Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging

Barbara Berkman is the Helen Rehr/Ruth Fizdale Professor of Health and Mental Health at Columbia University School of Social Work, and Principal Investigator and National Director of the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program.

POPULATIONS SOCIAL WORKERS SERVE
Part I: Social Work Practice and Other Adults with Chronic Physical Conditions
Section Editor: Amy Horowitz
1: Peter Maramaldi and Joghyun Lee: Older Adults with Cancer
2: Amy Ai and Lynn Carrigan: Older Adults with Age-Related Cardiovascular Disease
3: Richard Francoeur and Jennifer Elkin: Older Adults with Diabetes and Complications
4: Helen Miltaedis and Lenard Kaye: Older Adults with Orthopedic and Mobility Conditions
5: Elizabeth Lightfoot: Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities
6: Cynthia Stuen: Older Adults with Age-Related Sensory Loss
7: Michelle Putnam: Aging and Functional Disability
8: Cynthia Poindexter and Charles Emlet: HIV-Infected and HIV-Affected Older Adults
Part II: Social Work Practice and Older Adults with Mental Health Problems
Section Editor: Deborah Padgett
9: Gladys Gonzalez-Ramos: Older Adults with Neurological Disorders without Significant Dementia
10: Ron Toseland and Michael Parker: Older Adults Suffering from Significant Dementia
11: Zvi Gellis: Older Adults with Mental and Emotional Problems
12: Tazuko Shibusawa: Older Adults with Substance/Alcohol Abuse Problems
13: Margaret Adamek and Greta M. Yoder-Slater: Older Adults at Risk for Suicide
Part III: Social Work Practice and Special Populations of Older Adults and Caregivers
Section Editor: David Biegel
14: David Biegel and Sylvia Liebbrandt: Elders Living in Poverty
15: Shelly Akabas and Lauren Gates: Older Adults and Work in the 21st Century
16: Ruth Dunkle and Hae-Sook Jeon: The Oldest Old
17: Ailee Moon and Siyon Rhee: Immigrant and Refugee Elders
18: Susan Tomita: Mistreated and Neglected Elders
19: Ron Aday: Aging Prisoners
Part IV: Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice with Older Adults
Section Editor: Letha Chadiha
20: Letha Chadiha, Edna Brown, and Maria Aranda: Older African Americans and Other Black Populations
21: Jong Won and Ailee Moon: Older Asian Americans
22: Sandra Butler: Older Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Transgender Persons
23: Maria Aranda: Older Latinos: A Mental Health Perspective
24: Amanda Barusch: Native American Elders: Unique Histories and Special Needs
25: Collette Browne and Virginia Richardson: Older Adults in Other Minority Groups
Part V: Social Work Practice in Palliative and End of Life Care
Section Editor: Judy Howe
26: Judy Howe and Louise Daratsos: Roles of Social Workers in Palliative and End of Life Care
27: Irene Gutheil and Margaret Souza: Psychosocial Services at the End of Life
Part VI: Family and Intergenerational Social Work Practice in Special Caregiving Situations
Section Editor: Marsha Seltzer
28: Jan Greenberg, Marsha Seltzer, and Eva Brewer: Caregivers to Older Adults
29: Nancy Kropf and Eunkyung Yoon: Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: Who Are They?
30: Philip McCallion: Older Adults as Caregivers to Persons with Developmental and/or Physical Disabilities
31: Sandra Magana: Older Latino Family Caregivers
32: Iris Carlton-LaNey: Rural African American Caregiving
33: Michael Parker, Wesley Church, and Ronald Toseland: Caregiving at a Distance
WHERE SOCIAL WORKERS PRACTICE
Part VII: Social Work Practice in the Community with Older Adults and their Families/Caregivers
Section Editor: Amanda Barusch
A. Settings for Practice:
34: Patricia Volland and David Keepnews: Generalized and Specialized Hospitals
35: Ted Benjamin and Edna Naito-Chan: Home Care Settings
36: Patricia Brownwell: Department of Public Welfare or Social Services
37: Carmen Morano and Barbara Morano: Geriatric Care Management Settings
38: Deborah Waldrop: Hospices
39: Sherry Cummings: Community Mental Health Centers
40: Philip Rozario: Senior Centers
41: W. June Simmons and Susan Enguidanos: Health Maintenance Organizations and Managed Care Companies
42: Rob Hudson: Social Service and Health Planning Agencies
43: Shelly Akabas and Lauren Gates: The Workplace
44: Connie Corley, Muriel Gray, and R. Yakimo: Substance Abuse Networks
Social Service Resources Available Through Community Settings:
45: Matthias Naleppa: Case Management Services
46: Leah Ruffin and Lenard Kaye: Counseling Services and Support Groups
47: Sandra Crewe and Sandra Chipungu: Services to Support Caregivers of Older Adults
48: Jordan Kosberg, Max Rothman, and Burton Dunlop: Advocacy and Protection of Older Adults
49: Judith Gonyea: Services and Housing Issues
50: Bradley Zodikoff: Services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Older Adults
