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Leadership for Older Adults - Aging With Purpose And Passion (Paperback): Sandra A Cusack, Wendy J. Thompson Leadership for Older Adults - Aging With Purpose And Passion (Paperback)
Sandra A Cusack, Wendy J. Thompson
R1,266 Discovery Miles 12 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
Preface. Acknowledgments. Part I: Introduction to Leadership. Leadership: Challenge of a New Age. Leadership in Retirement -- Who's in charge now? Prelude to Organizational Change. Mapping the Structure of an Organization. Part II: Portraits of Leaders and Leadership-in-Action. Carnegie Hall - Portraits of Power. Centennial Center - Portraits of Power. Three Leaders and How They Found Their Feet. Part III: The Practice of Leadership. The Revolution - From Power to Empowerment. Transforming Leadership. Back to New Basics. References.

Enhancing Primary Care of Elderly People (Hardcover): F. Ellen Netting, Frank G. Williams Enhancing Primary Care of Elderly People (Hardcover)
F. Ellen Netting, Frank G. Williams
R2,599 R2,065 Discovery Miles 20 650 Save R534 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This important work offers the first detailed analysis of recent changes in health care for the elderly. The contributors examine primary care in urban, suburban, and rural settings and show what makes each of these successful care-providers.

Caregiving Across Cultures - Working With Dementing Illness And Ethnically Diverse Populations (Hardcover): Ramon Valle, Helen... Caregiving Across Cultures - Working With Dementing Illness And Ethnically Diverse Populations (Hardcover)
Ramon Valle, Helen Cook Gait
R2,589 Discovery Miles 25 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Seeking to assist professionals and care providers looking to develop culturally-based techniques for the care of dementia-afflicted elders, this book first presents the need for culturally sensitive care, and then describes how this method of care may be utilized, developed, approved, and evaluated. The book includes numerous case studies, and highlights the authors' model.; Dealing with facets of intercultural practice, Part 1 of the text centres around the professional or provider already engaged or seeking to engage in day-to-day contact with ethnically diverse clientele. The emphasis is on highlighting those skills which serve the practitioner to establish intercultural rapport on their daily cross- ethnic assignments. The central tenet of this section is that the worker's attention has to be on maintaining both the dementia-affected elders' and the ethnic family members' cultural dignity.

Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians (Hardcover): Jean K. Quam Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians (Hardcover)
Jean K. Quam
R3,610 Discovery Miles 36 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians is an important new reference that provides those in the helping professions with practical information on how to work with the older gay and lesbian population. Although older gays and lesbians are the same in many ways as their heterosexual counterparts, they have an extra "layer" of concerns that are unique to their sexual orientation, including "coming out" to family and medical professionals, fear of discrimination, isolation, and loneliness. This new book helps social service providers address these and other concerns of the aging homosexual.Social Services for Senior Gay Men and Lesbians examines the history of homosexuality and how practitioners have developed ways to better serve this population. The book features case studies of topics that face practitioners and their older gay clients, including: housing needs of older gay and lesbian adults group therapy for older gay males long-term care dilemmas for older lesbians counseling an older gay male who is "coming out" staff development for non-gay social service providers historical review of gay and lesbian issuesBecause so little information exists in these and other areas, Social Services for Older Gay Men and Lesbians is an excellent resource for social workers, psychologists, nurses, counselors, and physicians.

Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan (Hardcover): Scott Bass, Masato Oka, Jill Norton, Robert Morris *Deceased* Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan (Hardcover)
Scott Bass, Masato Oka, Jill Norton, Robert Morris *Deceased*
R1,188 Discovery Miles 11 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Thirty years ago, when compared to the U.S., England, France, and Sweden, Japan had the lowest life expectancy for males and females. Today, Japan has the highest life expectancy and is the world's most rapidly aging society. Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan captures the vitality of Japanese policymakers and the challenges they face in shaping a modern society responding to its changing needs. The rapid transition to an aging society poses a set of complex policy and resource dilemmas; the responses taken in Japan are of great value to policymakers, professionals, and students in the fields of gerontology, Asian and Japanese studies, sociology, public policy, administration and management, and anthropology in other industrial aging societies. Readers of Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan will discover the array of social and economic implications that comes with an increasingly aged society. Such a change in demographics affects pension expenditures and pension contributions, capital formation and savings rates, health costs, service systems, tax bases, labor pools, career counseling, training, advertising, and marketing. This book does not stop with these topics, however. Readers also learn about: how older Japanese workers are staying employed and employable policies in Japan for a smooth transition from work to retirement Japan's Silver Human Resource Centers the new direction of health services in Japan the Japanese financing system for elderly health care the expansion of formalized in-home services for Japan's aged Japanese housing policy and the concept of universal design the Gold Plan, a comprehensive ten-year plan to promote health care and welfare for the aged the concept of ikigai--promoting feelings of purpose and self-worth in the agedPublic Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan is one of only a handful of books prepared in English by American and Japanese authors for an international audience about aging and social policy in Japan. The book's recent collection of articles by leading scholars on the subject makes it a unique and timely source of information. Above all, Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan makes it clear that the rest of the world has many valuable lessons to learn by studying Japan's approach to its rapidly aging society.

