Community Resources for Older Adults: Programs and Services in an Era of Change - Rilegato

Wacker, Robbyn R.; Roberto, Karen A.; Piper, Linda E.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0803990898 ISBN 13: 9780803990890

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications Inc, 1998

Riassunto

Informed by theory, research and their own experience working with older adults, the authors provide realistic case studies of individuals and communities and describe model programmes and services for working with the elderly in a time of change.

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Robbyn R. Wacker, Ph.D., is the Provost and Senior Vice President and Professor of Gerontology at the University of Northern Colorado. Her research interests include international aging social policy and psychosocial predictors of community service use among older adults. She has published over 65 refereed presentations, scholarly articles, books, and conference proceedings and has earned numerous university and professional awards, including UNC’s Academic Leadership Excellence Award.

Karen A. Roberto, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Gerontology, Founding Director of the Institute of Society, Culture, and Environment, and Professor of Human Development at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She also holds adjunct appointments in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. She has published over 150 scholarly articles and book chapters, is the editor/author of ten books, and has earned numerous university and professional awards, including the Gerontological Society of America Behavioral and Social Science Distinguished Mentorship in Gerontology Award

Linda E. Piper, has been Director for the Weld County Area Agency on Aging for seventeen years. Ms. Piper has a wide range of experience developing, coordinating, and implementing community based programs. She served on the state wide advisory committee to implement the Home and Community Based Long Term Care Program for the State of Colorado and has been active with numerous other state and local policy planning committees

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0803990898
• ISBN 13: 9780803990890
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 510
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile