Strategies for Therapy With the Elderly : Living With Hope and Meaning Book

Newly revised and updated! In this second edition, Brody and Semel contend that meaningful and successful therapy can be accomplished with an aging population, debunking the belief that the elderly can not pick up or put into practice newly acquired information. Rather, the way in which therapy with aging adults is approached may affect the way in which the therapist initially experiences and reacts to the client because of stereotypes about aging.

• This book encompasses three major areas of work with elderly clients aged 60 years and older:
  
• Living in nursing homes
• Living in assisted living housing, while participating in community-oriented activities for the aged
• Living independently and being seen in private practice

It comprises a variety of approaches, ranging from eclectic small group formats for nursing home residents, group and individual counseling in assisted living settings, and home care for the elderly, to psychoanalytic therapy techniques in private practice. Illustrative case examples used throughout the book bring to life successful strategies and interventions.

• New areas of focus include:
  
• Treatment of stress and mental disorders
• Alzheimer's disease
• Caregiving issues at home
• Expanded information on Medicare coverage issues

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1. Contributors
   Foreword by Sheldon S. Tobin
   Preface by Claire M. Brody and Vicki G. Semel
   Acknowledgments
   Part I: Introduction
   
2. Stress and Mental Health in the Elderly, Marilyn S. Denninger
3. Psychotherapeutic Interventions for Older Persons with Dementing Disorders, Michael Duffy
4. 
   Part II: Nursing Homes
   
5. Working with Staff, Families, and Residents in an Institution: Review of the Literature, Claire M. Brody
6. Reminiscence Groups with Women in a Nursing Home, Claire M. Brody
7. Mothers and Daughters: Caretaking and Adjustment Issues, Claire M. Brody
8. Working with Alzheimer's Disease Residents of a Nursing Home, Claire M. Brody
9. 
   Part III: Issues of the Elderly in the Community
   
10. Caregiving: An Overview with Clinical Examples, Miriam E. Lemerman
11. Housing and Community Options, Jennifer L. Rutberg
12. Therapeutic Activity Programs for Assisted Living Facilities, Benjamin W. Pierce
13. 
    Part IV: Private Practice
    
14. Individual Treatment of a Borderline Older Woman: The Case of Mrs. Z, Vicki G. Semel
15. Modern Psychoanalytic Therapy with an Aging Man: The Failure to Attain Occupational Success, Vicki G. Semel
16. Private Practice with the Aging Couple: Two Unusual Cases, Vicki G. Semel
17. Countertransference and Ageism: Therapist Reactions to the Older Patient, Vicki G. Semel
18. 
    Part V: Relevant Issues and Approaches to Thereapy
    
19. The Political Reality of Medicare: History and Treatment Issues, Miriam E. Lemerman