Counseling older people : opportunities and challenges /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Kampfe, Charlene M. (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Alexandria, VA : American Counseling Association, [2015]
• Θέματα: Older people > Counseling of.; Older people > Psychology.; Older people > Social conditions.; Older people > Mental health.; Aged > psychology.; Counseling > methods.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.; POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.; Electronic books.

 This book provides insight into the primary issues faced by older adults; the services and benefits available to them; and the knowledge base, techniques, and skills necessary to work effectively in a therapeutic relationship. Dr. Kampfe offers empirically and anecdotally based strategies and interventions for dealing with clients' personal concerns and describes ways counselors can advocate for older people on a systemic level. Individual and group exercises are incorporated throughout the book to enhance its practicality. Topics covered include an overview of population demographics and ch. 

 Counseling Older People: Opportunities and Challenges; Table of Contents; Preface; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The Increasing Older Population and Its Characteristics; Levels, Classifications, and Definitions of Old Age; Projections of Growth of the Older Population; Diversity of the Older Population; Negative Attitudes Toward Aging and Older People; Media and Advertising Activity; Individual Exercise: Counselors' Perceptions of Aging; Group Exercise: Infl uence of Stereotypes; They Are the Survivors: The Strong Ones; Summary.