New Directions in the Study of Late Life Religiousness and Spirituality

Examine the questions of “how,” “what,” and “why” associated with religiousness and spirituality in the lives of older adults!  New Directions in the Study of Late Life Religiousness and Spirituality explores new ways of thinking about a topic that was once taboo but that has now attracted considerable attention from the gerontological community. It examines various approaches to methodology and definition that are used in the study of religion, spirituality, and aging. In addition, it explores the ways that gerontological research can highlight the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of older adults.  The first section will introduce you to new ways of thinking about research methodology and data analysis that can be applied to studying the complexity of older adults' religious/spiritual practice and beliefs. You'll learn several approaches to the study of phenomena that are both personal and also deeply embedded in community.  The second section addresses issues of definition, exploring important questions that call for critical reflection, such as: “What are we studying?” “What social and psychological influences shape our thinking about definition?” and “Do the definitions used by gerontologists match those held by older people?”  The final section moves the study of religion, spirituality, and aging beyond a focus on health and mortality to examine well-being more broadly in the context of the life experiences of older adults.  Here is a small sample of what you'll learn about in New Directions in the Study of Late Life Religiousness and Spirituality:  structural equation modeling—a statistical method designed to capture the dynamics inherent in the passage of time  feminist qualitative methods for studying spiritual resiliency in older women  spirituality as a public health issue  the differences between groups of older people in the way they define religion and spirituality  the psychosocial implications of two types of religious orientation—“dwelling” and “seeking”  older women's responses to the experience of widowhood and to the question of whether their religious beliefs were affected by the experience  how social context influences our decisions and our interpretations of people's religious beliefs, behaviors, and experiences  the ways that people caring for a spouse with dementia rely on religious coping  a model that delineates three different ways people relate to God in coping—and a study that asks whether these types of coping produce different outcomes for caregivers  how people adjust to bereavement as a function of their beliefs about an afterlife

Politics & Social Sciences

McFadden, Susan H.

Brennan, Mark

Social Sciences

Routledge

Stay up-to-date with the latest innovative methods of meeting the spiritual needs of the elderly Spiritual Assessment and Intervention: Current Directions and Applications examines current state-of-the-art efforts in the development and implementation of spiritual interventions for older adults. Academics and practitioners working in social work, social welfare, medicine, and mental health and aging present innovative approaches to meeting major challenges in the field of gerontology, including elder abuse, dementia, care giving, palliative care, and intergenerational relationships. The book provides practical methods for dealing with the problems and pitfalls of starting and evaluating interventions of a spiritual nature in a variety of community-based and institutional settings. Spiritual Assessment and Intervention: Current Directions and Applications provides you with an overview of current and future methods and means of providing spiritual support to the elderly as they struggle with the problems and possibilities of aging in today’s complex world. Growing interest in the positive effects that religiousness and spirituality can have on life stress has created a growing need for research and practice models that strengthen, reinforce, or promote the spiritual well-being of older adults. This collectionfirst presented in 2003 at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of Americaaddresses the important care giving and practice issues involving the physical and psychological health of older adults. Spiritual Assessment and Intervention: Current Directions and Applications examines: 
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<li> how older adults use narrative therapy to manage adversity and maintain self-efficacy 
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<li> how faith-based communities can be enlisted as important social resources 
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<li> a pilot government-funded project to raise awareness of elder abuse in faith communities 
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<li> an intergenerational project involving a preschool and a retirement community 
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<li> spiritual activities for adults with Alzheimer’s disease 
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<li> the Creating Alternative Relaxing Environment (CARE) Cabinet intervention</li>
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 Spiritual Assessment and Intervention: Current Directions and Applications is an essential resource for gerontological practitioners from the biological, clinical (including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and dentists), behavioral and social sciences (including anthropologists, psychologists, social workers, sociologists, and researchers), and for health care administrators.

Spiritual Assessment and Intervention with Older Adults: Current Directions and Applications

Heiser, Deborah

Parenting & Relationships

Strange language: Child victims under cross examination

Riverina Literary Centre

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