Description:
This audio course presents what researchers and clinicians have learned about promoting the process of “successful aging” in both older and younger clients. Recommendations for operationalizing these principles in clinical practice are offered.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. To explore what researchers and clinicians have learned about what constitutes “successful aging”, a positive, life-enhancing, productive experience for persons over 65 years of age
2. To identify the role of the clinical social worker in promoting “successful aging” not only in older clients but in clients who are part of the elder’s support system or are approaching this time in life
3. To promote the use of therapeutic approaches that challenge elders to continue to grow and change, promoting the “successful aging” approach