Human Services for Older Adults: Concepts and Skills - Couverture souple

Harbert, Anita S.; Ginsberg, Leon H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0872496821 ISBN 13 : 9780872496828

Editeur : University of South Carolina Press, 1990

Synopsis

Human Services for Older Adults provides a broad overview of the conditions and context in which today's older adults live, as well as practical information on how to work with them given today's circumstances. Information is provided on the demographic characteristics of older people in America, discussing social, economic, and health problems confronting them and the needs of subgroups among the elderly population such as minority elderly, rural elderly, and older women. The book also provides information on various methods of working with older adults, and social programs available through the government, as well as other sources for meeting the needs of the elderly. The revised edition of a popular text, it is geared toward nurses, social workers, psychologists, gerontologists, counselors, and others who work in senior adult positions and settings.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Leon H. Ginsberg is Carolina Research Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. As an educator, he also served as Chancellor of the West Virginia Higher Education System, as dean of the West Virginia University School of Social Work, and as a professor at the University of Oklahoma. He has also worked as a human services provider as Commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Human Services, as chair of the West Virginia Commision on Aging, and as a social worker with people of all ages in New Orleans and Tulsa.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of South Carolina Press
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0872496821
• ISBN 13: 9780872496828
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 360
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible