Автор: Grabinski & Niles-Yokum Название: 101+ Careers In Gerontology, 2Nd Ed ISBN: 0826120083 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780826120083 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4990.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Describes a wealth of diverse employment opportunities in gerontology and how to land them.How do you know if a career in gerontology is right for you? What opportunities exist in the field? Completely updated to reflect significant changes to policy and management of resources, the second edition of 101 Careers in Gerontology provides a wealth of helpful and timely guidance in this rapidly growing field. Written for all levels of job seekers ranging from community college students to credential-seeking professionals, the book outlines a multitude of opportunities that dovetail with careers ranging from Sociologist and Home Care Agency Administrator to Architect and Documentary Filmmaker. Interviews with practitioners provide insight into job particulars and the experience of starting out with a degree versus on-the-job-learning.The book describes five emerging gerontology-related fields, updates already existing job profiles including salary scales, and includes many new careers and their education requirements. New interviews are replete with advice and job search tips. The section “Thoughts and Advice from Leaders in the Field of Aging”, adds additional grist to the mill. Surprising additions to the list of career profiles include Retirement System Wealth Manager, Custom Clothier, Health Coach, Social or Cultural Historian, Travel/Tourism Specialist, Senior Theater Director, and many others. This second edition encompasses career changes and opportunities resulting from the newly created Administration from Community Living (ACL), and those influenced by policy changes in Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and the Affordable Health Act. Also new to the second edition are lists of gerontology professional organizations that can be helpful career search resources and links to professional organizations specific to each career profile.Changes to the Second Edition Include:Many new careers and their education requirementsUpdated job profiles including salary scalesA description of three types of commonly required credentials and how to prepare for themCoverage of such emerging fields as Entrepreneurial Gerontology, Global Aging, Journalism and Aging, and Urban GerontologyCareer changes resulting from policy changes in relevant government agenciesLists of professional organizations specific to each career profile13 new interviews and 12 interviews updated from first editionInformation about national, international, and local gerontology organizations including student and new professional member sectionsUpdated and expanded glossary of acronyms
Автор: Diehl & Wahl Название: Annual Review Of Gerontology And Geriatrics, Vol 35, 2015 ISBN: 0826196497 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780826196491 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 20513.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: How do individuals perceive the experience of aging? Can this perception predict such developmental outcomes as functional health or mortality? The 35th volume of ARGG encompasses the most current and fruitful research findings about the subjective experience of aging and describes how they fit within a theoretical framework. It reflects a new and advanced stage of development in the discipline of subjective aging and will be a building block for future theoretical and empirical work in this area of study.The book integrates presentations from a series of recent workshops attended by an international cadre of subjective aging researchers, the results of several longitudinal studies from across the globe, and theoretical propositions from studies that are ongoing. Chapters-reviewed by independent scholars for ""quality control""-- address major conceptual approaches and key challenges to subjective aging research; research designs, empirical findings, and methodological issues; and the implications of subjective aging research on interventions, society, and the changing contexts of aging.Key Topics:Subjective aging and awareness of agingConnections between research on subjective aging and age stereotypes and stigmaLinking subjective aging to changing social meanings of age and the life coursePsychological and social resources and subjective aging across the adult life spanExperimental research on age stereotypesDomain-specific approaches and implications for addressing issues of developmental regulationSubjective aging as a predictor of major endpoints of aging and developmentExploring new contexts and connections for subjective aging measuresChanging negative views of agingSubjective aging research from a cross-cultural perspectiveSubjective aging research and gerontological practiceFuture directions for subjective aging research
Автор: Paul Buka, Monica Davis, Madalene Pereira Название: Care of Vulnerable Older People: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing ISBN: 1137358432 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137358431 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 4890.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This comprehensive introduction provides nursing students and practitioners with a firm grounding in the applied ethics of caring for vulnerable older people, and a thorough explanation and application of the policies, frameworks, standards and laws that govern safeguarding and care in the UK.
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