Aging Families and Caregiving (Wiley Series in Clinical Geropsychology)

With the field of geriatric mental health growing rapidly in the next decade as the Baby Boomers age, this timely guide brings together a notable team of international contributors to provide guidance for caregivers, families, and those who counsel them on managing caregiving challenges for aging family members. Aging Families and Caregiving helps mental health professionals guide families and other caregivers as they adjust to the demands of caring for aging family members and provides essential guidelines for the professionals treating this special-needs population. Who are the aging families? / Rosemary Blieszner Functions families serve in old age / Karen Fingerman, Laura M. Miller, and Amber J. Seidel The cultural context of clinical work with aging caregivers / Martha Crowther and Audrey Austin All in the family : providing care to chronically ill and disabled older adults / Mary Ann Parris Stephens and Melissa M. Franks Impact of dementia caregiving : risks, strains & growth / Weiling Liu and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson Assessment and intervention with family caregivers / Judy Zarit Empirically supported treatment for elder caregivers / Steven H. Zarit Caregiver family therapy for conflicted families / Sara Honn Qualls and Tara L. Noecker Integrating families into long-term care psychology services : orchestrating cacophonies and symphonies / Margaret P. Norris Family caregiving and U.S. federal policy / Diane L. Elmore and Ronda C. Talley Family care planning services / Patti Auxier Caregiver services: resources, trends, and best practices / Nancy Giunta and Andrew Scharlach A platform for family communication in elder care / Michael Williams and Clayton Lewis Personal health records for older adults with chronic conditions and their informal caregivers / Elaine Blechman Future directions in family caregiving : clinical, policy, and research initiatives / Steven H. Zarit. "In this informative guide, editors Sara Quails and Steven Zarit have brought together a notable team of international contributors to produce a clear structure that offers clinicians a framework for engaging families effectively in the important, but frequently stressful and complicated, role of caring for older family members. Aging Families and Caregiving provides clinicians with a solid foundation to help families manage age and disability in a manner consistent with their values, maximize positive outcomes for the care receiver, and reduce the emotional and physical costs on the caregiver." --Book Jacket