Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education - Paperback

by Joanna Mellor (Author), Joann Ivry (Author)

Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education will help you develop courses that effectively prepare social work students and practitioners to work with the ever-increasing older population. It clearly presents the rationale for geriatric/gerontological preparation and defines the current status of geriatric/gerontological education. With fascinating case studies and vignettes, this book also describes a variety of courses and teaching programs in detail, noting the problems that other educators have encountered and offering practical suggestions to help in replicating the programs in other institutions.