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Ageing with a Lifelong Disability

Ageing with a Lifelong Disability

A Guide to Practice, Program and Policy Issues for Human Services Professionals

Christine Bigby
Foreword by Gordon Grant

Paperback: £29.99 / $47.95

2003, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 256pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-077-5, BIC 2: VFJD JKSG

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Foreword, Gordon Grant, Professor of Cognitive Disability, University of Sheffield. Acknowledgements. Part 1: Perspectives on Ageing. 1. Successful Ageing: Continuity and Adaptation. 2. Older People with Lifelong Disability: Strategies to Counter Age Discrimination. Part 1 Vignettes. Part 2: Physical and Psychological Needs. 3. Healthy Ageing. 4. Psychological Ageing and Emotional Well-being. Part 2 Vignettes. Part 3: Social Dimensions of Ageing. 5. A Sense of Belonging: Informal Support from Family, Friends and Acquaintances. 6. Achieving a Sense of Purpose: Retirement or Supporting Lifestyle Choices. 7. Achieving a Sense of Continuity and Security: Housing and Support Options. Part 3 Vignettes. Part 4: Older Parental Carers of Adults with a Pre-existing Disability. 8. Issues Confronting Older Parents Living with Adult Children. 9. Working with Older Parents. Part 4 Vignettes. Part 5: Service Developments and Policies for Successful Ageing. 10. Policies and Programmes for Successful Ageing. Appendix. References. Index.

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