Gerontological Social Work and the Grand Challenges Focusing on Policy and Practice /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Sanders, Sara (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kolomer, Stacey R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Waites Spellman, Cheryl (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Rizzo, Victoria M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Social work.; Geriatrics.; Aging.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Social Work.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

The growing number of older adults in the United States poses a significant challenge to families, healthcare systems, mental health services, and many other caregiving groups. Using the Grand Challenges for Social Work initiative as a framework, this text evaluates critical policies and issues pert...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Ensure Healthy Development for all Youth
• Chapter 2: Close the Health Gap
• Chapter 3: Stop Family Violence
• Chapter 4: Advance Long and Productive Lives
• Chapter 5: Eradicate Social Isolation
• Chapter 6: End Homelessness
• Chapter 7: Create Social Responses to a Changing Environment
• Chapter 8: Harness Technology for Social Good
• Chapter 9: Smart Decarceration
• Chapter 10: Reducing Extreme Economic Inequality
• Chapter 11: Financial Capability in Later Life
• Chapter 12: Achieving Equal Opportunity and Justice.