TY - JOUR
T1 - Nursing home social workers and allied professionals
T2 - Enhancing geriatric mental health knowledge
AU - Bonifas, Robin
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by a grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation. The author thanks Dr. Mary Gillmore for her thoughtful comments in developing the final version of this manuscript.
Copyright:
Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Research has highlighted the challenges social services professionals face in providing quality psychosocial care to persons living in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). A primary area of difficulty is addressing the needs of persons with mental health conditions, including problematic behaviors associated with dementia. This study evaluated the geriatric mental health knowledge of a sample of SNF social service directors (n=120) and found that although, on average, practitioners have a good level of general knowledge, their understanding is limited regarding the symptoms of dementia and effective interventions that can address associated problematic behaviors. Implications for social work education are discussed.
AB - Research has highlighted the challenges social services professionals face in providing quality psychosocial care to persons living in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). A primary area of difficulty is addressing the needs of persons with mental health conditions, including problematic behaviors associated with dementia. This study evaluated the geriatric mental health knowledge of a sample of SNF social service directors (n=120) and found that although, on average, practitioners have a good level of general knowledge, their understanding is limited regarding the symptoms of dementia and effective interventions that can address associated problematic behaviors. Implications for social work education are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/03601271003791476
DO - 10.1080/03601271003791476
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79960914425
SN - 0360-1277
VL - 37
SP - 809
EP - 832
JO - Educational Gerontology
JF - Educational Gerontology
IS - 9
ER -