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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Diverse Population, Nancy P. Kropf, Stacey Kolomer
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Diverse Population, Nancy P. Kropf, Stacey Kolomer
SW Publications
The number of grandparents who are raising grandchildren has risen dramatically as the result of several social trends. Within this article, diversity aspects of this population are explored including characteristics of the grandparents and grandchildren. In addition, support groups, the primary intervention for custodial grandparents, are overviewed with specific attention to models that have relevance for subpopulations of care providers. Finally, child welfare and kinship care policies are examined and critiqued from a diversity perspective.
Evidenced-Based Treatment For Older Adults, Sherry M. Cummings, Nancy P. Kropf, Kimberly M. Cassie, Brian Bride
Evidenced-Based Treatment For Older Adults, Sherry M. Cummings, Nancy P. Kropf, Kimberly M. Cassie, Brian Bride
SW Publications
Over the past several decades, the number of older adults has grown at an unprecedented rate. As the number of older adults continues to increase with the aging of the baby boom generation, it is essential that social workers have knowledge of effective strategies for promoting quality of life and treating later-life mental health disorders among older adults and their family members. In order to promote such knowledge, this article reviews the outcomes research literature related to individual and group treatments for older adults and their familial caregivers. Empirically based research studies published between 1985 and the present were examined …