Spiritual Assessment and Intervention with Older Adults: Current Directions and Applications

By Mark Brennan and Deborah Heiser

Book Overview

Spiritual Assessment and Intervention: Current Directions and Applications examines current state-of-the-art efforts in the development and implementation of spiritual interventions for older adults. Academics and practitioners working in social work, social welfare, medicine, and mental health and aging present innovative approaches to meeting major challenges in the field of gerontology, including elder abuse, dementia, care giving, palliative care, and intergenerational relationships. The book provides practical methods for dealing with the problems and pitfalls of starting and evaluating interventions of a spiritual nature in a variety of community-based and institutional settings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789027488
• ISBN13: 9780789027481
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.4"