Aging Education

Nieli Langer holds a Ph. D. in Social Welfare, Gerontology from Fordham University. She is Associate Professor in the Graduate Division of Human Services, College of New Rochelle. Terry Tirrito holds a Ph.D. in Gerontology from Fordham University. She is Professor in the College of Social Work, and former Director of the Doctoral Program at the University of South Carolina, Columbia.

• Chapter 1 Editors and ContributorsChapter 2 ForewordChapter 3 PrefaceChapter 4 Programs and Services for Older Adults: A National and International FocusChapter 5 Strategies for Teaching Aging Social Welfare Problems and PoliciesChapter 6 Teaching the Adult Learner about Mental Health Issues in AgingChapter 7 Families and Aging: Alzheimer's Disease Spousal Caregiver Support GroupChapter 8 An Approach to Teaching Spirituality for Practice with the Older AdultChapter 9 Education about Dying, Death, Grief and Loss: Principles and StrategiesChapter 10 Act III: Maximizing Choices in RetirementChapter 11 Senior Volunteers: Staying Connected with the CommunityChapter 12 Elder Abuse: Policy and Training for Law Enforcement PersonnelChapter 13 Gericare Specialist: An Educational Response to the Elder Home Care Crisis

Any seminary of theological school that uses Aging Education: Teaching and Practice Strategies is going to find that the book expands the understanding of its future alumni in their ability to meaningfully engage the elderly in both spiritual and practical matters.