The New Generational Contract - Intergenerational Relations And The Welfare State (Paperback): Alan Walker University of... The New Generational Contract - Intergenerational Relations And The Welfare State (Paperback)
Alan Walker University of Sheffield
R1,668 Discovery Miles 16 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This authoritative text offers the first comprehensive analysis of intergenerational relations and social welfare. It examines both the micro-sociological relations within the family and the social contract which forms the backbone of the welfare state.; This book is intended to appeal to undergraduates and postgraduates in sociology, social policy and medicine and it will also be particularly useful for professional courses such as nursing, social work and gerontology.

Adult Safeguarding - A Care Leaders Guide (Paperback): Lynne Phair Adult Safeguarding - A Care Leaders Guide (Paperback)
Lynne Phair
R442 Discovery Miles 4 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Evaluation and Treatment of the Psychogeriatric Patient (Hardcover): Diane Gibson Evaluation and Treatment of the Psychogeriatric Patient (Hardcover)
Diane Gibson
R3,902 Discovery Miles 39 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This pertinent book assists occupational therapists and other health care providers in developing up-to-date psychogeriatric programs and understanding details of treating the cognitively impaired elderly. There exists a significant demand for occupational therapy in psychogeriatrics now. As the elderly population increases, especially elderly requiring rehabilitative care, the need for occupational therapy in psychogeriatrics will increase markably. Evaluation and Treatment of the Psychogeriatric Patient emphasizes the expertise of leading psychogeriatric occupational therapists, focusing on transitional programming, treating cognitive deficits, and recognizing the malignant cultural myths which continue to disenfranchise and denigrate the elderly.Appropriate diagnosis and management of the elderly population is vital to their ability to function independently. Through detailed, operationally useful descriptions of current geriatric day care hospitals and psychogeriatric transitional programs, this book will be an invaluable aid for social workers, nurses, geriatric counselors, and physical therapists. These helping professionals will be better equipped to develop up-to-date psychogeriatric programs and will better understand the details involved in treating the mentally impaired elderly.

Health Care for an Aging Society - Cost-Conscious Community Care and Self-Care Approaches (Paperback): David Haber Health Care for an Aging Society - Cost-Conscious Community Care and Self-Care Approaches (Paperback)
David Haber
R1,468 Discovery Miles 14 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Care of the Older Person (Hardcover, 5th edition): Ronald Caplan The Care of the Older Person (Hardcover, 5th edition)
Ronald Caplan
R3,057 Discovery Miles 30 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The fifth edition of this widely used book by caregivers brings to you updated and revised content, built on the basic understanding that medicine does not work in a vacuum, but rather alongside other disciplines to provide the environment for a healthy and fulfilling long life. Edited by alumni and senior faculty at McGill University, with international contributions, this book advocates the achievement of better, longer, satisfying, and more productive lives for older persons. It is a helpful resource for physicians, professional caregivers, therapists, students, and residents in medical and nursing disciplines, who care for our burgeoning older population and need to know what to look for and when to consult specialists. Key Features: 1. Follows a uniform structure with many chapters having a hypothetical vignette for instructional purposes and with the clinical chapters detailing the features and diagnosis of given conditions, along with possible management protocols specific to afflicted older individuals. 2. Builds on the success of the previous four editions to provide high-quality content from international experts for physicians and other caregivers in the field. 3. Provides possible management for pressing problems, including the nursing home challenge, pandemics such as COVID, and precision therapy for cancer.