51: Charles Emlet and Cynthia Poindexter: Services for HIV-Infected and HIV-Affected Older Adults
Part VIII: Social Work Practice with Older Adults and Their Families in Long-Term Residential Care
Section Editor: Rosalie Kane
52: Rosalie Kane: A Social Worker's Historical Perspective on Residential Care
53: Betsy Vourlekis and Kelsey Simons: Nursing Homes
54: Marylou Guihan: Residential Care Settings for Veterans
55: Ruth Huber, Ellen Netting, Kevin Borders and H.W. Nelson: The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
56: Jeanette Semke: Long-Term Residential Settings for Older Persons with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
57: Wendy Lustbader and Carter Catlett Williams: Culture Change in Long Term Care
58: Lisa Gwyther and Rosalie Kane: Dementia Special Care Units in Residential Care
59: Robert Mollica: Transitions from Nursing Homes to Community Settings
60: F. Ellen Netting and Cindy Wilson: Continuing Care Retirement Communities
61: Sheryl Zimmerman, Jean Munn, and Terry Koenig: Assisted Living Settings
62: Vera Prosper: Adult Foster Care and Adult Family Care
63: Nancy Sheehan and Waldo Klein: Congregate Housing
64: Fredda Vladeck: Residence-Based Care: New York's NORC-Supportive Service Program Model
HOW SOCIAL WORKERS PRACTICE
Part IX: Assessment and Intervention with Older Adults and their Families/Caregivers
Section Editor: Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich and James Lubben
A. Assessment
65: Scott Geron: Comprehensive and Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment
66: James Lubben: Abbreviated and Targeted Geriatric Assessment
67: Rosalie Kane: Standardized Measures Commonly Used in Geriatric Assessment
B. Theories and Modes of Practice Intervention with Older Adults and their Families/Caregivers:
68: Kathleen McInnis-Dittrich: Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
69: Roberta Greene and Joyce Riley: Family and Group Interventions
70: M. Joanna Miller: Interdisciplinary Team Practices
71: Denis Cronin: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
72: Berit Ingersoll-Dayton and Angela Bommarito: Reminiscence and Life Review
73: Rosemary Chapin, Holly Nelson-Becker, and Kelly Macmillan: Strengths-Based and Solutions-Focused Approaches to Practice
74: Holly Nelson-Becker, Mitsuko Nakashima, and Edward Canda: Use of Spirituality in Interventions
Advocacy and Empowerment Models:
75: Kevin Mahoney and Karen Zgoda: Approaches to Empowering Individuals
76: Linda Harootyan and Gregg O'Neill: National Advocacy Groups for Older Adults
D. LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL POLICIES/REGULATIONS AFFECTING OLDER ADULTS
Section Editor: Namkee Choi
77: Namkee Choi: Federal Income Maintenance Policies and Programs
78: Rob Hudson: Private Retirement Benefits
79: Ji Seon Lee: Policies Affecting Health, Mental Health, and Caregiving: Medicare
80: Colleen Galambos: Policies Affecting Health, Mental Health, and Caregiving: Medicaid
81: Li-Mei Chen: Policies Affecting Long-Term Care and Long-Term Care Institutions
82: Sharon Keigher: Policies Affecting Community-Based Social Services, Housing, and Transportation
83: Kathleen Wilber and Gretchen Alkema: Policies Related to Competency and Proxy Issues
84: Victoria Raveis: Policies Related to End of Life Care
85: Lydia Li and Jane Rafferty: Policies Affecting Families of Dependent Older Adults
86: Joan Davitt: Policies to Protect the Rights of Older Adults
E. INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK AND CARE OF OLDER ADULTS
Section Editor: James Lubben
87: James Lubben and JoAnn Damron Rodriguez: World Population Aging
88: Elizabeth Ozanne: Older Adults in Australia
89: Iris Chi: Older Adults in China
90: Judith Phillips: Older Adults in Europe
91: Osei Darkwa: Older Adults in Developing Nations
92: Martha Ozawa and Shingo Nakayama: Long Term Care Insurance in Japan
F. SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH IN AGING
Section Editor: Barbara Berkman
93: Amy Horowitz: Issues in Conducting Social Work Research in Aging
94: Terry Lum: Using Large Datasets for Research on Older Adults and Families
95: Chang-ming Hsieh and Betsy Essex: Measuring Client Satisfaction Among Older Adults and Families
96: Denise Burnette and Nancy Morrow-Howell: Current Status of Social Work Research in Aging and Future Directions
G. SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND CAREERS IN AGING
Section Editor: Nancy Hooyman
97: James Reinardy and Sara Zoff: Strategies for Implementing and Sustaining Gerontological Curricular Change in Social Work Education
98: Nancy Wilson: Educating Social Workers for an Aging Society: Needs and Approaches
99: JoAnn Damron Rodriguez: Moving Forward: Developing Geriatric Social Work Competencies
100: Robyn Golden and Monika White: Credentialing Opportunities for Social Workers in Aging