Evidence-Based Counseling and Psychotherapy for an Aging Population (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional) - Hardcover

Glicken, Morley D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123749379 ISBN 13: 9780123749376

Publisher: Academic Press, 2009

Synopsis

At a time when the mental health difficulties of the elderly are coming to the fore,  naming and treating those problems is still toften handled as an art rather than a science. Inconsistent practices based on clinical experience and intuition rather than hard scientific evidence have been the basis on which older adults with social and emotional problems are treated. Evidence-based practices help to alleviate some of the confusion, allowing the practitioner to develop quality practice guidelines that can be applied to the client, identify appropriate literature that can be shared with the client, communicate with other professionals from a knowledge-guided frame of reference, and continue a process of self-learning that results in the best possible treatment for clients.

The book provides practitioners with a state-of-the-art compilation of evidence-based practices in the assessment and treatment of elderly clients. Focusing on the most current research and best evidence regarding assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, the volume covers difficulties including, but not limited to: social isolation/loneliness, elder abuse/neglect, depression and suicidal inclinations, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, dementias, prolonged bereavement, and the psycho-social treatment of older adults with terminal illnesses.

Because concrete research evidence is so often not used as the basis for practice, this book provides a timely guide for mental helath clinicians, social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses and students to a research-oriented approach to serving the mental health needs of elderly adults.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Morley D. Glicken is the former Dean of the Worden School of Social Service in San Antonio; the founding director of the Master of Social Work Department at California State University, San Bernardino; the past Director of the Master of Social Work Program at the University of Alabama; and the former Executive Director of Jewish Family Service of Greater Tucson. He has also held faculty positions in social work at the University of Kansas and Arizona State University. He currently teaches in the Department of Social Work at Arizona State University West in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dr. Glicken received his BA degree in social work with a minor in psychology from the University of North Dakota and holds an MSW degree from the University of Washington and the MPA and DSW degrees from the University of Utah. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity.

From the Back Cover

Evidence-Based Counseling and Psychotherapy for an Aging Population discusses the primary issues facing older adults and the psycho-social therapies that are most effective in helping older adults cope with depression, anxiety, love and intimacy, work, retirement, loneliness and isolation, substance abuse, and health-related problems including Alzheimer's disease, dementia, terminal illness, and bereavement. The book is the third in a series of books by the author on evidence-based practice and includes the latest research with case studies showing how evidence-based practice can be applied to older adult clients. The book also includes personal stories from older adults that describe their unique ways of overcoming serious social and emotional problems to achieve successful aging.

• In-depth discussions of evidence-based practice and how it can be applied to older adults-a rapidly growing population that is underserved by human service professionals
• An easy-to-read writing style that summarizes hundreds of pieces of relevant research for the busy clinician, researcher, and student
• Personal stories and interesting case studies that show how older adults overcome serious problems including loss of loved ones, traumas, health problems, relationship difficulties, and a number of common problems that affect older adults
• Current research on the most effective psycho-social therapies for helping older adults cope with a variety of social, emotional and health-related problems

Evidence-Based Counseling and Psychotherapy for an Aging Population
Morley D. Glicken
Department of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123749379
• ISBN 13: 9780123749376
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 450