Group Techniques for Aging Adults

Putting Geriatric Skills Enhancement into Practice

By: Kathie T. Erwin

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Paperback | 14 November 2012 | Edition Number 2

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Elders can struggle with issues of social isolation and self-esteem, and benefit from having positive coping skills at their disposal. The practical ideas Kathie Erwin imparts in this second edition help mental health professionals working with elderly populations to create an interactive, multi-modal program that addresses the issues and needs elders have. The group modalities are defined in holistic contexts of mind, body, society, and spirituality. Among the group modalities are reminiscence, bibliotherapy, remotivation, humor, expressive art, and therapeutic writing and sacred spaces, which are new to this edition. Mental health professionals appreciate the practical and detailed guidelines for how to design, implement, and monitor progress for various types of group modalities that allow them to put theory into practice easily. Their elder clients will benefit from the methods they develop in group to deal with problems such as isolation and reduced social networks.

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"Dr. Erwin has provided us with a much needed, practical, and potentially invaluable resource that helps readers to better understand the struggles and needs of the growing elder population. The content is immediately applicable to a range of practitioners and participants representing diverse needs. Dr. Erwin also provides a series of delightful chapters on group modalities and guidelines for their application and determining their effectiveness. This resource will increase any professional's confidence, competence, and effectiveness in working with seniors." - Gary J. Oliver, Ph.D., Executive Director of The Center for Relationship Enrichment; Professor of Psychology, John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas

"Dr. Erwin provides a needed wake-up call to mental health professionals in her second edition of Group Techniques for Aging Adults. This book is must read for those who teach and practice group techniques because it clearly acknowledges the demographic imperative we face. Erwin understands the needs, gifts and talents of our rapidly increasing numbers of older people and of those who care for them, and she underscores the evidence-based value and power available to practitioners through the tailored application of sound group principles with these groups. A groundbreaking work in the field, we have here a valuable resource for mental health professionals and students." - Michael W. Parker, Ph.D., Lieutenant Colonel, US Army (AMEDD) Retired; Professor, University of Alabama, School of Social Work, Center for Mental Health & Aging; Associate Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Center for Aging and Division of Geriatric Medicine & Palliative Care, Center for Aging; Hartford/GSA Geriatric Scholar

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Care of the Elderly Social Work Counselling & Advice Services Psychiatry

Group Modalities List	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Stages of Elder Groups	p. 1
Relational	p. 2
Transition	p. 3
Working	p. 4
Adaptation	p. 6
Designing Groups for Diverse Elder Populations	p. 8
Initial Planning Decisions	p. 9
Planning Groups for Cognitively Impaired Elders	p. 10
Planning Groups for Adult Day Care and Community Elders	p. 11
Diversity and Elder Group Planning	p. 12
Designing Groups for Baby Boomer Elders	p. 14
Designing Groups for Caregivers and Families	p. 14
Turning a Smorgasbord into a Multicourse Feast	p. 15
Group Leadership	p. 16
Are You Right for This Work?	p. 16
Attitudes about Aging	p. 16
Developmental Issues	p. 18
Coping with Losses	p. 18
Overcoming Stereotypes	p. 19
Developing Group Bonds	p. 19
Nurse as Group Leader	p. 21
Therapist/Social Worker as Group Leader	p. 21
Volunteer/Student as Group Facilitator	p. 22
Recommendations for All Group Leaders	p. 24
Group Location	p. 26
Long Term Care/Nursing Homes	p. 26
Long Term Care/Dementia Units	p. 28
Assisted Living Facilities	p. 29
Adult Day Care	p. 30
Community Centers	p. 30
Staff Cooperation	p. 31
Funding for Geriatric Groups	p. 33
How to Consistently Get Paid	p. 34
Alternative Funding for Geriatric Groups	p. 35
Nonprofit Organizations	p. 35
Research Grants	p. 36
Community Grants	p. 37
Adult Day Care	p. 37
Determining Your Fees	p. 38
Income Tax Considerations	p. 39
Survival of the Creative	p. 39
Group Modalities for the Mind	p. 40
Practical Value of Reminiscence	p. 40
Categories of Reminiscence and Life Review	p. 43
Interactive Methods and Group Activities	p. 45
Reminiscence Groups	p. 45
Bibliotherapy	p. 53
Stages of Bibliotherapy	p. 54
Bibliotherapy Groups	p. 56
Therapeutic Writing	p. 60
Therapeutic Writing Groups	p. 62
Group Modalities for the Body	p. 67
Reconnecting to the Sensory Environment	p. 68
Body/Sensory Groups	p. 69
Music and Movement	p. 74
Values of Music in Elder Groups	p. 75
Music and Movement Groups	p. 77
Remotivation	p. 82
Blended Approach	p. 83
Leader's Role in Remotivation	p. 85
Remotivation Groups	p. 85
Group Modalities for Social Skills	p. 92
Humor	p. 93
Efficacy of Humor	p. 94
Humor Groups	p. 95
Expressive Art	p. 99
Phototherapy	p. 106
How to Use Photos in Group	p. 107
Phototherapy Groups	p. 108
Group Modalities for the Spirit	p. 115
Exploring Values and Roles	p. 116
Values and Roles for the Group	p. 118
Spirituality	p. 123
Importance of Rituals	p. 126
Spirituality Groups	p. 126
Sacred Spaces	p. 133
Sacred Spaces Groups	p. 134
The Future of Geriatric Groups with New Elder Generation	p. 138
Ten Targets for the Next Generation of Geriatric Group Work	p. 138
A Final Observation	p. 142
References	p. 143
Resources	p. 151
Index	p. 153
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