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Ageing with a Lifelong Disability: A Guide to Practice, Program and Poli

cy Issues for Human Services Professionals
  • ISBN-13: 9781843100775
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
  • By Christine Bigby, Foreword by Gordon Grant
  • Price: AUD $74.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 15/03/2004
  • Format: Paperback (233.00mm X 163.00mm) 320 pages Weight: 495g
  • Categories: Care of the elderly [JKSG]
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Christine Bigby is Professor and Director of Postgraduate Programs in the School of Social Work and Social Policy at La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia. She is Editor of Australian Social Work, and an associate editor of the Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Her research has focussed on people ageing with lifelong disabilities, intellectual disability policy and case management.
CONTENTSForeword / Perspectives on Ageing / Successful Ageing: Continuity and Adaptation / Older People with Lifelong Disability: Strategies to Counter Age Discrimination / Physical and Psychological Needs / Healthy Ageing / Psychological Ageing and Emotional Well-being / Social Dimensions of Ageing / A Sense of Belonging: Informal Support from Family, Friends and Acquaintances / Achieving a Sense of Purpose: Retirement or Supporting Lifestyle Choices / Achieving a Sense of Continuity and Security: Housing and Support Options / Older Parental Carers of Adults with a Pre-existing Disability / Issues Confronting Older Parents Living with Adult Children / Working with Older Parents / Service Developments and Policies for Successful Ageing / Policies and Programmes for Successful Ageing / Appendix / References / Index.
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