Soniat, Barbara A. <br/><br/>
Empowering social workers for practice with vulnerable older adults / 
Barbara A. Soniat and Monica Melady Micklos. 
 - Washington, DC :  National Association of Social Workers,  c2010. 
 - viii, 136 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-129) and index. 
<br/><br/>Vulnerable older adults : a population demanding attention -- Geriatric social work as a vital field -- Theoretical perspectives -- Value issues and ethical dilemmas -- The importance of the client-social worker relationship -- Assessing capacity -- Assessing risk -- Using the capacity-risk model to guide assessment and intervention decisions -- Working with older people who hoard -- Live alones : social work interventions with people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias who live alone. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780871013958 (pbk.) 0871013959 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009053730 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social work with older people.<br/>Aged.<br/>Geriatric Assessment.<br/>Social Work.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV 1451  / .S643 2010