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Client Outcomes In The Adult Protective Service System, Susan Lee Brown Jan 2001

Client Outcomes In The Adult Protective Service System, Susan Lee Brown

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This study examined the outcomes that clients are experiencing with the Adult Protective Services System in the County of San Bernardino. The study was exploratory and discriptive. Data were extracted from closed case records from the period of September 1, 1999 until August 31, 2000.


Elder Care Based Work-Family Conflict: Antecedents And Outcomes, Jaime Lynn Barrah Jan 2001

Elder Care Based Work-Family Conflict: Antecedents And Outcomes, Jaime Lynn Barrah

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Examing the antecedents and outcomes of elder care based work-family conflict, - presenting family interference with work and work interference with family as major components.


Religion And Spirituality In Social Work Practice With Older Adults: A Survey Of Social Workers, Elizabeth Antoinette Fraser Jan 2001

Religion And Spirituality In Social Work Practice With Older Adults: A Survey Of Social Workers, Elizabeth Antoinette Fraser

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No abstract provided.


Cutting Governments Spending: An Analysis Of The Budget Cuts Within The Federal Government Of The United States And The United Arab Emirates, Saleh Jathlan Al-Mazrouei Jan 2001

Cutting Governments Spending: An Analysis Of The Budget Cuts Within The Federal Government Of The United States And The United Arab Emirates, Saleh Jathlan Al-Mazrouei

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This paper gives an overview of the historical changes in the budgets of the U.S. and U.A.E.; discusses the nature of national government spending and outlines how and why government budgets in both countries have changed ove time.


Why Older Adults Seek Employment: An Examination Of The Differing Motivations Among Subgroups, Lui Ping Loi Jan 2001

Why Older Adults Seek Employment: An Examination Of The Differing Motivations Among Subgroups, Lui Ping Loi

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The underlying assumption of this thesis was that different subgroups of older adults have different motivations for seeking employment.


Investigating Adaptive Coping Mechanisms In Elderly Spousal Cargivers, Elaine Margaret Foytik Jan 2001

Investigating Adaptive Coping Mechanisms In Elderly Spousal Cargivers, Elaine Margaret Foytik

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This research investigated the coping strategies that elderly caregivers use when caring for a spouse with brain impairment, categorizing their strategies into an external or internal locus of control.


Factors Influencing Social Workers Commitment To The Field Of Gerontology, Susan Savella Cole, Teresa Marie Alarcon Jan 2001

Factors Influencing Social Workers Commitment To The Field Of Gerontology, Susan Savella Cole, Teresa Marie Alarcon

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Due to the impending "elder boom" the need for gerontological social workers is increasing. This study examined what attracted workers to enter this field and what motivates them to stay. The research also focused on the relationship between the social worker's commitment and their perceived need for training and education in the field of gerontology.


Anxiety, Depression, And Coping In The Elderly, Sara Fairchild-Ollivierre Jan 2000

Anxiety, Depression, And Coping In The Elderly, Sara Fairchild-Ollivierre

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No abstract provided.


Satisfaction With Life, Quality Of Relationships And Social Service Needs Of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgendered Persons Aged 50 And Older, Sandra Kay Eastman Jan 2000

Satisfaction With Life, Quality Of Relationships And Social Service Needs Of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgendered Persons Aged 50 And Older, Sandra Kay Eastman

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No abstract provided.


Social Work Practice With A Veterans Home Population: A Description Of A Protocol For The Treatment Of Dementia Patients In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Arturo Espinoza Jan 1999

Social Work Practice With A Veterans Home Population: A Description Of A Protocol For The Treatment Of Dementia Patients In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Arturo Espinoza

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No abstract provided.


Cognitively Impaired Elderly Individuals And Durable Powers Of Attorney For Healthcare, Nicole Rae Newman Jan 1999

Cognitively Impaired Elderly Individuals And Durable Powers Of Attorney For Healthcare, Nicole Rae Newman

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No abstract provided.


Psychological Well-Being And Spirituality: Constituents Of Successful Aging, Dorothy Sheilah Armstrong Jan 1999

Psychological Well-Being And Spirituality: Constituents Of Successful Aging, Dorothy Sheilah Armstrong

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No abstract provided.


Decision Making And Identifying Services: Differences Among Elderly Women, Kris Kaufmann Johnson, Melissa Noelle Moelter Jan 1999

Decision Making And Identifying Services: Differences Among Elderly Women, Kris Kaufmann Johnson, Melissa Noelle Moelter

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No abstract provided.


Plant Therapy: Should It Be Given The Green Thumbs Up?, Christy Ann Mahoney Jan 1998

Plant Therapy: Should It Be Given The Green Thumbs Up?, Christy Ann Mahoney

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No abstract provided.


