Psychotherapy with older adults - Knight, Bob. (Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage, 2004)
Gerontology for psychotherapists : the contextual, cohort-based, maturity, specific-challenge model -- Adaptations of psychotherapy for older adults -- Building rapport with the older client -- Transference and countertransference with older clients -- Guidelines for assessment in the context of the practice of psychotherapy -- Grief work with older adults -- Chronic illness in later life -- Psychotherapy and the person with dementia -- Psychotherapy with family caregivers of frail older adults -- Life review in psychotherapy with older adults -- Ethical issues and concluding thoughts on psychotherapy with older adults.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-276) and index.
All age.
Keywords: Psychotherapy for older people; Older people -- Mental health; Psychotherapy -- Aged