The Chronically Disabled Elderly in Society

by Merna J. Alpert

Overview

In this period of upheaval of our nation's health care system, this timely work serves to increase awareness of and knowledge about the problems of societal living among the chronically disabled elderly. To meet the goal of optimal social functioning of the chronically disabled, past and present attitudes and practices of education, health care, and social service providers need to be examined and in many cases changed or discarded. Focusing on macro and micro contexts—and using examples to highlight actual experiences and processes—the need for a comprehensive approach to chronic disabling conditions is illustrated. This work has important implications for institutions of education in health and social sciences, policy makers in health care and social services, advocacy groups for the elderly and disabled, and individuals and families facing the care of the chronically disabled.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313291098
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/30/1994
Series:	Contributions to the Study of Aging , #24
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.44(d)
Lexile:	1350L (what's this?)

About the Author

MERNA J. ALPERT is a diplomate as a licensed clinical social worker by the National Association of Social Workers. She is the retired executive coordinator of CAPE, a mental health program for older adults funded by the New York City Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Alcoholism Services. She also has served as adjunct assistant professor of social work at Hunter College, City University of New York. She was a mentor, at assistant professor level, at Empire State College in New York City, part of the SUNY system. She also has has been a guest lecturer at Georgia State University and at Mercer University in Atlanta.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Cognitive Disability
Hearing Disability
Motor Disability
Implications
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: David O. Staats, MD (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
Description: This book describes how chronic conditions of cognitive, hearing, and motor impairments impact the lives of older persons and how these conditions illustrate the social complexity of illnesses in general.
Purpose: This book is intended to raise the consciousness about the complex interactions of diseases producing chronic disabilities and social institutions.
Audience: The audience is the general public and social workers and social work trainees.
Features: This handsome book is clearly organized.
Assessment: This book provides useful vignettes and a frame of reference for how chronic disabilities affect the complex warp and weft of social institutions and families. Social workers and trainees will find this inclusive approach of value.

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2 Stars from Doody

This book describes how chronic conditions of cognitive, hearing, and motor impairments impact the lives of older persons and how these conditions illustrate the social complexity of illnesses in general. This book is intended to raise the consciousness about the complex interactions of diseases producing chronic disabilities and social institutions. The audience is the general public and social workers and social work trainees. This handsome book is clearly organized. This book provides useful vignettes and a frame of reference for how chronic disabilities affect the complex warp and weft of social institutions and families. Social workers and trainees will find this inclusive approach of value.

David O. Staats