Gerontological Supervision

This is a practical and accessible guide for those supervising case managers, personal care providers, and interns working in community services and long-term care of older persons. This updated edition expands its focus by offering the latest ideas and proven "practice wisdom" for handling many of the field’s most common problems.

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The growing population of aging Americans is bringing with it thousands of new workers into agencies serving the elderly each year. Now, the need for supervisors to administer and train staff in programs for older persons is increasing as well. This is a practical, "how-to" guide for the supervision of case managers, personal care providers, and interns working in community services and long-term care of ill or disabled older persons. This updated edition expands its focus by offering the latest, up-to-date ideas and proven "practice wisdom" for handling many of the field’s most common problems.

Filled with direct and composite case examples, this useful guide looks at concerns central to the changing field of practice. Part one gives an overview of the social work perspective. Parts two and three consider practice and administrative issues. Supervision of interns is covered in part four, and part five expands the scope of original edition by discussing the similarities and differences between home care and long-term care settings. Chapters include coverage of:








dual emphasis on person and environment



treatment with dignity and respect



stages of helping, learning, and teaching



negotiating the balance between dependence and independence



styles of learning and teaching



tuning in and anticipatory empathy



assessment, case planning, on-going work, and termination



empowerment, mediation, and advocacy



the supervisor as "middle management"



staff development



the supervisory conference and recording requirements



evaluation in group supervision



home care



residential care



Gerontological Supervision is an invaluable resource for supervisors with or without MSWs and RNs, as well as case managers, personal care providers, interns, and educators and students in social work.