Consumer Voice and Choice in Long-Term Care

IMPROVE LONG-TERM CARE WITH NEW CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION METHODS Providing clear guidance on how to apply new customer satisfaction models to the quality of long-term care, this collection reviews how consumers contribute to, and assist in, the management of their own long-term care. The latest issues and ideas are provided for the following aspects of research and management: Development and Planning Strategies Consumer Satisfaction Measurement Models Consumer Satisfaction and Quality Improvement Models Development of Case Management Guidelines From reviewing the important factors and challenges that influence consumer choice to exploring the approaches required to evaluate needs, preferences, and perspectives, this new and valuable resource is a must-have reference for the improvement of long-term care in both the institutional and community settings.

Kunkel PhD, Suzanne R.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Springer Publishing Company

Challenges of Biological Aging

This volume provides the non-biologist an overview of what is known about the physiological bases of aging. The author examines the many basic theories and emerging hypotheses underlying the molecular, cellular, and systemic processes involved in senescence. He addresses the normal physiological changes that characterize the aging phenotype, and also considers the role of many age-associated diseases in growing older. Masoro synthesizes a much-needed "unified theory" of biological aging to which explains how and why the body grows into the condition we call "old." This text is intended for gerontology students in training, as well as for human physiologists interested in gerontology,.

Masoro PhD, Edward J.

Parenting & Relationships

Gamino and Ritter do an excellent job of providing cogent advice and helpful suggestions for how professionals can manage ethical dilemmas that arise from the practice of grief counseling. -J. William Worden, PhD, ABPP Clinical Psychologist Laguna Niguel, California Author, Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy, 4th Edition (From the Foreword) Essential reading for grief counselors, mental health clinicians, death educators, hospice workers, clergy, funeral directors, and social workers. Grief counselors are confronted daily with a host of serious ethical dilemmas, some so critical that they can drastically change the course of a counselor's practice and career. This practical and authoritative guide serves as a comprehensive handbook for navigating the difficult ethical issues grief counselors confront daily with clients. These include confidentiality, end-of-life issues, intimacies with clients, challenges posed by unnatural deaths, spiritual and cultural considerations, and many more. To tackle these issues head on, Gamino and Ritter present the Five P Model, a customized process for ethical decision-making that will help counselors outline a specific, step-by-step course of action to respond to the ethical dilemma at hand. The book is also rich with case examples, both hypothetical and real-life, to demonstrate how to implement the Five P Model in practice, and apply it to various ethical dilemmas. Among the key topics discussed: <ul>
<li>How to address ethical problems posed by Internet counseling, such as authenticating identity, securing confidentiality and intervening in a crisis</li> <li>Death competence on the part of the counselor and how the counselor's own experience of grieving can inform counseling practice</li> <li>Guidance on how to report a colleague or face a complaint</li> <li>How to meet ethical obligations towards clients when moving or closing a practice</li> </ul>

Ethical Practice in Grief Counseling

Gamino PhD ABPP FT, Louis A.

Ritter Jr. PhD LPC LMFT, R. Hal

Empowering and Healing the Battered Woman: A Model for Assessment and Intervention

The book spells out in practical, concrete terms what it really means to place the pathology outside the battered woman. The novelty in this approach lies in the implications for practice: battered women are not "sick" -they are in a "sick" situation. " Practical and comprehensive, an excellent guide for clinicians and other interveners. Mary Ann Dutton's book, Empowering and Healing the Battered Woman, integrates psychological theory with detailed information on the real-life dimensions of abused women's posttraumatic responses and the strategies for assessment that form a part of each chapter are particularly valuable. Dutton's approach of understanding women's experiences of violence in context and of empowering abused women will also serve to empower - and free - those providing services to women victims of partner violence." - Angela Browne, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical School (Author, When Battered Women Kill "Drawing upon her vast clinical, academic, and forensic background, Mary Ann Dutton shows us that women experience abuse in many different ways and employ a wide range of techniques to survive the abuse. She then offers numerous suggestions for working with battered women, all predicted on ethical, feminist principles. Although geared toward clinicians, this book is a great resource for battered women's advocate, law enforcement officials, and attorneys - for anyone who comes into contact with battered women." - Sue Osthoff, Director, National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women "Finally, a book on battered women that shelter workers can recommend to traditionally trained therapists. Dutton provides a conceptual framework for understanding the differing needs of battered women: support, advocacy, and healing. Not all battered women are the same. Dutton details both the assessment processes and therapeutic approaches that acknowledge those differences." - Anne L. Ganley, PhD, Domest

Empowering And Healing The Battered Woman: A Model for Assessment and Intervention

Dutton PhD, Mary Ann

Mental Health

Caring for elders outside of institutions is the fastest growing sector of US health care. Building on their research study at the Park Ridge Center, editors Holstein and Mitzen, together with a team of experts, examine the complexities involved in developing an ethics for community-based long-term care. They also challenge policymakers to make home care a more viable option for older people in need. Chapters address many of the ethical and practical problems that arise in the care of older people with physical and mental disabilities--including how to allocate scarce funds, how to keep good caregivers, how to balance concerns of autonomy, risk and safety, and worker stress. The volume is an excellent resource for practitioners, policymakers, and students.

