Pastoral Care of Older AdultsFortress Press - 98 páginas By the year 2000 more than 50 percent of mainline Protestants will be over the age of sixty. Older adults have special needs, to which many pastors are not adequately prepared to minister. Harold Koenig and Andrew Weaver address this problem by providing practical guidance in dealing with such issues as Alzheimer's disease, the chronically ill, relocation, health crises, grief, depression, anxiety, gender differences, poverty, and the needs of children of older adults. |
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What Can Older Adults Do to Maintain Their Physical Health? | 10 |
What Can Older Adults Do to Maintain Their Mental Health? | 13 |
How Can Spiritual Growth Be Facilitated in Later Life? | 19 |
What Is Alzheimers Disease and What Can Be Done? | 23 |
How Can Caregivers and Families Be Helped to Cope with Their Responsibilities? | 29 |
How Can Community Resources for Older Persons Be Located? | 35 |
What Information Is Necessary about Nursing Homes? | 41 |
What Can Older Persons Do to Feel Useful and Needed? | 57 |
How Can Older Persons Who Feel Lonely and Isolated Be Helped? | 63 |
How Can Faith Help Older Persons Cope with Chronic Illness? | 69 |
How Can Older Persons Who Are Depressed Grieving or Suicidal Be Helped? | 73 |
How Can Older Persons Who Are Anxious and Fearful Be Helped? | 81 |
What Can Be Done to Help Other Persons with Cancer or Terminal Illness? | 85 |
Conclusion | 91 |
References | 93 |
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Pastoral Care of Older Adults Harold George Koenig,Andrew J. Weaver Sin vista previa disponible - 1998 |
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Referencias a este libro
Ageing, Disability and Spirituality: Addressing the Challenge of Disability ... Elizabeth MacKinlay Vista previa limitada - 2008 |