Chapter 2 of Ferraro and Wilmoth (2013)
What Is Aging? Biological Changes
Why Do We Age?
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Geriatric Syndromes
Chapter 14 of Ferraro and Wilmoth (2013
Describe a specific chronic disease that affects older adults. What are its causes, what is its typical course, and what factors in disease management affect its outcomes? What are its psychosocial consequences and how can older adults use psychosocial resources to cope? As a social worker, how would you use core social work functions and skills to support disease management and mitigate impact on the older adult, their family and their community as you work within an interdisciplinary team? Be sure to go beyond popular websites and use peer-reviewed journals as part of your references.
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Chronic Disease *DESCRIBE THE CAUSES, COURSE, and OUTCOMES OF A CHRONIC DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH AGING. |
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Disease Management * DESCRIBE FACTORS AND RESOURCES IN DISEASE MANAGEMENT THAT AFFECTS OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF LIFE. |
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Psychosocial Consequences *DESCRIBE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS CHRONIC DISEASE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT. |
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Social Work Interventions * DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKERS WITHIN INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS IN MIGTIGATING DISEASE OUTCOMES AND QUALITY OF LIFE. |
Readings
McInnis-Dittrich, K. (2020). Social work with older adults: A biopsychosocial approach to assessment and intervention (5th ed.). Pearson.
· Chapter 2: Biological Changes and the Physical Well-Being of Older Adults
Ferraro, K., & Wilmoth, J. (Eds.) (2013). Gerontology: Perspectives and Issues (4th ed.). Springer.
· Chapter 2: The Biology of Successful Aging: Watchful Progress at Biogerontology's Known-Unknown Interface
· Chapter 14: Geriatric Medicine and Gerontological Nursing
· Alzheimer’s Association (2019). Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures. Alzheimer’s Dementia 15(3), 321-387.
· Arean, P., Hegel, M., Vannoy, S., Fan, M. Y., & Unuzter, J. (2008). Effectiveness of problem-solving therapy for older primary care patients with depression: results from the IMPACT project. Gerontologist, 48, 311–323.
· Reid, M. C., Eccleston, C., & Pillemer, K. (2015). Management of chronic pain in older adults. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 350, h532. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h532 Links to an external site.
· Yang, S., McCracken, L. M. (2014). Acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic pain. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management, 21(3). https://www.mdedge.com/jcomjournal/article/147127/pain/acceptance-and-commitment-therapy-chronic-pain Links to an external site.