Family Caregiving

Fostering Resilience Across the Life Course
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-64782-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 146 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 3672 g

Reihe: Emerging Issues in Family and Individual Resilience

Covers family caregiving over the course of the lifecycle
Provides concrete applications for practitioners and service providers
Discusses policy and policy implications

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harrist, Amanda W.

Bailey, Whitney A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Entwicklungspsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Family Resilience and Caregiving.- Therapeutic Interventions for Caregiving Families.- Facilitating Older Adult Care Recipients’ Resilience Through Meeting Nutritional Needs.- Caregiver Resilience: Improving Ergonomics for the Safety, Comfort, and Health of Caregivers.- Hope as a Coping Resource for Caregiver Resilience and Well-Being.- Voices from Down Home: Family Caregiver Perspectives on Navigating Care Transitions with Individuals with Dementia in Nova Scotia, Canada.- Planning for and Managing Costs Related to Caregiving.

Über Autor(innen)

Amanda W. Harrist received her Ph.D. in Child Development at the University of Tennessee. She is currently Associate Director for Education and Translation at the Center for Family Resilience at Oklahoma State University, where she is also a Professor of Human Development and Family Science. Her research is focused on understanding psychosocial risk and protective processes in children’s social contexts, particularly the parent-child relationship and peer relations at school.

Whitney A. Bailey earned her Ph.D. in Family and Child Ecology from Michigan State University. Trained as a Marriage and Family Therapist with a focus on care families, Dr. Bailey dedicates her time to education, advocacy, and translation, having served in medical, human service, and political realms. Currently a faculty member at Oklahoma State University, she holds the Bryan Close Professorship in Adulthood & Aging and proudly serves the Cooperative Extension Network as Oklahoma’s Caregiving State Specialist. Dr. Bailey has lead multiple federal, state and foundation grants with an exclusive focus on understanding the ways care families experience the complex networks designed to serve them. Recognized numerous times for outstanding teaching and mentorship, Dr. Bailey is passionate about human services professionals’ readiness to serve an aging world.