Working with Elderly

Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Caring for the Elderly Using Social Work Intervention. 2. Agencies and Approaches. 3. Caring for the Elderly: Using a Pre Intervention Assessment.4. Social Work Intervention. 5. Learning from Individual Case Studies. 6. Working with Elderly. Bibliography. Index.

Sociology of aging is the final phase of an individual’s life, where an elderly confronts many difficulties with regard to their physical condition, mental health, and support system. The challenges of aging of course require intervention. One of the interventions that can support wellbeing of the aging population is the profession of social work. This book designs the interventions intended to assist the elderly clients in alleviating problems impeding their wellbeing. The book reveals that social work intervention has a significant role in improving the quality of life and well-being of Indian elderly— it plays a vital role in the care of the aged and improved the existing condition of the elderly. The volume may be found useful by students and researchers of Social Work. (jacket)