Ethics in Community-Based Elder Care (Springer Series on Ethics, Law, and Aging)

This book is easy to read and understand. It is a great resource for individuals wishing to write grants. I have not seen another book that is this comprehensive and user-friendly." Score: 92, 4 Stars.--Michalene A. King, PhD, RN, CNE in Doody's Medical Reviews This fully updated and revised edition of a classic guide to grant writing for health and human service professionals reflects the two major changes in the field: new NIH application processes and an increased emphasis on interprofessional and team approaches to science. New case examples reflect grant writing strategies for a great variety of health and human service professions, and the text includes an enhanced focus on online methods for organizing grant submissions. A new section on special considerations for submitting grants addresses specific types of research including mixed methods, behavioral intervention research, secondary analyses, translational research, and comparative effectiveness studies. The new chapter on common writing challenges and solutions provides examples of strong and weak statements and highlights the importance of writing with precision. Additionally, this new edition provides an expanded section on post-award requirements and links to NIH videos about grant writing. Written for individuals in both academic and practice settings, the guide addresses, step-by-step, the fundamental principles for effectively securing funding. It is the only book to provide grant-writing information that encompasses many disciplines and to focus on building a research career with grant writing as a step-wise process. It provides detailed, time-tested strategies for building an investigative team, highlights the challenges of collaboration, and describes how to determine the expertise needed for a team and the roles of co-investigators. The book addresses the needs of both novice and more experienced researchers. New to the Fourth Edition: <ul>
<li>Reflects recent changes to the field including an emphasis on interprofessional approaches to science and new NIH application processes </li> <li>Offers additional case examples relevant to social work, nursing, psychology, rehabilitation, and occupational, physical, and speech therapies </li> <li>Provides links to NIH websites containing videos on grant writing </li> <li>Includes chapter opener objectives </li> <li>Expands section on post-award requirements </li> <li>Focuses on electronic mechanisms for organizing grant submissions including software such as RefWorks and google alerts </li> <li>Enlarges appendices to include charts, graphics, grant application samples and Aims page samples full of errors with answers provided </li> </ul>

Successful Grant Writing, 4th Edition: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals (Gitlin, Successful Grant Writing)

Politics & Social Sciences

Gitlin, Laura N.

Social Sciences

Handbook on Dementia Caregiving: Evidence-Based Interventions for Family Caregivers

This collection provides a comprehensive analysis of intervention approaches to dementia caregiving. It reviews the existing knowledge and provides a conceptual framework for organizing caregiver interventions of all types. Of special interest is the design of an intervention study for a culturally diverse community. The volume concludes with a discussion of how to translate intervention research into public policy, with an assessment of the future of caregiving and caregiving intervention research.

This volume addresses the extraordinary need to educate personnel at all levels in gerontology and geriatric medicine and in the design and delivery of health and social services. The historical development of gerontology and geriatric medicine and education issues are carefully considered with recommendations for curriculum design. 
The authors offer state of the art discussions on both gerontology and geriatrics, with implications for future research. The chapters, written by seminal figures in the field, address the critical need for well trained faculty and other professionals to: educate new and existing faculty and other professionals, educate researches to accelerate scientific knowledge, provide courses for all students that address life-span/life/cycle development and related materials, provide discipline specific courses on aging, and much more."

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 28, 2008: Gerontological and Geriatric Education (Annual Review of Gerontology & Geriatrics)

Medical Books

Medicine

[A] very useful resource, not only for psychologists and education professionals, but universally, for all those experts interested in multicultural assessment." 
--Heikki Lyytinen, PhD Professor of Developmental Neuropsychology University of Jyv‚Ä∞skyl‚Ä∞, Finland 
This volume provides a thorough and provocative examination of how different cultures measure intelligence and skill, why they use the tools they use, and how their assessment methods are changing in the globalizing world. 
The contributors discuss the extent to which methods of assessment are limited and culture-bound. These methods must be revised and adapted to become relevant to foreign cultures. To this end, this book uses theoretical models and empirical studies to explore the use and validity of standardized tests, language and literacy tests, job interviews, and other methods of assessment across various cultures from both developed and developing countries. 
Key topics include: 
<ul>
<li>National and international standards and guidelines for test development and use </li>
<li>Limitations of Western assessment tools for populations in the developing world </li>
<li>The challenges of measuring abilities and competencies in Hispanics/Latinos </li>
<li>Developing and adapting language and literacy assessments in Arabic-speaking countries </li>
<li>Assessing competencies in reading and mathematics in Zambian children </li>
</ul>

Multicultural Psychoeducational Assessment

Psychology & Counseling

The Gerontological Nurse Certification Review is an invaluable reference and certification test review guide for nurses preparing for RN Gerontological certification. Students studying gerontology, teachers preparing gerontology classes, and RNs working with older adults will also find this a practical and useful resource. The text presents information about preparing for the certification exam, a comprehensive compilation of content specific to gerontology, and a test bank of questions specifically developed for the RN. Why this is the only test review you need: 
<ul>
<li>Developed to address all aspects of ANCC exam </li>
<li>Formatted for easy review and understanding of concepts </li>
<li>Up-to-date and evidence-based </li>
<li>500 review questions to adequately prepare future gerontological nurses </li>
<li>One of a kind--no other gerontological review books are currently available </li>
</ul>

Gerontological Nurse Certification Review

Wallace, Meredith

Nursing

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