Gebundenes Buch

Handbook of Psychosocial Interventions with Older Adults

Evidence-based approaches

Herausgeber: Cummings, Sherry M.; Kropf, Nancy P.

Beschreibung

Evidence based practice (EBP) has emerged as one of the most important movements to improve the effectiveness of clinical care. This book intends to present systematic reviews of research-based psychosocial interventions for older adults and their caregivers.

Autor

Sherry M. Cummings, Ph.D., is Associate Dean and Associate Professor in the College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee. She is the current president of Association for Gerontological Education in Social Work (AGE-SW). Dr. Cummings was a John A. Hartford Gerontological Faculty Scholar, 2001-2003. Dr. Cummings' research focuses on aging and mental health. Additionally, her research explores the impact of such mental health issues on familial caregivers. Her research has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals in the social work, gerontological and mental health arenas. Nancy P. Kropf is Professor and Director of the School of Social Work at Georgia State University. Her area of research and scholarship is late life caregiving relationships, with the focus specifically on the older care provider. Dr. Kropf was a John A. Hartford Geriatric Social Work Scholar (1999-2001I). In 2000, she held a visiting endowed chair at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada. She was the President of the Association of Gerontology Education - Social Work (AGE - SW), and is a Fellow, of the Gerontological Society of America. Dr. Kropf has numerous peer reviewed articles in the social work and gerontology literatures.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 591g
• ISBN-13: 9780415481854
• ISBN-10: 0415481856
• Artikelnr.: 26178117