Community Supports for Aging Adults with Lifelong Disabilities

Community Supports for Aging Adults with Lifelong Disabilities
Author: Matthew P. Janicki
Publisher:
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2000
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

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This book addresses the needs of older adults (age 45 and older) with developmental disabilities and adults with other lifelong disabilities who have similar needs. It discusses age-related and disability-related issues in community life.

Aging and Disability

Aging and Disability
Author: Michelle Putnam
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2007
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0826155650

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Strengthening the Workforce to Support Community Living and Participation for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities

Strengthening the Workforce to Support Community Living and Participation for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2017-03-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0309450241

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As the demographics of the United States shift toward a population that is made up of an increasing percentage of older adults and people with disabilities, the workforce that supports and enables these individuals is also shifting to meet the demands of this population. For many older adults and people with disabilities, their priorities include maximizing their independence, living in their own homes, and participating in their communities. In order to meet this population's demands, the workforce is adapting by modifying its training, by determining how to coordinate among the range of different professionals who might play a role in supporting any one older adult or individual with disabilities, and by identifying the ways in which technology might be helpful. To better understand how the increasing demand for supports and services will affect the nation's workforce, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a public workshop in June 2016, in Washington, DC. Participants aimed to identify how the health care workforce can be strengthened to support both community living and community participation for adults with disabilities and older adults. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Ageing with a Lifelong Disability

Ageing with a Lifelong Disability
Author: Christine Bigby
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2004
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1843100770

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This guide provides specialist knowledge about ageing with a disability in the context of the more mainstream knowledge about ageing processes. Dr Bigby uses the concept of 'successful ageing' as a framework in which to consider the issues and practicalities for older people with a pre-existing disability.

Mental Health, Intellectual Disabilities and the Aging Process

Mental Health, Intellectual Disabilities and the Aging Process
Author: Philip Davidson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1405172800

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This book is the third in a series with the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disabilities (Series Editor: Matthew P. Janicki). These publications are designed to address the issues of health, adult development and aging among persons with intellectual disabilities. For many years it has been recognized that some adults with intellectual disabilities are at elevated risk for mental and behavioral health problems. Often the aging process can complicate the identification, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this type of dual diagnosis and present complex challenges to clinicians and carers. This book is designed as a practical resource for those involved with the support, care and treatment of persons with intellectual disabilities, and should prove particularly useful as this community achieves increased longevity. The book is divided into three parts: Prevalence and Characteristics; Diagnosis and Treatment; and Service System Issues.

Aging and Disabilities

Aging and Disabilities
Author: James J Callahan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2019-04-11
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1351853716

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This book helps in ...building a bridge between the networks...The topics of aging and disabilities are multifaceted and therefore may be approached in many ways. The editors have chosen to focus on four systems and areas of common ground (aging, developmental disabilities, independent living movement, and rehabilitation), to investigate the emerging "intersection" of the two fields.

Community Resources for Older Adults

Community Resources for Older Adults
Author: Robbyn R. Wacker
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2018-06-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1506383971

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Community Resources for Older Adults provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on programs, services, and policies pertaining to older adults. Authors Robbyn R. Wacker and Karen A. Roberto build reader awareness of programs and discuss how to better understand help-seeking behavior, as well as explain ways to take advantage of the resources available to older adults. The substantially revised Fifth Edition includes new topics and updated research, tables, and figures to help answer key questions about the evolution and utilization of programs for older adults and the challenges that service providers face.

Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Author: John W. Jacobson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 722
Release: 2007-03-15
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0387329315

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This book provides easy-to-access, reliable, up-to-date information on the numerous advances in research, assessment, treatment, and service delivery for clinicians, academics, administrators and other mental health professionals. It examines issues surrounding intellectual and developmental disabilities in a real-world sociopolitical framework. In addition, the book summarizes the major domains and emerging subspecialties of this vast area into one useful reference and so offers a wide range of assessment and diagnostic tools and tactics, including cognitive and adaptive behavior assessments.

Disability Through the Life Course

Disability Through the Life Course
Author: Tamar Heller
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2012
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1412987679

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The SAGE Reference Series on Disability is a cross-disciplinary and issues-based series incorporating links from varied fields that make up Disability Studies. This volume tackles issues relating to disability through the life course.