Older Women : Current and Future Challenges of Professionals with An Aging Population.

Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- List of Contributors -- Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren: Balancing Burdens and Blessings -- GRANDPARENT CAREGIVING -- Introduction -- Older Grandmothers as Caregivers -- CAREGIVING IN CONTEXT -- How Caregiving Alters Traditional Grandparenthood -- Cultural Facets to Grandparent Caregiving -- How Grandmothers Fare Compared to Grandfathers -- Reasons, Pathways and Motivations to Care -- A CLOSER LOOK AT THE PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT OF CAREGIVING -- Physical Well-Being -- Psychological Well-Being and Social Support -- Economic Well-Being -- Legal Status -- SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH CAREGIVING GRANDMOTHERS -- Supportive Interventions -- Practice Implications -- POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- Child Welfare -- Aging Related Programs -- Back-Up Planning -- SUMMARY -- ONLINE RESOURCES FOR CAREGIVERS AND PRACTITIONERS -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Caregiving Responsibilities of Older Women for Chronically Ill and Disabled Family Members -- LITERATURE REVIEW AND DEMOGRAPHICS -- CAREGIVER RESPONSIBILITIES OF OLDER WOMEN -- UNMET NEEDS -- INTERVENTIONS/BEST PRACTICES -- PRACTICE TRENDS/ISSUES -- DIVERSITY IMPLICATIONS -- POLICY TRENDS AND ISSUES -- RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BEST PRACTICES -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Older Women at the Edge: Economic Disparities of Older Women -- AGING IS A WOMEN'S ISSUE: THE ECONOMICS OF OLDER WOMEN -- A Profile of Older Women -- Race and Ethnicity -- Living Status -- Grand-parenting - Older Adults Raising Children -- Health and Disability -- Housing Instability -- The Economic Resources of Older Women -- Poverty -- Income Distribution -- Sources of Income -- Social Security and SSI -- Assets/Savings -- Pensions -- EMPLOYMENT INCOME.

Employment Patterns -- Employment Wage Gap -- Summary -- LOOKING BACK: LIFE COURSE PATTERNS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE OLDER WOMEN'S ECONOMIC PRECARIOUSNESS -- The Male Breadwinner Model and Family and Civil Law -- Women as Workers -- Women as Caretakers -- Women and Unemployment Insurance -- Women and Social Security -- Women and Welfare -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Key Findings -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Healthcare Disparities and Older Women -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORIES OF "HEALTH" -- HEALTHCARE AND OLDER ADULTS -- SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH -- Differences between Men and Women -- Differences between Younger and Older Women -- Racial/Ethnic Disparities among the Health Care of Older Women -- Socio-Cultural Issues -- Health Insurance -- Geographic Considerations -- PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS FOR ADDRESSING HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES AMONG OLDER WOMEN -- Changes within the Practice of Medicine -- Programmatic Changes within Communities and in the Delivery of Healthcare -- Policy Changes that Address Socio-cultural Issues on a Macro Level -- Social Work's Involvement in Reducing Healthcare Disparities -- SUMMARY -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Why Doesn't Anyone Ask? Myths and Taboos about Older Women and Sexuality -- SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN OLDER WOMEN -- BIOLOGICAL REALITIES -- BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL CONSIDERATIONS -- ATTITUDES THAT LIMIT THE CONVERSATION -- CASE STUDIES -- IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE AND POLICY -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Substance Abuse Among Older Women -- INTRODUCTION -- PREVALENCE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AMONG OLDER WOMEN -- Prevalence: The Big Picture -- Prevalence: Alcohol -- Prevalence: Prescription Drugs -- DEFINING SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOR OLDER ADULTS -- Substance Abuse Defined: Alcohol.

