Therapeutic Interventions With Ethnic Elders: Health and Social Issues

Therapeutic Interventions With Ethnic Elders: Health and Social Issues

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Book Description
Therapeutic Interventions with Ethnic Elders provides cultural specific information to health and social work professionals who are preparing to or are already working with ethnic elders. You will explore distinctive qualities that are found in ten different ethnic groups to help you better serve these populations. The historical events that have shaped how these elders react to mainstream providers are also included to show you that they have legitimate reasons for some of their fears and may need to be approached and treated differently. Ideas on how to effectively approach these ethnic elders are included in this important text.

Therapeutic Interventions With Ethnic Elders: Health and Social Issues,Sara Aleman,Tanya Fitzpatrick,Thanh V. Tran,Elizabeth Gonzalez,Haworth Press,0789002728,Cross-cultural studies,Ethnic Sociology,Ethnic Studies - General,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,General,Gerontology,Health & Fitness,Health Care Issues,Health Services For Older Adults,Health and hygiene,Health/Fitness,Medical care,Minority older people,Social aspects

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