Social Work with Older Adults & Families  Tags: social_work gerontology older adults families  

The websites and reference books listed here are meant to:

• Help you focus in on what you want to research.
• Give you brief, statistical data on an ethnic group.
• Provide you with a brief historical overview of the challenges faced by different minority groups in the United States.

A special note to our off-site students: if you need to use any books in our reference collection, we would be happy to e-mail you selected chapters from the books. E-mail us and let us know if you would like us to send you any chapters.

New! This quintessential Social Work encyclopedia features entries by Karen Kayser, Demetrius Iatridis, James Lubben, Othelia Lee, and former GSSW Dean June Hopps. There are many chapters relevant to social work with older adults and families. This four-volume work is now available online!

Books in the Reference Section of the Social Work Library:

• Assessment Scales in Old Age Psychiatry. Burns, 2004. Tests & Measures Reference RC473.P78 B876

• Encyclopedia of Aging. Maddox, 2001. Reference HQ1061.E53
  

• Encyclopedia of Ageism. Palmore, 2005. Reference HQ76.25.S748

• Older Americans: a Changing Market. New Strategists Publications, 2004. Reference HQ1064.U5.053

• The Older Adults Psychotherapy Treatment Planner. Frazer, 1999. Reference RC451.4.A5F755

• Encyclopedia of Gerontology. Birrin, 2007.
  



• Handbook of the Psychology of Aging. Birren, 2006. Online Resource.

• A Guide to Psychotherapy and Aging: Effective Clinical Interventions in a Life-Stage Context. Steven, 2006.

The Social Work Library has many more books in the reference section that may be helpful for your research. Please ask a librarian about these books.

A note to our offsite students: if you would like to view any chapters in these books, the social work library staff will be happy to send them to you. Send us an e-mail at swlib@bc.edu if you would like a copy of a chapter.