Providing home care for older adults : a professional guide for mental health practitioners

Terry, Danielle L., (editor.). Mlinac, Michelle E., (editor.). Steadman-Wood, Pamela L., (editor.).

Summary: "A practical guide to providing home-based mental health services, Providing Home Care for Older Adults teaches readers to how to handle the unique aspects of home-based care and apply and adapt evidence-based assessment and treatment within the home-based setting. Featuring contributions from experienced, board-certified home care psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists, the book explains the multifaceted role of a home-based provider, offers concrete and practical considerations for working within the home, and highlights adaptations to specific evidence-based methods used within the home. Also covered are special topics related to hoarding, safety, capacity evaluations, caregivers, case management, and use of technology. Each chapter includes engaging case examples with practical tips that illustrate what it is like to work in this new and exciting frontier. Psychologists, counselors, and other mental health practitioners in home settings will be able to use this guide to provide effective home-based care to older adults"--

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ISBN: 9780367345266
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Physical Description: print
xviii, 196 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 What Is Home Care? -- 1. Introduction to Home-Based Mental Health Care: Models, Roles, and Reflections / Danielle L. Terry -- 2. Working within a Team / Harriette Grooh -- 3. Establishing and Maintaining a Therapeutic Relationship / Carlos Santell -- pt. 2 Practical Considerations -- 4. Managing the Home Setting and Mobile Office / Carolyn T. Jackson -- 5. Private-Practice Model of Providing Mental Health Services for Older Adults: Perspectives of a Practicing Provider / Maureen E. Sweeney -- 6. Managing Safety Concerns in Home Care / Brian Zuzelo -- 7. Addressing Hoarding in Home Care / Michelle E. Mlinac -- 8. Social Worker in Home Care / Fred Pasche -- 9. Psychiatric Provider in Home Care / Marc Nespoli -- pt. 3 Assessment and Treatment Considerations -- 10. Assessment Screening Tools and Approaches / James "Chip" Long -- 11. Capacity Evaluations in the Home / Jenny Yen -- 12. Implementing Evidence-Based Psychotherapy in the Home / Shannon Sisco -- 13. Treating and Supporting the Caregiver / Megan E. Gomez -- 14. Training Future Home-Based Care Providers / Rachel L. Rodriguez -- 15. Special Considerations in Home Care / Clair Rummel.