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  • Social Work and Geriatrics

    Posted on December 14th, 2008

    Written by Jaimie

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    anxiety, clients, cognitive behavioral therapy, hoarding, independence, mental health, NASW, Social Work

    Hoarding, is it a Mental Health Isssue? If so, now what???

    Hoarding, is it a Mental Health Isssue? If so, now what???

    The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has a very great blog post regarding hoarding. I found it so very interesting, as hoarding is a very prevalent issue social workers face with working with the aging population. The NASW posting asked the audience a couple of questions. Is hoarding just a quirk? How have you [...]

  • Social Work and Geriatrics

    Posted on November 8th, 2008

    Written by Jaimie

    Tags

    adult chidren, clients, Community, Family, Social Work, System Theory

    The Older Adult Client

    The Older Adult Client

    Who is the older adult client? This is a concept I easily misunderstood. A couple of years ago, I would have answered; “The older adult client is the individual identified as the person usually 60 + in age whom requires assistance with issues associated with aging.” Now, I know the older adult client is not [...]

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