By the year 2000 more than half of mainline Protestants will be over the age of sixty. Older adults have special needs to which many pastors are not adequately prepared to minister. Pastoral Care of Older Adults addresses such problems, many of which were identified in an extensive survey of clergy. The book provides practical guidance for parish pastors, and other counselors, to deal with such issues as Alzheimer's disease, the chronically ill, relocation, health crises, grief, depression, anxiety, gender differences, poverty, and the issues faced by the children of older adults.
- ISBN13 9780800629649
- Publish Date 19 November 1998
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Augsburg Fortress
- Format Paperback
- Pages 98
- Language English