Download or read book Gerontological counseling written by Osemeka Anthony and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2010 in the subject Psychology - General, grade: A, ( Atlantic International University ) (Atlantic International University), course: Doctorate Degree course, language: English, abstract: The Second World War (WWII) was fought by America’s "Great Generation" (Brokaw 1998) when the war ended, all who had been involved, both in military and civilian capacities, celebrated. Then began the task of creating the postwar nation and society. Perhaps because of their wartime challenges, the predominant values of this Greatest Generation have been identified as “responsibility, duty, honor, and faith”(Brokaw, 1998).Because they had experienced the sacrifices and the atrocities of war, their maturation processes were accelerated. In record numbers, they married and gave birth to a phenomenal number of infants, 76million in the 18years between 1946 and 1964. This group of infants, now between 40 and 58 year old, became known as the baby boomer generation. Many researchers (Moen 1998; Morgan 1998; wong, 2002) have described this generation as unique beyond its number. The year 1946, with the return of the soldiers from WWII, unstandably seen as the beginning of the baby boomer generation, whereas 1964 is viewed as the end of the “boom”. In1965, the fertility rate in America returned to pre-WWII levels. Consider, for example that member of the baby boomer generation(76million) make up over 40% of the adult population in the United states. When compared with their parents (26 million) and those who followed members of Generation X(46million). The first of the baby boomers entered their 7th decade of life in 2006, and they constituted the largest number of persons ever born in a single generation(in case only 18years) from 1905 until the end of the 20th century in the United states. Baby boomers some of whom has attended the age of 55 to 60 in the year 2006, which make up the largest 5 year of age group born in the 20th century(Morgan 1998). The appearance of such a large population bubble containing a record number of aging individual led Wong(2002) to comment if aging was a disease in this country, public heath might declare it a national epidemic(p.3).
Download or read book Counseling Older Adults written by John Blando and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Counseling older adults is not equivalent to counseling the general population, and specialized skills and knowledge, as well as sensitivity to the contexts in which older adults live, are essential in working successfully with this population. This text provides an introduction to gerontological counseling, integrating the basic skills of working with older adults with theories of counseling and aging. Specific counseling issues discussed include mental health counseling, career counseling, rehabilitation counseling, and family counseling. Along with these, important contextual factors such as race/culture, social class, social justice, spirituality, Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and family issues are considered in light of the latest research. Each chapter contains case studies, discussion questions, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading to reinforce the material presented.
Download or read book Counseling Older People written by Charlene M. Kampfe and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-01-12 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides insight into the primary issues faced by older adults; the services and benefits available to them; and the knowledge base, techniques, and skills necessary to work effectively in a therapeutic relationship. Dr. Kampfe offers empirically and anecdotally based strategies and interventions for dealing with clients’ personal concerns and describes ways counselors can advocate for older people on a systemic level. Individual and group exercises are incorporated throughout the book to enhance its practicality. Topics covered include an overview of population demographics and characteristics; counseling considerations and empowering older clients; successful aging; mental health and wellness; common medical conditions; multiple losses and transitions; financial concerns; elder abuse; veterans’ issues; sensory loss; changing family dynamics; managing Social Security and Medicare; working after retirement age; retirement transitions, losses, and gains; residential options; and death and dying. *Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com. *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website. *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to [email protected]
Download or read book Gerontological Counseling Skills written by Elinor B. Waters and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Therapy Over 50 written by Jeffrey A. Kottler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Therapy Over 50 discusses how psychotherapy is different for both the therapist and client after the age of fifty. The text deals with the inevitable and unrelenting changes that take place along with the corresponding lost dreams. It provides both hope and help for those elderly therapists and their clients.
Download or read book Counseling Older Persons Guidelines for a team approach to training written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Counseling the Older Adult written by Patricia Alpaugh McDonald and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1988-08-15 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable, step-by-step guide for understanding the basic problems and concerns of the growing population of adults over the age of 65. Based on years of clinical research and testing, this book provides a thorough review of critical information on older adults, the aging process, and mental health issues. Organized into a useful workbook format, the book is filled with brief lectures, quizzes, exercises, and sample forms. These training materials are designed to help counselors build the interpersonal skills needed to provide aid and comfort for senior citizens requiring psychological services.
