Gerontology for Health Professionals

A Practice Guide, 2nd Edition

The second edition of Gerontology for Health Professionals improves on an already excellent guide to working with older adults. It is a practical resource for all professionals working with elderly people in the community and in health care settings. This book is "must" reading for people who work with elders.

Gary Rosenberg PhD
Edith J Baerwald Professor of Community Medicine (Social Work)
Senior Vice President, Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York

The first edition of Gerontology for Health Professionals was a very useful volume that included a number of excellent articles on a wide variety of topics, all important for consideration by professionals in the social and health care systems. This second edition is strengthened by the addition of new chapters on AIDS, elder abuse, and advance directives. Florence Safford and George Krell are to be commended for the currency and excellence of this updated work.

Rose Dobrof, DSW
Founding Director and Brookdale Professor of Gerontology
Brookdale Center on Aging, Hunter College
New York

Gerontology for Health Professionals, 2nd Edition, is invaluable because it has been designed specifically for social workers. It covers not only ubiquitous medical conditions among elderly people, such as dementia and incontinence, but also ethnic and racial diversity, ethics, elder abuse, advance directives, and case management, among other topics. Although this impressive book focuses on essential knowledge for health professionals in diverse settings, the many kinds and levels of practice are introduced and integrated throughout.

Sheldon S. Tobin PhD
School of Social Welfare
University at Albany
State University of New York

Gerontology for Health Professionals offers a comprehensive and insightful examination of a wide range of issues affecting the care of elderly people in health care settings. This book should be on the bookshelf of every social worker involved in health care. It is an unusual integration of current theory and research in aging and practical suggestions for application in health care settings—a timely and much-needed resource!

Amanda Smith Barusch, PhD
Professor , Graduate School of Social Work
University of Utah
Salt Lake City