{"product_id":"counseling-the-older-adult-isbn-9780787939410","title":"Counseling the Older Adult","description":"An invaluable, step-by-step guide for understanding the basic problems and concerns of the growing population of adults over the age of 65. Based on years of clinical research and testing, this book provides a thorough review of critical information on older adults, the aging process, and mental health issues.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Organized into a useful workbook format, the book is filled with brief lectures, quizzes, exercises, and sample forms. These training materials are designed to help counselors build the interpersonal skills needed to provide aid and comfort for senior citizens requiring psychological services.  Part One: The Basic Model\u003cbr\u003e 1. AttAnding to Feelings\u003cbr\u003e 2. AttAnding to Content and Feelings\u003cbr\u003e 3. Understanding Nonverbal Communication\u003cbr\u003e 4. Understanding Counselor Responses\u003cbr\u003e 5. Responding to Your Client\u003cbr\u003e 6. Introducing the Nine-Step Counseling Model\u003cbr\u003e 7. Setting Counseling Goals\u003cbr\u003e 8. Exploring Alternatives\u003cbr\u003e 9. Providing Closure\u003cbr\u003e 10. Practicum\u003cbr\u003e Part Two: Beyond the Basics\u003cbr\u003e 11. Affective Disorders\u003cbr\u003e 12. Depression: Alternative Interventions\u003cbr\u003e 13. Case Studies on Depression\u003cbr\u003e 14. Case Studies on Adjustment Reactions\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Problem of Addiction\u003cbr\u003e 16. Alcoholism: A Family Disease\u003cbr\u003e 17. Jung and Clinical Gerontology\u003cbr\u003e Part Three: Training, Supervising, and Implementing Programs: A Manual for Trainers\u003cbr\u003e 18. General Introduction to the Program\u003cbr\u003e 19. Introduction to Using Training Materials\u003cbr\u003e 20. Supervision Model\u003cbr\u003e 21. Providing Mental Health Services in the Community\u003cbr\u003e AppAndix A: Answers to Selected Quizzes and Review Exercises\u003cbr\u003e AppAndix B: Forms and Interview Guide  \u003cp\u003ePatricia Alpaugh McDonald and Margaret Haney are the authors of Counseling the Older Adult: A Training Manual in Clinical Gerontology, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis invaluable guide is a step-by-step method for understanding the basic problems and concerns of the growing population of adults over the age of 65. Based on years of clinical research and testing, it provides a thorough review of critical information on older adults, the aging process, and mental health issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganized into a useful workbook format, the book is filled with brief lectures, quizzes, exercises, and sample forms. The training materials are designed to help counselors build the interpersonal skills needed to provide aid and comfort for senior citizens requiring psychological services. It also teaches basic communication and counseling skills with a method that develops empathy, respect, and sincerity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlso Available from Jossey-Bass Publishers:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTreating the Elderly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  0-7879-0219-5, 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJavaid I. Sheikh, Editor\u003c\/b\u003e “A wonderful, extremely useful guide for therapists and counselors. Chapter authors present insightful, practical guidance for front-line clinicians dealing with such difficult problems as late-life depression and anxiety, suicide, bereavement, insomnia, sexual dysfunction, and dementia.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e—Thomas H. 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With all the effort we make to live longer, we also must be willing to take the steps illuminated here to enhance the quality and satisfaction possible in our later years. Here is a new resource to push us forward.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e—Senator John D. Rockefeller IV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Women Live Longer than Men???and What Men Can Learn from Them\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  0-7879-0340-X, 192 pages\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRoyda Crose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on years of research and her work in geriatrics, Dr. Crose reveals how women’s capacity for flexibility, connection, and resilience allows them to sustain and survive life’s inevitable disappointments and crises. She also explains how boys and men can develop these attitudes and behaviors, which may add years to their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988997947621,"sku":"NP9780787939410","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787939410.jpg?v=1761782369","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/counseling-the-older-adult-isbn-9780787939410","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}