Modeling Retiree Reciprocity In Organizations, Tracy Lynn Lindbo Jan 1998

Modeling Retiree Reciprocity In Organizations, Tracy Lynn Lindbo

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No abstract provided.


A Communal Meal Program Aimed At Reducing The Feelings Of Depression In The Elderly, Michael Dane Walper Jan 1997

A Communal Meal Program Aimed At Reducing The Feelings Of Depression In The Elderly, Michael Dane Walper

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No abstract provided.


The Role Of Activity Level For Memory In The Elderly, Lori Ann Johnson Jan 1997

The Role Of Activity Level For Memory In The Elderly, Lori Ann Johnson

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of Inter-Generational Activities In Structured Environments For Seniors, Raymond Vanek, Sophie Walker Jan 1996

A Study Of Inter-Generational Activities In Structured Environments For Seniors, Raymond Vanek, Sophie Walker

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This survey research project explored different factors influencing the desire of seniors living in structured residential centers to have inter-generational activities with children from their communities.


Attitudes Toward Old People And Beliefs About Aging: A Generational Study, Julie Ann Miles Jan 1995

Attitudes Toward Old People And Beliefs About Aging: A Generational Study, Julie Ann Miles

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Attitudes toward the elderly were examined in three generations through analysis of media use, gender, contact with elderly, age, factual knowledge about aging, and parental influence on attitude formation. The results revealed that age, factual knowledge, perceived ageism in mass media and parental influence were significantly related to attitude toward the elderly.


Abuse And Neglect: As Defined By Registered Nurses/Case Managers, Carol Ann Davis, Paula Peggy Spencer Jan 1994

Abuse And Neglect: As Defined By Registered Nurses/Case Managers, Carol Ann Davis, Paula Peggy Spencer

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No abstract provided.


Dementia Caregivers: Educational Intervention And Coping Styles, Joan Dolores Ladderbush Jan 1994

Dementia Caregivers: Educational Intervention And Coping Styles, Joan Dolores Ladderbush

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Caregivers of dementia patients who were referred to a community-based comprehensive assessment program for demented and/or chronically ill older adults by physicians or community agencies were studied for this thesis.


The Social Health Maintenance Organization (S/Hmo): Can It Service The Needs Of Riverside County's Elderly?, Allen Dillard Jaszcar Jan 1994

The Social Health Maintenance Organization (S/Hmo): Can It Service The Needs Of Riverside County's Elderly?, Allen Dillard Jaszcar

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No abstract provided.


Meeting The Mental Health Needs Of Older Adults Through The Reminiscence Group, Christina Marie Martin Jan 1993

Meeting The Mental Health Needs Of Older Adults Through The Reminiscence Group, Christina Marie Martin

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No abstract provided.


An Evaluation Of Ethnic Differences In Responses To An Adult Abuse Risk Factor Questionnaire, Janet Hawkins Jan 1993

An Evaluation Of Ethnic Differences In Responses To An Adult Abuse Risk Factor Questionnaire, Janet Hawkins

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No abstract provided.


The Influence Of Job Stereotype And Age Comparison On Personnel Decisions Affecting Older Workers, Kathleen Chase Landkammer Jan 1990

The Influence Of Job Stereotype And Age Comparison On Personnel Decisions Affecting Older Workers, Kathleen Chase Landkammer

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No abstract provided.


Relieving Strain In Informal Caregivers Of The Elderly, Roberta Louise Babbage Jan 1989

Relieving Strain In Informal Caregivers Of The Elderly, Roberta Louise Babbage

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No abstract provided.


Reminiscence, Life Satisfaction, Depression, And Perceived Health In Elderly Women A Descriptive Study, Katherine Dewinter Mcgregor Jan 1988

Reminiscence, Life Satisfaction, Depression, And Perceived Health In Elderly Women A Descriptive Study, Katherine Dewinter Mcgregor

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No abstract provided.


Age Differences In Comprehension Of Affirmative And Negative Information In Verbal And Symbolic Traffic Signs, Sharon Lee Morey Jan 1987

Age Differences In Comprehension Of Affirmative And Negative Information In Verbal And Symbolic Traffic Signs, Sharon Lee Morey

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No abstract provided.


Age And Vigilance: The Effects Of Event Rate And Task Pacing, Jack D. Mohney Jan 1986

Age And Vigilance: The Effects Of Event Rate And Task Pacing, Jack D. Mohney

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No abstract provided.


Qualitative Measures Of Prose Recall In Young And Older Women, Susan F. Achuff Jan 1985

Qualitative Measures Of Prose Recall In Young And Older Women, Susan F. Achuff

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No abstract provided.