This book demonstrates how counselors can help people to use the resources they already have to address issues that come up in their lives. The authors show that most people have within themselves the strengths and resources positively to confront the issues that trouble their lives. The counseling method elicits resiliency, assets, and successful experiences from the client’s past to foster positive change in the present. Case studies are included, drawn especially… More >>
Chapter 1: What Health Changes Can Be Expected with Normal Aging?– Chapter 2: What Can Older Adults Do to Maintain Their Physical Health?– Chapter 3: What Can Older Adults Do to Maintain Their Mental Health?– Chapter 4: How Can Spiritual Growth Be Facilitated in Later Life?– Chapter 5: What is Alzheimer’s Disease and What Can Be Done?– Chapter 6: How Can Caregivers and Families Be Helped to Cope with Their Responsibilities?– Chapter 7: How Can Community Resources for Older Persons Be Located?– Chapter 8: What Information Is Necessary about Nursing Homes?– Chapter 9: How Do Older Persons Cope with Disability and Dependency?– Chapter 10: What Can Older Persons Do to Feel Useful and Needed?– Chapter 11: How Can Older Persons Who Feel Lonely and Isolated Be Helped?– Chapter 12: How Can Faith Help older Persons Cope with Chronic Illness?– Chapter 13: How Can Older Persons Who Are Depressed, Grieving, or Suicidal Be Helped?– Chapter 14: How Can Older Persons Who Are Anxious and Fearful Be Helped?– Chapter 15: What Can Be Done to Help Older Persons with Cancer or Terminal Illness?–
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