Health and social care practitioners are increasingly called upon to provide care to elderly people from a number of different...
A commendable contribution in…uniting thinking and strategic planning, and also through providing empirical evidence to illustrate...
The third edition of this popular and widely-used text provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of ageing, exploring...
Reminiscence is a valuable tool for the professional carer as well as those who are looking after a family member or friend. It...
Gerontological Practice in the Twenty-first Century meets the need for state-of-the-art information on practice approaches with...
Providing an arresting and readable overview of family violence, Understanding Family Violence presents a thorough exploration...
This eminently practical book applies the task-centered model to gerontological practice across various settings (community based,...
The second edition of this book has been enlarged and completely updated. Based on extensive research and practical experience,...
In this study, Jacki Pritchard shows how support groups for victims of elder abuse provide invaluable opportunities for the voices...
The authors of this text share their practical experience on implementing a multi-agency approach to the support of older people....
'The author has specialised in working with adult abuse and the manual is set out in the way she recommends that training be presented....
The increasingly elderly population poses many economic and ethical questions for modern society. One of the most topical and...
This text is intended for courses on Community Services and Programs for the Elderly, typically found in gerontology departments...
This is a practical and trans-disciplinary guide for professionals working with vulnerable adults, who include the frail elderly,...
Back in Print!Why Survive? Being Old in America was one of the earliest books to bring to public attention the plight of elderly...
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