Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education

Advancing Gerontological Social Work Education will help you develop courses that effectively prepare social work students and practitioners to work with the ever-increasing older population. It clearly presents the rationale for geriatric/gerontological preparation and defines the current status of geriatric/gerontological education. With fascinating case studies and vignettes, this book also describes a variety of courses and teaching programs in detail, noting the problems that other educators have encountered and offering practical suggestions to help in replicating the programs in other institutions.