This practical, hands-on orientation, replete with case examples walks the professional through the long-term care setting and highlights commonly occurring psychological problems and frequently occurring issues which generate referrals for counseling with residents.
This book offers a summation of the most important issues to be anticipated and dealt with by the counselor working with residents in long term care settings, anticipates future demands for care in these facilities, and projects future training issues for the health care professional.
Key Features:
General, practically-oriented for psychologists and other health care professionals when working in the long-term care setting
Ethical and legal matters associated with counseling older adults highlighted
Intimacy and sexual activity of older adults, subjects not discussed in related counseling texts, are highlighted
Medical record keeping, Medicare and payment issues are discussed; issues of direct impact on the professional counseling older adults
- ISBN10 0826127282
- ISBN13 9780826127280
- Publish Date 30 April 2014
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer Publishing Co Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English