Group Psychodrama for Dementia, Old Age, and Loneliness - Trusting the Process (Hardcover): Tzippi Cedar Group Psychodrama for Dementia, Old Age, and Loneliness - Trusting the Process (Hardcover)
Tzippi Cedar
R3,624 Discovery Miles 36 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* offers a fresh approach, employing new and exciting custom methodologies in psychodrama * inspires and gives helpful tools to those who work with people who suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, loss, illness, self-effacement, abuse, or any issue that causes loneliness and depression * fhe focus is on old age and dementia; however, the tools and illustrations can be used by therapists, teachers, and personnel of all fields

Regulating Aged Care - Ritualism and the New Pyramid (Hardcover, illustrated edition): John Braithwaite, Toni Makkai, Valerie... Regulating Aged Care - Ritualism and the New Pyramid (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
John Braithwaite, Toni Makkai, Valerie Braithwaite
R3,624 Discovery Miles 36 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is a major contribution to regulatory theory from three members of the world-class regulatory research group based in Australia. It marks a new development in responsive regulatory theory in which a strengths-based pyramid complements the regulatory pyramid. The authors compare the accomplishments of nursing home regulation in the US, the UK and Australia during the last 20 years and in a longer historical perspective. They find that gaming and ritualism, rather than defiance of regulators, are the greatest challenges for improving safety and quality of life for the elderly in care homes. Regulating Aged Care shows how good regulation and caring professionalism can transcend ritualism. Better regulation is found to be as much about encouragement to expand strengths as incentives to fix problems. The book is underpinned by one of the most ambitious, sustained qualitative and quantitative data collections in both the regulatory literature and the aged care literature. This study provides an impressive evidence base for both theory development and reassessment of policy and practitioner responses in the field. The book will find its readership amongst regulatory scholars in political science, law, socio-legal studies, sociology, economics and public policy. Gerontology and health care scholars and professionals will also find much to reflect upon in the book.

Healthy Ageing in Asia - Culture, Prevention and Wellness (Hardcover): Goh Cheng Soon, Gerard Bodeker, Kishan Kariippanon Healthy Ageing in Asia - Culture, Prevention and Wellness (Hardcover)
Goh Cheng Soon, Gerard Bodeker, Kishan Kariippanon
R5,253 Discovery Miles 52 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Very timely to the region - "The ageing of the world's population is rapidly growing primarily due to an increase in life expectancy as well as to declining fertility rates. The 2016 Population Data Sheet by United Nations ESCAP disclosed that approximately 16% (1.3 billion) of the population in the Asia-Pacific Region would be 60 years or older by 2050. All countries, including those in Asia, are facing significant challenges (social, economic and political) with this rapid demographic transition characterized by reductions in infectious and acute diseases overshadowed by the rapid emergence of non-communicable and degenerative diseases."

Dementia and Place - Practices, Experiences and Connections (Hardcover): Stephen Page, Joanne Connell, Dennis Frost, Chris... Dementia and Place - Practices, Experiences and Connections (Hardcover)
Stephen Page, Joanne Connell, Dennis Frost, Chris Brennan-Horley, Elaine Wiersma, …
R2,102 Discovery Miles 21 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Giving voice to the lived experiences of people with dementia across the globe, including Australia, Canada, Sweden and the UK, this critical and evidence-based collection engages with the realities of life for people living with dementia at home and within their neighbourhoods. This insightful text addresses the fundamental social aspects of environment, including place attachment, belonging and connectivity. The chapters reveal the potential and expose the challenges for practitioners and researchers as dementia care shifts to a neighbourhood setting. The unique 'neighbourhood-centred' perspective provides an innovative guide for policy and practice and calls for a new place-based culture of care and support in the neighbourhood.

Disability and Ageing - Towards a Critical Perspective (Paperback): Ann Leahy Disability and Ageing - Towards a Critical Perspective (Paperback)
Ann Leahy
R775 Discovery Miles 7 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Establishing a critical and interdisciplinary dialogue, this text engages with the typically disparate fields of social gerontology and disability studies. It investigates the subjective experiences of two groups rarely considered together in research - people ageing with long-standing disability and people first experiencing disability with ageing. This book challenges assumptions about impairment in later life and the residual nature of the 'fourth age'. It proposes that the experience of 'disability' in older age reaches beyond the bodily context and can involve not only a challenge to a sense of value and meaning in life, but also ongoing efforts in response.

