Gerontological Social Work
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Overview
In this book, Jacki Pritchard shows how support groups for victims of elder abuse provide invaluable opportunities for the voices of older people to be heard. Following groups through a two-year period, she discusses how they were set up and the difficulties encountered and overcome. The inclusion of younger adults alongside older people in one of these groups demonstrates the success of these techniques across a broad age span and the relevance of these experiences to general group work theory. She presents qualitative material alongside guidance for how to undertake practical and therapeutic work with male and female survivors.Synopsis
Following up on work first detailed in The Needs of Older Women: Services for Victims of Elder Abuse and Other Abuse, (Pritchard, 2000), a UK social worker reports on a recent project which tested whether support groups can meet victims' needs. She discusses specifics of running groups, themes, and lessons learned, and includes a participant's poem, and materials for victims and professionals. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
February 1, 2003
Publisher
Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781843101024