Download or read book Counseling Elders and Their Families written by John J. Herr and published by New York : Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 1979 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gerocounseling written by Virginia S. Burlingame and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This practical and readable text addresses counselors and caregivers who work with the large and ever-growing elder population. Drawing on years of clinical and teaching experience, the author walks the "gerocounselor" through the various steps that are essential to elder and family counseling. Using an interactive and eclectic approach, Dr. Burlingame illustrates helpful methods for meeting the needs of the elderly. Descriptive case studies and illustrations are included and discussion questions follow major points in each chapter. Counselors, counseling educators, nurses, and social service providers who work with the elderly, as well as students, will find this volume extremely useful."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book Group Techniques for Aging Adults written by Kathie T. Erwin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The practical ideas Kathie Erwin imparts in this second edition help mental health professionals working with elderly populations to create an interactive, multi-modal program that addresses the issues and needs elders have, divided into holistic contexts of mind, body, society, and spirituality.
Download or read book Helping Relationships With Older Adults written by Adelle M. Williams and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A definite read for students in counseling programs for improving the lives of older adults!" –Amy Gray-Graves, Webster University Helping Relationships with Older Adults: From Theory to Practice examines the fundamental theoretical perspectives of the aging process with an emphasis on the healthy aspects of aging. Taking a comprehensive approach, the text addresses various therapeutic methods as it highlights the strengths and resiliency of the older population. Exercises and case studies demonstrate key concepts and promote skill development by allowing students to experience the various challenges in the lives of older clients. Helping Relationships with Older Adults: From Theory to Practice is part of the Counseling and Professional Identity Series.
Download or read book Handbook of Counseling and Psychotherapy with Older Adults written by Michael Duffy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-07-15 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the graying of society, therapists are seeing more and more older clients. In this book, editor Michael Duffy brings together leading experts to explain the unique problems of older adults and describe effective treatment techniques.
Download or read book Counseling Troubled Older Adults written by Harold G. Koenig and published by . This book was released on 1997-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Counseling Troubled Older Adults is designed to be a pastoral care text for those in training for pastoral ministry as well as a useful resource casebook for those engaged in pastoral work with older persons. The book addresses mental health problems commonly found among elderly people. Part 2 is presented in case vignette format in much the same style used to train mental health professionals. The case vignettes employ a multidisciplinary approach, integrating current clinical knowledge in psychology, psychiatry, medicine, pastoral care, family therapy, and social work with the latest advances in research on how individuals utilize religion to help them cope with emotional distress in later life. This book is written for persons of all faiths, with a sensitivity to the multicultural reality of North America. The authors are both committed Christians who work as specialists in mental health. Dr. Koenig is a geriatric psychiatrist and researcher in religion and mental health. Dr. Weaver is a clinical psychologist and ordained United Methodist minister who has served rural and urban parishes." "This book is designed so that the reader may quickly and easily locate information about different mental and emotional conditions for which older persons and their families seek help. It is a practical guide on how to assess problems and what to do about them..." (excerpts from the authors' "How to Use This Book") "One of the many institutions being called upon to help care for the nation's elderly is the religious establishment. That there are dynamic and intricate relationships between aging, religion, and health can no longer be denied or overlooked. Indeed, much contemporary research demonstrates overwhelmingly that religion and aging are for many American citizens interwoven realities, often of life-and-death proportion. Standing at the interface of religion and aging is a cadre of caregivers--physicians, specialists in geriatrics, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, professional counselors, clergy, and mental health specialists of many kinds." "The particular focus of this volume is on pastors and other religious caregivers and the roles they might play in this 'new business' of a nation of older persons, many of whom find this developmental phase of life difficult to negotiate. Their difficulties, as the authors show, take sundry forms--depression, anxiety, substance dependency, psychoses, abuse, and so on. And, sooner or later, all must deal with what some existentialist philosophers and psychologists claim to be the base of most, if not all, of our human dilemmas--death and dying." (excerpts from the Preface by Orlo C. Strunk, Jr.)
