| Description |
1 online resource (201 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Cross-National Trends and Issues in Social Service Provision and Social Work Practice for the Elderly; Caring for the Elderly: Policy Goals and Program Directions; Issues and Strategies in the Delivery of Social Services; Social Work Roles in Service Provision for the Elderly; Perspectives on Australian Social Service Delivery and Social Work Practice in Gerontology; Introduction; Demographic Trends; Status and Conditions of Older Adults; Historical Developments; Social Service Provisions |
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Organization of Social ServicesSocial Work Roles and Activities; Conclusion; Canadian Social Services and Social Work Practice in the Field of Aging; Introduction; The Social Service Delivery System; Social Work Roles and Activities; Trends and Issues for the Future; Social Services and Social Work Practice with the Elderly in the Federal Republic of Germany; Conditions of Life for Elderly Adults; The System of Social Services; The Role of Social Workers; Future Developments; Social Work and Personal Social Services for the Elderly in Great Britain; Introduction |
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Development and Organization of Services for ElderlySocial Work; Conclusion; Care of the Aging in Israel: Social Service Delivery; Introduction; Levels and Types of Services to the Elderly; Coordination Between Services; Current Issues and Conclusions; Social Work Practice in Gerontology in Israel; Introduction; Types and Emphasis of Social Work Practice; Service Planning, Coordination and Administration; Concluding Remarks; Social Service Delivery and Social Work Practice for Japanese Elders; Introduction; Social Service Delivery for Older Adults; Social Work Roles and Activities |
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ConclusionsSocial Services and the Elderly in the Netherlands; Introduction; Social Services for the Elderly; Social Work Roles and Activities; Conclusions; Social Work and Old Age Care in Sweden; Introduction; The Social Service Delivery System; Social Work Roles; Conclusions |
| Summary |
In this fascinating book, leading international experts in gerontology and social work examine the conditions of older people in their respective native lands--Australia, Canada, West Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, and Sweden. In response to the need for world-wide sharing of information and research on one of the most dramatic developments of the twentieth century in the United States and throughout the western world--the aging of the populations--these professionals offer an international dimension and cross-cultural knowledge to social gerontology and gerontological |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social work with older people -- Cross-cultural studies
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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 work with older people
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kendall, Katherine
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| ISBN |
9781317773696 |
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1317773691 |
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