Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course
Sixth Edition
Learning Objectives
- Compare one’s own emotional and cognitive reactions to three case studies.
- Summarize major themes in the historical and cultural contexts of people in very late adulthood, including centenarians.
- Describe approaches for evaluating functional capacity in very late adulthood.
- Summarize the major issues in relationships in very late adulthood.
- Describe the housing continuum experienced by people in very late adulthood.
- Analyze the importance of spirituality in very late adulthood.
- Summarize what social workers need to know about the dying process.
- Summarize what social workers need to know about loss, grief, and bereavement.
- Apply knowledge of very late adulthood, dying, and bereavement to recommend guidelines for social work engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation.