Talking To Elderly

Generally, social work is affiliated with the younger population or topics of abuse and neglect in the home. While this can be a vital part of the job description, social work is a diversified field with many other career opportunities. A social worker’s ethical job responsibilities are outlined in NASW Code of Ethics (1999). The following sections will review these responsibilities in relation to aging populations and a social workers practice.

An individual can take steps to promote their mental well-being and mental health. These steps could be social connections, being active, learning and developing themselves, social involvement and self awareness. Connecting with other people and developing relationships are important for an individual’s mental well-being. Staying active can help maintain a positive mental state. Learning new skills can create a sense of achievement and improve self esteem. Involvement in the local community or other social groups can develop strong social inclusion encouraging mental well-being. Being aware of own feelings and emotional state means an individual can maintain their mental well-being.

Ed is 77-year-old White heterosexual man who is in good health and lives in the Niles area of Fremont, California with his wife, Laura, and eldest son Michael. Ed strongly identifies as Irish-Catholic and he and Laura raised their family in an Irish-Catholic household. I selected Ed as my interviewee because he lives in my neighborhood and is good friends with my neighbor’s father. The two degrees of separation between us are gender, ethnicity/cultural identity, as well as socioeconomic status (he is an upper middle class retiree).

The humanity of aging is a concept sometimes hard to grasp. Understanding why we are

After spending an afternoon interviewing my elderly father-in-law, I gained insight into how he perceives the aging process and the impact on the quality of his life. First, and foremost he viewed aging in a very positive and healthy manner. He believes that a positive attitude assists in accepting physical and psychosocial changes and enjoyed the fact that he and his wife are both physically fit and cognitively alert. He felt confident that advances made in health care and the quality of their lives would continue to be empowering. He enjoys the benefits of being a senior citizen including discounted travel, free education, and other incentives marketed towards seniors. He expressed a sense of well-being with respect to the numerous

Short post 1. Retirement gives Boomers Anxiety It is already expected that boomers will live longer than any other generation. Although referred to as the happiest person, they fell pressured to work longer to support their healthcare finances and other expenses.

I think the biggest barrier would be communication. Communication helps people connect with other especially the counselor, it build trust and respect and as elderly adults they want to feel heard and understood. I think as counselor when you are talking to elderly adults to have to have more patience and give more time toward that client to make sure he or she understands all the information you are given him or her. Sometimes, you can ask a person do they understand something, they can shake their head yes and smile but do not understand. I have done it plenty of times so I just can imagine as you get older and your memory and process to understand declines it gets much harder. Counselors may have less patience with that and get frustrated

The older adult I had the opportunity to interview was my boyfriend 's step grandmother. I met her a few years ago when we took a vacation in Florida, and thought she would be a great person to interview, because she is outgoing and has aged well. I conducted a telephone interview for this assignment, because she is currently in Florida for the remainder of the Spring season.

L was married for 20 years. She has 2 daughters; one is going to school and the other lives in Texas. Her mother has been living with her for 3 ½ years. She enjoys movies, having coffee with her friends once a week, and her two grandchildren. She is active in her church, and used to do prison ministry. She works in Gerontology at the Health Sciences Center and has been a Tech employee for 25 years.

Throughout the IPPE in this semester, I believe I have learned a lot how to communicate and interact effectively with the seniors. During the IPPE, I and some other students went to the South Philadelphia Older Adult Center and did several activities with the seniors. Every week when we arrived at the senior center, we did blood pressure screenings for the seniors first and had casual conversations with them for a while. Then, we did some activities with the seniors—usually we gave them healthcare presentations, but sometimes we played games of healthcare knowledge with the seniors to educate them. Also, last week, we did medication counseling to the seniors— we went over all medications which they took, and then counseled the seniors how to

Upon reading the article, Generation maters I started to see the similarities in communication according to what generation you fall into. However, I also see some inconsistency which leads me to think is not necessarily your generation but you age. Immediately I thought of two influential people in my life my mentor Scott and my father Randy, or as I now refer to them as my rich dad and poor dad.

Each day people put themselves in danger when they step into a motorized vehicle. Approximately 37,000 Americans die each year due to car accidents; in addition, 2.3 million are either injured or disabled ("Road Crash Statistics."). When a driver is operating a motorized vehicle, there are possible dangers that include cutting off other drivers when switching lanes, exceeding the speed limit, and drivers whose skills are not as good as they were 30+ years ago. Elderly drivers are being scrutinized because they are frequently involved in car accidents.

As people age they develop many special needs related to the later period of life. Many elderly people have specific physical needs where adaptations to their home are necessary or where they need specific equipment for self care. Old age also brings new emotional challenges for the elderly person when the family can be useful in helping to meet the persons mental health needs. Senior citizens experience needs in their social life; they also experience the need for activities with other seniors. Health needs also negatively affect the elderly and cause multiple physical problems. Every elderly person experiences needs that are related to each of these areas.

“The best classroom is at the feet of an elderly person,” said by a famous American radio and television writer, Andy Rooney. Elderly has so much to teach the younger generation because they have been through an array of events in life that are worth sharing and knowing. The purpose of the study is to understand the experience of aging and late adulthood by using case study method through interview and informal interaction with an older adult. Given the circumstance of long distance, Skype is used to conduct the interview and informal interaction. Mary, is a vibrant and healthy Chinese elderly woman who turned 75 last summer. She is an atheist who has lived in Hong Kong for her entire life and would be classified as middle class lifestyle. She is widowed and lives alone but she has four children and eight grandchildren. Since she is active, healthy and independent, the “young-old” would be the best term to describe Mary according to gerontologists (Berger, 2014, p.675).

Me: Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak with you regarding the topics of aging. If there are any questions that make you uncomfortable, please inform me and we can move onto another question.