The Delicate Balance: Case Studies in Counseling and Care Management for Older Adults

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-07-01
Publisher(s): Health Professions Pr
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Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Presents a range of first-hand examples of therapeutic relationships with older adults and their families. Highlights which aspects of the counseling relationship can be altered by the age and circumstances of older adults. For students and practitioners. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Contributors xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Intervention Issues with Older Adults
1(18)
Berit Ingersoll-Dayton
Section I Working with Individuals and Couples
Choosing Loneliness over Rejection
19(18)
Mariko Abe Foulk
Redefining the Role of Victim
37(14)
Ruth E. Dunkle
Recognizing Our Professional Limits
51(16)
Shirley A. Thomas
Playing Multiple Roles in Home-Based Therapy
67(16)
Mary Rumman
Mediating Conflict within a Marriage
83(16)
Lynn E. Stern
Berit Ingersoll-Dayton
Section II Working with Groups
The Power of Group Cognitive Therapy
99(14)
Sally Edwards
Janet Fogler
Exploring the Meaning of Life in a Group Setting
113(16)
Janet Fogler
Lynn E. Stern
Re-creating Family Through a Writing Group
129(20)
Ruth Campbell
Intergenerational Group Work in the Nursing Facility
149(16)
Mary Rumman
Section III Working with Families and Systems
Breaking Generational Family Patterns
165(16)
Janet Fogler
Forming Relationships---The Key to Creative Care Management
181(16)
Katherine P. Supiano
Maintaining Family Ties---Intervening in Elder Neglect
197(10)
Katherine P. Supiano
Joining Hands to Address Older Adult Substance Abuse
207(16)
Karyn S. Schoem
The Delicate Balance
223(20)
Ruth Campbell
Index 243

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