Critical Gerontology for Social Workers

Sandra Torres is Professor of Sociology and Chair of Social Gerontology at Uppsala University. Sarah Donnelly is Assistant Professor of Social Work at University College Dublin.

Social work and critical gerontology: why the former needs the latter ~ Sarah Donnelly and Sandra Torres





Part I: Critical gerontology as guiding principles for social work for older people


The life course and old age ~ Alisoun Milne


Human rights and older people ~ Joan R. Harbison


Agency and autonomy ~ Paul Higgs


Poverty and late-life homelessness ~ Amanda Grenier and Tamara Sussman


Sexuality and rights in later life ~ Paul Willis and Trish Hafford-Letchfield


Ethnicity, race and migrancy ~ Sandra Torres





Part II: Applying the critical gerontological lens to social work research, policy and practice


Assessment, care planning and decision making ~ Anna Olaison and Sarah Donnelly


Elder abuse ~ Lorna Montgomery and Gemma M. Carney


Dementia: a disability and a human rights concern ~ Suzanne Cahill


User involvement ~ Peter Beresford


Opportunities and future prospects for gerontological social work with a critical lens ~ Marjaana Seppänen and Mo Ray