Evidence-Based Treatment with Older Adults

Nancy P. Kropf, PhD, MSW, is Dean of the Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions and Professor, School of Social Work at Georgia State University. She is a fellow and past Treasurer of the Gerontological Society of America, past president of the Association of Gerontological Education in Social Work (AGESW) and a John A. Hartford Geriatric Social Work Scholar. Dr. Kropf's research is on older adults in care provider roles, including parents of adult children with intellectual and psychiatric disabilities, and grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. She has published nine books, and over 90 chapters and peer reviewed articles in both social work and gerontology literatures. She is a frequent presenter at national and international professional conferences.Sherry Cummings, PhD, MSW, MA, is Professor and Associate Dean for the University of Tennessee College of Social Work (UTCSW). She is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, past president of the Association of Gerontological Education in Social Work (AGESW) and a John A. Hartford Geriatric Social Work Scholar. Dr. Cummings' area of research and practice focuses on aging and mental health, in particular, older adults with depression, severe mental illness and alcohol misuse disorders. She has published over 40 articles and three books and presents widely at national and international conferences.

Provides a detailed examination of research-supported psychosocial interventions for use with older adults. The interventions address the diversity of mental health and late-life challenges that older adults' experience. Comprehensive treatment and research information is provided for each intervention including practice skills, strategies, and adaptions for use with older clients.

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Aging Population