Substance Abuse Defined: Illicit Drug and Prescription Drug Abuse -- RISK FACTORS -- Risk Factors: Physiology and Health -- Risk Factors: Interactions between Prescription Medications and Alcohol -- Risk Factors: Financial -- Risk Factors: Early vs. Late Onset Use -- Risk Factors: Sexual Orientation -- Risk Factors: Role Changes, Death and Social Issues -- Risk Factors: Dual Diagnosis -- SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, AND SCREENING -- Signs and Symptoms -- Substance Abuse Assessment -- TREATMENT -- Treatment: Admissions -- Treatment: Integrated Approach -- Treatment: Gender Specific -- Treatment: Important Considerations -- Treatment: Ethical Considerations -- IMPLICATIONS AND FURTHER RESEARCH -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Defining Abuse in Older Women: Voices of the Professionals in Elder Abuse and Domestic Violence -- INTRODUCTION -- LITERATURE REVIEW -- THEORETICAL MODELS -- DEFINITIONAL ISSUES -- PREVALENCE RATES OF IPV AMONG OLDER ABUSED WOMEN -- COLLABORATION BETWEEN APS AND DVS -- Purpose of Research Study -- METHOD -- SAMPLE -- Education Level, Training, and Experience -- RESULTS -- Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse -- Definition of Domestic Violence by Domestic Violence Workers -- Definition of Domestic Violence by Elder Abuse Investigators -- Definition of Elder Abuse by Elder Abuse Investigators -- Definition of Elder Abuse by Domestic Violence Workers -- Domestic Violence Grown Old and Abuse in Late Life -- Domestic Violence Workers' Views -- Elder Abuse Investigators' Views -- Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence among Older Women -- Domestic Violence Workers -- Elder Abuse Investigators -- Collaboration with Domestic Violence Agencies -- Collaboration with the Department of Aging -- Summary of Findings -- DISCUSSION -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Training -- Establish Collaborative Mechanisms -- Leadership.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Spirituality and Older Women: The Journey Home to Self -- SPIRITUALITY AND OLDER WOMEN: THE JOURNEY HOME TO SELF -- OLDER PEOPLE AND RELIGION -- GENDER, SPIRITUALITY, AND RELIGION DEMOGRAPHICS -- RESEARCH ON GENDER, SPIRITUALITY, AND RELIGION -- SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION -- SPIRITUAL STRUGGLE AND SUFFERING -- THEORY AND MODELS -- Feminist Theory -- Gerotranscendence -- Narrative Theory -- Spiritual Models -- MODERN WOMEN ON SPIRITUALITY -- Sue's Story -- Joan's Story -- Mary's Story -- Arlene's Story -- Spiritual Stories -- DISCUSSION -- GUIDANCE FOR PROFESSIONALS -- CONCLUSION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Methodological Challenges in Conducting Surveys with Mature Women -- INTRODUCTION -- TOTAL SURVEY ERROR -- Sampling Error -- Coverage Error -- Measurement Error -- Nonresponse Error -- SUMMARY -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- The Need for Connection: The Role of Groups in the Lives of Older Women -- INTRODUCTION -- SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS -- FACILITATING XONNECTIONS THROUGH GROUPS: EXAMPLES OF COMMON CONTEMPORARY GROUPS FOR OLDER WOMEN -- CAREGIVING GROUPS -- BEREAVEMENT GROUPS -- ACTIVITY BASED GROUPS -- SPIRITUALLY BASED GROUPS -- FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS: THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY -- CONCLUSION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Well-Being and Health Considerations for the Aging Lesbian Community: Understanding Age Cohorts, Partnerships, Caregiving and Other Unique Needs -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- Population Statistics and Socio-demographic Trends -- LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES -- Coming Out -- Dating &amp -- Partnerships -- Sex &amp -- Sexuality -- Marriage -- Parenting -- Family Structure -- ENTITLEMENTS, POVERTY AND ISOLATIONISM -- CAREGIVING -- LOSS, GRIEF AND DEATH -- HEALTH &amp -- CARE.

MINORITY STRESS THEORY -- RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS -- ALCOHOL, SUBSTANCE USE AND ADDICTION -- SEXUAL HEALTH -- SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS -- SERVICE PROVISION -- IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE &amp -- CONTINUED RESEARCH -- AFFIRMING MODELS OF CARE -- CONCLUSION -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Reducing Stigma of Aging and Dementia through Experiential Learning -- INTRODUCTION -- SIGNIFICANCE AND BACKGROUND -- Aging and Dementia -- Education and Training in Aging and Dementia -- METHODS -- RESULTS -- Theme #1: The Evolving Nature of Beliefs Over Time -- Theme #2: Awareness of the Subjective Response of the Person with Dementia -- Theme #3: Curiosity Regarding Dementia Symptoms -- Theme #4: The Student's Understanding of the Family Experience -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE -- CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- SUBJECT INDEX.

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