Association of Social Workers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780871013958
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-129) and index.
Table of contents: title: Vulnerable older adults : a population demanding attention; title: Geriatric social work as a vital field; title: Theoretical perspectives; title: Value issues and ethical dilemmas; title: The importance of the client-social worker relationship; title: Assessing capacity; title: Assessing risk; title: Using the capacity-risk model to guide assessment and intervention decisions; title: Working with older people who hoard; title: Live alones : social work interventions with people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias who live alone.