Current Issue

January/February 2010 Issue

FEATURES

Helping Families Affected by Alzheimer’s
These families face many emotional and spiritual challenges as they witness their loved one’s decline. Social workers can guide and support them on this vulnerable journey of compassion and caring.

Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care — The Person-Centered Healthcare Home
High rates of morbidity among patients with serious mental illness demand new models of care delivery that integrate behavioral health and primary care.

Respecting Boundaries — The Don’ts of Dual Relationships
Dabbling in dual relationships can be professionally and personally risky. Read about how to “do no harm.”

Cystic Fibrosis Social Work — Support on a Changing Journey
The needs of patients with cystic fibrosis and their families and caregivers change as the patients age. Discover what the major milestones are in the lives of these people and how social workers can help.

DEPARTMENTS

Editor’s Note
Lost and Found

Evolving Education
The Geriatric Social Work Initiative: A Decade Later

Mental Health Monitor
Animal-Assisted Therapy in Hospice Care

Aging Advocate
New Options for the Second Half of Life

Datebook