Strengthening Aging Families: Diversity in Practice and Policy

Abstract

Foreword - Nancy K Schlossberg Introduction PART ONE: ASSISTING FAMILIES WITH NORMATIVE CONCERNS Supporting the Family in Elder Care - Ronald W Toseland, Gregory C Smith and Phillip McCallion Fostering Family Involvement in Institutional Care - Sheldon S Tobin Strengthening Sibling Relationships in Later Years - Victor G Cicirelli PART TWO: HELPING FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL CONCERNS Confronting Maltreatment of Elders by Their Family - Jordan I Kosberg and Juanita L Garcia Assisting Older Families of Adults with Lifelong Disabilities - Gregory C Smith, Sheldon S Tobin and Elise M Fullmer Challenging Biases against Families of Older Gays and Lesbians - Elise M Fullmer PART THREE: RECOGNIZING SELECT FAMILY DYNAMICS Understanding Intergenerational Issues in the Aging Family System - Paul W Power Facilitating Health Care Decisions within Aging Families - Evelyn Bata and Paul W Power Achieving Intimacy in Late Life Marriages - Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Erin Cassidy Appreciating Ethnicity among Aging Families - Tom Johnson PART FOUR: A SYNTHESIS OF INTERVENTIONS FOR AGING FAMILIES Diversity of Direct Practice - Sheldon S Tobin and Paul W Power Preventive Strategies to Building Competencies - Gregory C Smith Policy Issues Related to Later Life Families - Timothy H Brubaker and Ellie Brubaker