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1 online resource (334 pages) |
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Cover; Halftitle; About the Author; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; SECTION I SETTING THE CONTEXT FOR UNDERSTANDING ETHNIC DEMENTIA CARE; 1. Population and Family Caregiving Trends Influencing Dementia Care; CASE EXAMPLE; CHAPTER OVERVIEW; POPULATION TRENDS; FAMILY CAREGIVING FOR OLDER ADULTS; REFERENCES; 2. Alzheimer's Disease and Other Causes of Dementia; CASE EXAMPLE; CHAPTER OVERVIEW; LEARNING ABOUT DEMENTIA DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DEMENTIA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR BLACKS AND LATINOS |
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ETHNIC CONSTRUCTIONS, INTERPRETATIONS, AND MEANINGS OF DEMENTIAUNDERSTANDING THE ETHNIC FRAMEWORK; CAREGIVER SELF-PERCEPTION; REFERENCES; 3. Concepts and Theories to Understand Caregiving for Ethnic Caregivers; CASE EXAMPLE; ATTACHMENT THEORY AND ETHNIC CULTURAL VALUES; AFRICAN AMERICAN AND BLACK KINSHIP CARE; LATINO FAMILISMO; ETHNIC CULTURAL VALUES AND NORMS; REFERENCES; SECTION II SOCIAL WORK PROCESS: TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS FOR ETHNIC POPULATIONS; 4. Social Work and the Social World of Culturally Diverse Caregivers; CASE EXAMPLE; OVERCOMING ISSUES AND CHALLENGES |
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UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL WORK ROLE WITH ETHNIC CAREGIVERSIMMIGRATION AND ACCULTURATION CONSTRAINTS TO CARE; UNDERSTANDING THE CAREGIVER EXPERIENCE OF DISCRIMINATION AND RACISM; PROFESSIONAL ETHICAL DILEMMAS AND THE NASW CODE OF ETHICS; REFERENCES; 5. Social Work Roles and Expertise in Providing Services to Ethnic Caregivers; CASE EXAMPLE; SOCIAL WORKER ENGAGEMENT PROCESS ROLE; REFERENCES; 6. Social Work Assessment Tools for Use With Ethnic Caregivers; CASE EXAMPLE |
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THE PURPOSEFUL USE OF TOOLS TO GRAPHICALLY ILLUSTRATE THE FUNCTIONING AND INTERACTION OF ETHNIC CAREGIVER, CARE RECIPIENT, AND THE FAMILY WITHIN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTTHE ETHNIC FAMILY CAREGIVER ASSESSMENT: CONFIDENTIAL ETHNIC FAMILY CAREGIVER ASSESSMENT; THE ETHNOCULTURAL ECOMAP; REFERENCES; 7. Identifying the Social Work Role and Problem Domain for Ethnic Caregivers; CASE EXAMPLE; CATEGORIZING ETHNIC CAREGIVER PROBLEMS IN FOUR DOMAINS; LEARNING THE PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION PROCESS; COMPLETING THE PROBLEM-SOLVING PLAN |
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Getting the information from the caregiver and working through the plan formwhere the social worker needs to help; being aware of how problem solving is defined by cultural group; who are the others that the caregiver may seek out as primary problem-solvers (family, friends, church)?; defining problems precisely and concisely; case example; caregiver self-care (cgsc); family member with dementia symptom management (fmdc); care caregiver family resources (cgfr); caregiver community resources (cgcr); example of a completed problem-solving plan; references |
| Summary |
As America's population ages and becomes more ethnically diverse, there is growing need for social workers to treat not only individuals afflicted with dementia and their families, but to also understand this illness through the eyes of different ethnic groups. This comprehensive volume provides practical guidance for social work professionals working with Black and Latino families living with the daily challenges of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. It is grounded in the interpretation and meaning of dementia in Black and Latino cultural heritages, and based on both a solid the |
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8. Target Problems and Problem-Solving Goals |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Caregivers -- Family relationships
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Dementia -- Patients -- Care -- Social aspects
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Older African Americans -- Care
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Older Hispanic Americans -- Care
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African Americans.
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Manners and customs.
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Hispanic Americans.
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Social service.
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Dementia
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Black or African American
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Caregivers
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Cultural Characteristics
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Hispanic or Latino
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Social Work
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African American.
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customs (social concepts)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Social service
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Manners and customs
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Hispanic Americans
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African Americans
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Caregivers -- Family relationships
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Fortinsky, Richard H. (Richard Harold), 1953-
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| ISBN |
9780826106780 |
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0826106781 |
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