Aging Families and Caregiving

Sarah.Qualls, PhD, is a clinical psychology faculty member at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She has twenty years of academic, clinical, and continuing education training experience and is the co-chair of the Adult Development and Aging Division of the American Psychological Association. Steven H. Zarit, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He is a clinical psychologist whose research and practice have centered for more than a decade on stress in family caregivers of dementia patients.

• Contributors viiPreface ix1. Who Are the Aging Families? 1Rosemary Blieszner2. Functions Families Serve in Old Age 19Karen L. Fingerman, Laura M. Miller, and Amber J. Seidel3. The Cultural Context of Clinical Work with Aging Caregivers 45Martha Crowther and Audrey Austin4. All in the Family: Providing Care to Chronically Ill and Disabled Older Adults 61Mary Ann Parris Stephens and Melissa M. Franks5. Impact of Dementia Caregiving: Risks, Strains, and Growth 85Weiling Liu and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson6. Assessment and Intervention with Family Caregivers 113Judy Zarit7. Empirically Supported Treatment for Family Caregivers 131Steven H. Zarit, PhD8. Caregiver Family Therapy for Conflicted Families 155Sara Honn Qualls and Tara L. Noecker9. Integrating Families into Long-Term-Care Psychology Services: Orchestrating Cacophonies and Symphonies 189Margaret P. Norris10. Family Caregiving and U.S. Federal Policy 209Diane L. Elmore and Ronda C. Talley11. Family Care Planning Services 233Patti Auxier12. Caregiver Services: Resources, Trends, and Best Practices 241Nancy Giunta and Andrew Scharlach13. A Platform for Intervention and Research on Family Communication in Elder Care 269Michael Williams and Clayton Lewis14. Personal Health Records for Older Adults with Chronic Conditions and Their Informal Caregivers 287Elaine A. BlechmanEpilogue Future Directions in Family Caregiving: Clinical, Policy, and Research Initiatives 311Steven H. ZaritAuthor Index 319Subject Index 329