Social Work and Geriatric Services (Paperback): Sharon Duca Palmer Social Work and Geriatric Services (Paperback)
Sharon Duca Palmer
R2,543 Discovery Miles 25 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Social Work & Geriatric Services examines many facets concerning the care of the elderly. Topics discussed include chronic disease prevalence, conducting research with older people, cognitive functioning and social integration, exercise for the elderly, suicide and depression in the elderly, smoking cessation for elderly clients, health screening, and more.

Older People, Ageing and Social Work - Knowledge for Practice (Hardcover): Mark Hughes Older People, Ageing and Social Work - Knowledge for Practice (Hardcover)
Mark Hughes
R3,934 Discovery Miles 39 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Essential reading for practitioners, educators and researchers within the general field of social work with older people.' - From the foreword by Mark Lymbery, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Nottingham The reality of our ageing population means all social workers need to be confident in working with older people. Social workers are engaged in ongoing practice with older people in a variety of contexts, from hospitals, aged care assessment teams and mental health services to employment services, housing services and rehabilitation services. Older People, Ageing and Social Work draws on theoretical, research, policy and practice knowledge to inform contemporary practice with older people. Hughes and Heycox demonstrate that high level professional skills are required in this area as well as detailed knowledge of the issues affecting older people's lives. They argue that practitioners need to take into account the social and emotional needs of the older people they work with, as well as the practical and administrative aspects of their roles. They emphasise understanding the diversity of the older population and enabling older people to make the most of their strengths and capacities.

Power of Attorney:  The One-Stop Guide - All you need to know: granting it, using it or relying on it (Paperback, Main): Sandra... Power of Attorney: The One-Stop Guide - All you need to know: granting it, using it or relying on it (Paperback, Main)
Sandra McDonald
R288 R273 Discovery Miles 2 730 Save R15 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One of the most powerful ways we can care for our future is to create a Power of Attorney. This simple document allows an appointed person to make decisions for us in the case that we can no longer do so ourselves. But what does it mean to be someone's attorney? And how can it be set up? This book is designed to offer clear, practical advice for anyone making this decision, or needing to exercise their rights. Drawing on over two decades of professional and personal experience, Sandra McDonald explains everything that you need to know about Power of Attorney, including: - how to create the legal document - how to implement it - dealing with others and safeguarding The result is an invaluable resource for anyone who is, has or deals with a Power of Attorney.

Non-motor Parkinson's Disease (Hardcover, New Ed): Nestor Galvez-Jimenez, Amos D. Korczyn, Ramon Lugo-Sanchez Non-motor Parkinson's Disease (Hardcover, New Ed)
Nestor Galvez-Jimenez, Amos D. Korczyn, Ramon Lugo-Sanchez
R2,852 R2,682 Discovery Miles 26 820 Save R170 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Non-motor Parkinson's Disease is a burgeoning area of the movement disorders field, as patients increasingly live longer and encounter more late-stage symptoms. The spectrum of non-motor manifestations spans much of the body, with non-motor features occurring in all stages of the disease. Identification of symptoms is key for preserving quality of life and successful treatment. This is a practical manual on all aspects of pre-motor and non-motor manifestations of Parkinson's. The genetic causes of non-motor symptoms are detailed and methods of patient evaluation summarized. Topics such as autonomic and sexual dysfunction, mood disorders, and drug-induced symptoms of non-motor Parkinson's are covered in depth. This is an essential resource for movement disorder specialists, neurologists and other clinicians involved in caring for those with Parkinson's disease.

The Child-Parent Caregiving Relationship in Later Life - Psychosocial Experiences (Paperback): Bethany Morgan Brett The Child-Parent Caregiving Relationship in Later Life - Psychosocial Experiences (Paperback)
Bethany Morgan Brett
R759 Discovery Miles 7 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents a poignant and sensitive account of the challenges faced by adult children when making difficult decisions about care for and with their ageing parents in later life. It offers new insights into the practical, emotional and physical effects that witnessing the ageing and death of parents has on those in late midlife and how these relationships are negotiated during this phase of the life course. The author uses a psychosocial approach to understand the complexity of the experience of having a parent transition to care and the ambiguous feelings that these decisions evoke.

