In Counselling Older Adults, gerontologist Helen Ko provides an overview of theissues
in later years, and presents a research-based, indigenous model for
counselling older persons. Helen draws on her extensive counselling
experience with older persons, her experience training thousands of
professionals and older adults, as well as her research on ageing, to
offer readers many insightful principles, practical strategies and a
framework for counselling seniors. It incorporates the cultural,
religious, socioeconomic and political environment of the Asian context
and the Singapore society.
Counselling Older Adults will
illuminate and engender in you a deeper understanding of older persons,
provide you a framework for counselling them more effectively. The book
is easy to read, provides useful tips, and facilitate general readers to
age with grace and dignity.