Download or read book An Introduction to Multicultural Counseling written by Wanda M. L. Lee and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nowhere is there more of a need for an understanding of multiculturalism than in the mental health profession."--BOOK JACKET. "When client and counselor are from different cultural backgrounds, they tend to view things from disparate perspectives. Though a background in multiculturalism is required for program accreditation, most existing texts limit coverage to ethnicity, without the emphasis of broad concepts such as discrimination and acculturation, or coverage of gender, sexual orientation, disability, or aging issues. An Introduction to Multicultural Counseling is a primer designed to teach counseling students how to effectively deal with such discrepancies."--BOOK JACKET. "This book is essential for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying human services, psychology, counseling, and ethnic studies. It also serves as a practical guide for providers of continuing education workshops for counselors, psychologists, teachers, and social workers."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Competencies for Gerontological Counseling written by Jane E. Myers and published by Amer Counseling Assn. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerontological counseling as a counseling specialty spans only 20 years. This text incorporates into its framework the 16 Minimum Essential Competencies of gerontological counseling that have been developed over the past two decades. These competencies focus on the knowledge and skills required to be an effective counselor for older persons and their families. Each competency was developed with broad-based input from counselors, counselor educators, and personnel working directly with older persons. The book tries to provide a foundation of the knowledge and skills required in an accredited training program in gerontological counseling. Each chapter begins with a restatement of the specialty competency, followed by an overview of the chapter's contents. Important terms are defined, and the knowledge and skills required for a competent gerontological counselor are described. One or more case studies are provided, along with commentary, in which the knowledge and skills may be applied. Each chapter ends with a series of questions for consideration and discussion. Some of the competencies addressed include development and transition in later life, social and cultural foundations of aging, roles for counselors, and group work with older persons. Includes an index and a supplemental reading list. (RJM)
Download or read book Counselor Preparation written by Wendi K. Schweiger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supported and proudly co-published by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), the largest certification organization for professional counselors in the world, the thirteenth edition of Counselor Preparation continues to be the only all inclusive, longitudinal national study of counselor preparation programs. It offers comparative data for administrative decisions and affords students and professionals the only comprehensive means available to evaluate an institution’s ability to meet personal requirements, academic needs, and career goals. This valuable resource includes: Detailed and current information on over 100 individual graduate institutions of higher education across the United States An expanded section on international programs Discussions of the counseling profession, the steps to becoming a credentialed counselor, and the various types of counseling programs available at the Master’s and Doctoral levels Chapters that critically examine the state of the profession now and predict future trends A special tribute to the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), celebrating 60 years of contributions to the field New chapters from guest authors on the present state and future directions of ACES, the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International, the issues and needs of international students, and counselor training programs in Central and South America Responding Master’s and Doctoral level counselor education programs in the United States include community; mental health; clinical mental health, school; college; student affairs; career; marriage, couple and family; and counselor education and supervision. Data on each institution includes faculty and department demographics and contact information, as well as detailed information on individual programs. In addition, CACREP accredited programs, the flagship programs of counselor education, are highlighted. This is an outstanding resource for faculty, administrators, students, and practitioners alike and remains the authoritative and most comprehensive reference on counseling programs in the United States and around the world.
Download or read book Therapy with Older Clients Key Strategies for Success written by Marc Agronin and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-07-19 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic strategies and tips for doing effective therapy with elderly clients. What is it like to be 106 years old? What are the mental health needs of someone this old, and for that matter, all elderly? Can we, as clinicians and caregivers, ever really understand old age and provide for their needs adequately? How can we prevent the physical problems they face from overwhelming the patience and care that we give? What are the most effective therapeutic tools that underlie all successful therapy work with older clients? Caring for the elderly is complex, challenging work. Often they are wrestling with a unique set of medical, psychiatric, and social challenges, all set against the backdrop of their approaching mortality. The therapist’s job is to successfully navigate these challenges without dwelling on the inevitability of physical decline, and to provide the most compassionate, valuable treatment possible. It is with this guiding principle in mind that Marc Agronin, a dedicated geriatric clinician with years of on-the-ground experience, offers a sensitively-written and eminently practical guide that addresses the therapeutic challenges, and uncovers the top strategies for compassionate and effective work with the elderly. Therapy with older clients, Agronin argues, requires a sensitivity to the tension between the body’s physical decline and its simultaneous capacity for mental growth and maturation. Therapists must learn to handle these seemingly opposing forces with varying client types and in different settings, and reconcile their own fears of aging, disability, and death. At times this therapeutic relationship can be difficult: medications are often not as effective as they are in younger clients, and the elderly often view change at such a late stage of life as pointless. However, Agronin encourages therapists to work with creativity and passion, persisting in their efforts by retooling their approaches, shoring up patience, and remembering that the very presence of a caring listener can bring a spectacular transformation to even the most debilitated individuals. An understanding of aging alone does not make an effective therapist, and Agronin offers key strategies—illustrated through real-life case examples—for dealing with countertransference, performing age-guided evaluation, working with caregivers, and handling end-of-life issues. He explains the impact of aging on the major psychiatric disorders, providing direction on how to cultivate empathy and understanding for a range of age-specific challenges. Agronin offers a compassionate, insightful narrative that explores the nuances of successful rapport-building and problem-solving that can enrich the lives of the elderly. In doing so, he gives readers a better understanding of what it means to grow old, and how cultivating a respectful, productive relationship—one that is inspired with curiosity and energized with creativity—can bring joy and affirmation to older clients.