Making Relational Care Work for Older People - Exploring Innovation and Best Practice in Everyday Life (Paperback): Jenny... Making Relational Care Work for Older People - Exploring Innovation and Best Practice in Everyday Life (Paperback)
Jenny Kartupelis
R1,024 Discovery Miles 10 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the concept of relational care, what it feels like for older people and for carers, why it makes life happier and how those involved in residential or community care can make it work. Relational care is gaining traction as its benefits to individuals and society become recognised. This accessible book, based on real-life models and in-depth interviews, explores fresh ways that relational care can be facilitated in a variety of settings. It looks at practice in terms of team management, support for care workers, technology, design and architecture, intergenerational and multidisciplinary models, and their implications for resilience, wellbeing, policy and future funding. Chapters are arranged by theme and provide descriptions, learning points and resources for each model, as well as incorporating a wealth of interviews giving insights into the lived experience of relational care. This is a lively book full of realistic ideas and information for everyone who wants to find out more about, access or implement the best in care - the best for older people, their families, care workers, management and society.

Making Relational Care Work for Older People - Exploring Innovation and Best Practice in Everyday Life (Hardcover): Jenny... Making Relational Care Work for Older People - Exploring Innovation and Best Practice in Everyday Life (Hardcover)
Jenny Kartupelis
R3,902 Discovery Miles 39 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the concept of relational care, what it feels like for older people and for carers, why it makes life happier and how those involved in residential or community care can make it work. Relational care is gaining traction as its benefits to individuals and society become recognised. This accessible book, based on real-life models and in-depth interviews, explores fresh ways that relational care can be facilitated in a variety of settings. It looks at practice in terms of team management, support for care workers, technology, design and architecture, intergenerational and multidisciplinary models, and their implications for resilience, wellbeing, policy and future funding. Chapters are arranged by theme and provide descriptions, learning points and resources for each model, as well as incorporating a wealth of interviews giving insights into the lived experience of relational care. This is a lively book full of realistic ideas and information for everyone who wants to find out more about, access or implement the best in care - the best for older people, their families, care workers, management and society.

Providing Home Care for Older Adults - A Professional Guide for Mental Health Practitioners (Hardcover): Danielle L. Terry,... Providing Home Care for Older Adults - A Professional Guide for Mental Health Practitioners (Hardcover)
Danielle L. Terry, Michelle E. Mlinac, Pamela L. Steadman-Wood
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A practical guide to providing home-based mental health services, Providing Home Care for Older Adults teaches readers how to handle the unique aspects of home-based care and apply and adapt evidence-based assessment and treatment within the home-based setting. Featuring contributions from experienced, board-certified home care psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists, the book explains the multifaceted role of a home-based provider, offers concrete and practical considerations for working within the home, and highlights adaptations to specific evidence-based methods used in treating homebound older adults. Also covered are special topics related to hoarding, safety, capacity evaluations, caregivers, case management, and use of technology. Each chapter includes engaging case examples with practical tips that illustrate what it is like to work in this new and exciting frontier. Psychologists, counselors, and other mental health practitioners in home settings will be able to use this guide to provide effective home-based care to older adults.

The Political Economy of Ageing and Later Life - Critical Perspectives (Hardcover): Alan Walker, Liam Foster The Political Economy of Ageing and Later Life - Critical Perspectives (Hardcover)
Alan Walker, Liam Foster
R8,461 Discovery Miles 84 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This timely research review highlights the most important and influential articles and papers on ageing and later life of the past half century. The authors examine policy creation and implementation, practice and critical gerontology including both feminist and international perspectives. The work provides a critical perspective on the field and will be of immense assistance to anyone looking to understand the consequences of our ageing population on society.

The Living Well with Dementia Course - A Workbook for Facilitators (Paperback): Richard Cheston, Ann Marshall The Living Well with Dementia Course - A Workbook for Facilitators (Paperback)
Richard Cheston, Ann Marshall
R1,092 Discovery Miles 10 920 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Living Well with Dementia Course: A Workbook for Facilitators will be an indispensable guide to providing support to people after they have received a dementia diagnosis. The workbook provides facilitators with a realistic but positive approach to helping people with dementia understand and adjust to their condition, helping them to live as well as possible. This workbook outlines the Living Well with Dementia course, a post-diagnostic course for people who have recently received a diagnosis of dementia. Its session-by-session structure, along with e-resources including handouts for course participants, will help facilitators provide a realistic but positive approach to support after a diagnosis. Aimed at facilitators, and drawing on the authors' many years of clinical and research experience, The Living Well with Dementia Course workbook will be of great assistance to healthcare professionals and support workers in many different settings, including specialist NHS dementia services, primary care services and the voluntary and community sector.

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