Active Living in Older Adulthood
This revised edition of Therapeutic Activity Intervention With the Elderly: Foundations and Practices (1996) has undergone significant changes from the original text.
The book has been broadened beyond a narrow focus on therapeutic intervention to embrace principles and practices that are applicable to professional activity specialists who serve older adults in a wide range of settings.
Unit I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Population Aging: Impact and Implications of Demographic Change
Chapter 2: Overview of Healthcare and the Elderly
Unit II: The Aging Process
Chapter 3: Overview of Normal Aging
Chapter 4: Social and Psychological Aspects of Aging
Chapter 5: Common Physical Diseases, Illnesses, and Disabilities
Chapter 6: Psychological Illnesses and Psychiatric Disorders
Unit III: Program Planning and Implementation Processes
Chapter 7: Programming for Therapeutic Outcomes
Chapter 8: The Role and Function of Assessment
Chapter 9: Adaptation, Autonomy, and Resilience in Older Adulthood
Chapter 10: Environmental Design for Active Engagement
Unit IV: Categories of Activities for Older Adults
Chapter 11: Leisure Education
Chapter 12: Physical Activity and Health Promotion
Chapter 13: Mental Health Activity Intervention
Chapter 14: Psychological Activities
Chapter 15: Documentation and Evaluation
Chapter 16: Ethics and Standards of Care
Chapter 17: The Future: Trends and Issues Appendices
Appendix A: Standards of Practice of the National Association of Activity Professionals
Appendix B: Code of Ethics of the National Association of Activity Professionals
Appendix C: Code of Ethics of the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals