9,948円 In this fascinating book, leading international experts in gerontology and social work examine the conditions of older people in their respective native lands--Australia, Canada, West Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, and Sweden. In response to the need for world-wide sharin...

26,532円 Here is a major text in psychogeriatrics for all professionals in the field of aging and mental health. Leading authorities provide valuable insights into assessment and intervention techniques for use with the mentally impaired elderly. Topics include a depression scale for use in later life, fa...

661円 Are you or anyone you know being abused? Sexually by someone you know, and you are totally lost, not knowing what to do? You know deep inside you want to stop it, but you do not know how to do it. Many children and adults are being sexually abused in the world daily! And most of them do not voic...

10,612円 Learn to help others understand, cope with, and even overcome emotional and physical suffering. Suffering: Psychological and Social Aspects in Loss, Grief, and Care is a unique and insightful volume of observations, anecdotes, and case studies about suffering. In this important book, doctors, nur...

6,797円 Aging in the Designed Environment is the key sourcebook for physical and occupational therapists developing and implementing environmental designs for the aging. The physical environment remains one of the most overlooked areas in environmental design. In order to move beyond this status quo, per...

7,959円 Based on the belief that older people have good stories to tell, Story Writing in a Nursing Home was developed as part of a volunteer teaching service to a nursing home. Graduate students who were learning to teach this special population conducted story writing activities with older adults and f...

12,103円 First published in 1980. In this volume a leading clinician brings diagnostic order, a comprehensible theory, and a clinical approach out of the confusion and controversy surrounding the concept borderline. Through an interweaving of theoretical concepts and rich clinical experience, Dr. Masterso...

9,948円 Renowned specialists on aging explore the meaning of prevention and provide practical information about programs and services for the elderly. Interesting chapters focus on the prevention of long-term care institutionalization, alternative health delivery systems, informal support networks, and t...

9,948円 Ethnicity and Gerontological Social Work presents a compassionate and illuminating update on ethnicity in this area of social work. This fine book looks at such topics as the relationship between white aged clients and non-white paraprofessional workers, minority elder maltreatment, the utilizati...

12,933円 It sometimes seems that it is difficult to pick up a current newspaper or a magazine without it containing a story about some behavioral characteristic for which it has been found that a gene is responsible. Even aspects of behavior that one would feel certain are environmentally controlled are n...

10,955円 Paradox for Life Review explains how older adults' levels of self-esteem become the lens through which they review their reminiscences. It shows how three bases for self-esteemーthe epigenetic self, the family scripted self, and the metaphysical selfーaffect the accuracy of this lens. It then des...

2,917円 Do you brim with confidence and live your life to the full? Or are there areas of your life where you are less secure and would benefit from increased confidence and assertiveness? We all need confidence to fulfil our potential. It is a quality that marks out those who enjoy life, their work and ...