Days in the Lives of Gerontological Social Workers
Days in the Lives of Gerontological Social Workers, edited by Linda May Grobman and Dara Bergel Bourassa
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Edited by Linda May Grobman, ACSW, LSW,
and Dara Bergel Bourassa, Ph.D., MSW, LSW
Table of Contents
About the Editors/Contributors/Photographer 9
Introduction 16
Acknowledgments 19
PART 1—COMMUNITY
Chapter 1—The Blessings of Meals on Wheels 23
Chapter 2—Adult Protective Services 27
Chapter 3—Working With Immigrants in a Community
Senior Center 31
Chapter 4—When the White Cane Comes in Handy:
Helping Older Adults Navigate the Health Care System 37
Chapter 5—Geriatric Community Care Management 41
Chapter 6—Community Senior Services 47
Chapter 7—Best Practices in a Community Setting 53
Chapter 8—A Day in the Life of a NORC 57
Chapter 9—Gas Masks, Self-Affirmation, and War in Israel 61
PART 2—HEALTH CARE—HOSPITALS, HOME HEALTH,
AND HOSPICE
Chapter 10—Firsts: Mrs. Blue Visits the ER 67
Chapter 11—Social Work in Outpatient Rehabilitation 73
Chapter 12—Hospital Social Work: A Fast-Paced
Environment 79
Chapter 13—Welcome to Geriatrics! Life as a
VA Social Worker 85
Chapter 14—Do Unto Others: Life Lessons Learned
as a Medical Social Worker 93
Chapter 15—A Typical Day: Social Work in Home Health 99
Chapter 16—A Day in the Life of a Hospice Social Worker 105
Chapter 17—The Need for Hospice Social Workers in
Skilled Nursing Facilities 111
PART 3—NURSING HOMES
Chapter 18—Social Work in a Nursing Home 119
Chapter 19—The Mount 125
Chapter 20—Life as a Nursing Home Administrator 133
Chapter 21—Investigative Social Work: The Nursing
Home Surveyor 139
Chapter 22—A Day in the Life of an Ombudsman 145
Chapter 23—Long Term Care Ombudsman:
Another Perspective 149
PART 4—SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Chapter 24—Working With Geriatric Inpatients in
Acute Mental Health 159
Chapter 25—Stella’s Orchestra: Social Work in Rural
Geriatric Mental Health 165
Chapter 26—Social Work at the Alzheimer’s Association 171
Chapter 27—Parkinson’s Disease and Social Work Practice 177
Chapter 28—A Social Work Perspective on
Geriatric Addictions 183
Chapter 29—Working With Homeless Older Adults 189
PART 5—NONTRADITIONAL METHODS AND SETTINGS
Chapter 30—Tapping Into the Creative Parts: Art Therapy
With Older Adults 197
Chapter 31—Integrative Touch and the 15-Minute StressOut 201
Chapter 32—A Win-Win Partnership: Intergenerational
Social Work 207
Chapter 33—Social Work in a Law Firm 211
Chapter 34—Geriatric Care Management in Private Practice 219
Chapter 35—Caregiver Psychoeducational Support Groups:
Gerontological Social Work in Business and Industry 223
PART 6—POLICY AND MACRO PRACTICE
Chapter 36—Community Organizing in State Government 233
Chapter 37—Gray and Gay: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender Aging 239
PART 7—STUDENT, EDUCATOR, AND RESEARCHER
PERSPECTIVES
Chapter 38—Field Placement in Geriatric Case Management 247
Chapter 39—A Graduate Student’s Experience in the
Hartford Practicum Partnership Program 253
Chapter 40—Learning the Ropes as a BSW Intern 257
Chapter 41—Teaching Aging by Concept and Example 263
Chapter 42—One Day in the Life of a Qualitative Researcher 269
Chapter 43—Racism Oral History 275
Chapter 44—Centenarians in India: Secrets to Long Life 281
APPENDIX A: Organizations and Web Resources of Interest
to Social Workers in Gerontology 287
APPENDIX B: Additional Reading and Resources 293
APPENDIX C: Glossary of Terms 311
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Linda May Grobman, MSW, ACSW, LSW, is the publisher, editor, and founder of The New Social Worker magazine. She edited the books Days in the Lives of Social Workers and More Days in the Lives of Social Workers, and co-authored the book The Social Worker’s Internet Handbook. Linda received her MSW from the University of Georgia and has practiced in mental health and medical settings. She is a former staff member of two state chapters of the National Association of Social Workers.
Dara Bergel Bourassa, PhD, MSW, LSW, is Assistant Professor and Director of the gerontology program at Shippensburg University Department of Social Work and Gerontology. She received her BSW and MSW from the University of Pittsburgh and her PhD from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, where she completed her dissertation entitled, “Compassion Fatigue as it Relates to Adult Protective Services Social Workers.” She became interested in working with older adults during her undergraduate social work field placement in a suburban hospital.
ISBN: 978-1-929109-21-0
Publication Date: September 2007
Price: $19.95
313 pages
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