Those providing services to older persons must develop intervention
strategies that are relevant to their clients'life experiences.
Aging Families and Use of Proverbs for Values Enrichment presents
administrators, practitioners, educators, researchers, and students
with intervention models that acknowledge and build upon the
proverbs orientation of the older client. This insightful book
offers information from contributing authors who have professional
and personal experience with the use of proverbs. Proverbs, pithy
sayings that underline basic life truths, are shown in this book to
work as transmitters of values and as assessment tools.To improve
the ability of service programs addressing the needs of older
persons, Aging Families and Use of Proverbs for Values Enrichment
delineates existing approaches that are low-cost or no cost to the
service provider and beneficial to older persons. Moreover, these
practices are considered within the context of a conceptual model
of proverbs intervention programs for older persons that takes into
consideration principles of care, cultural diversity, and family
traditions. Contributors examine human competencies, coping
mechanisms, and limitations, as well as other more general topics:
Rehabilitation: Dispels the myth that older persons can not break
long-term habits and learn new things that will improve their
lives. Intergenerational Transmission: Discusses family-oriented
and cultural values that are passed down from generation to
generation via oral tradition. Coping with Life Events: Addresses
proverbs as coping mechanisms for surviving the social transitions
of life. Health and Health Care: Dispels the myth that some health
care practices are taboo among older persons. Cultural and Family
Ties: Discusses proverbs as the cornerstone of family sharing
regarding life's lessons. Spirituality: Contrasts African American
religiosity with spirituality. Discusses proverbs as messages of
faith and hope.Any person who provides services to older
persons--social workers, counselors, physicians, nurses, ministers
and other members of the clergy, speech and physical therapists,
rehabilitation counselors, and family therapists--can benefit from
using proverbs, as shown in this book, in their care approach.
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