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Chapin, Rosemary K.; Sergeant, Julie F.; Landry, Sarah; Leedahl, Skye N.; Rachlin, Roxanne; Koenig, Terry; Graham, Annette – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose: Stigma and lack of access to providers create barriers to mental health treatment for older adults living in the community. In order to address these barriers, we developed and evaluated a peer support intervention for older adults receiving Medicaid services. Design and Methods: Reclaiming Joy is a mental health intervention that pairs…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Intervention, Well Being, Mental Health
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Netting, F. Ellen; Hinds, Howard N. – Gerontologist, 1984
Describes the volunteer advocacy program developed by the East Tennessee Advocacy Assistance Program to assist the ombudsman/director in resolving problems of residents in long-term care facilities. Effective volunteer participation requires intensive training, well-defined policies and procedures, coordination with aging network and long-term…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Ombudsmen
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Zischka, Pauline C.; Jones, Irene – Gerontologist, 1984
Describes an age-integrated program serving residents in long-term care facilities in New York State. Describes the program's inception, the nature of recruitment efforts, and the content of the training program. A number of illustrations of volunteer ombudsmen interventions are presented for the purpose of providing an overview of services.…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Gerontology, Human Services, Nursing Homes
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Hale, W. Daniel; Bennett, Richard G.; Oslos, Neil R.; Cochran, C. Dwaine; Burton, John R. – Gerontologist, 1997
Reports on a project that tested the feasibility of recruiting and training volunteers as lay health educators who could coordinate and reinforce the educational efforts of health care providers. The program proved successful in identifying, recruiting, and training volunteers from racially and religiously diverse institutions. Favorable outcomes…
Descriptors: Health Education, Lay Teachers, Patient Education, Program Descriptions
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Bernard, Miriam – Gerontologist, 1984
Describes the Potteries Elderly Support Group, a small-scale, locally based initiative in England, which relieves relatives, one day a week, of some of the pressures associated with caring for an elderly mentally infirm person. Details the rationale for the group and describes how it has been funded, staffed, and operated. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Foreign Countries, Geriatrics, Mental Disorders
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Fengler, Alfred P.; Goodrich, Nancy – Gerontologist, 1980
Little attention has been given to the severely handicapped older person. A group of disabled elderly men participating as unpaid volunteers in a bi-weekly sheltered workshop indicated that being able to help others, getting out of the house, and sociability were important reasons for their interest and participation. (Author)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Gerontology, Helping Relationship, Males
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Aday, Ronald H.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1991
Describes a 9-month intergenerational program designed to establish a more intimate involvement between a group of 25 fourth graders and 25 elderly volunteers from Senior Neighbors, a multipurpose senior citizens center. Presents the format used to organize the project and identifies ongoing activities and program benefits. (Author/PVV)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Intergenerational Programs, Intermediate Grades
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Hoffman, Stephanie B. – Gerontologist, 1983
Describes a peer counselor training program for five older adult volunteers. Presents suggestions for advertising, screening, program format, and development of practica, and examines the role and helpfulness of the peer counselors who provided in-home counseling services. (JAC)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Gerontology
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Shannon, Barbara M.; And Others – Gerontologist, 1983
Describes a nutrition education program for the elderly in which 22 older adults were recruited and trained as peer educators to create interest in nutrition and serve as liaisons between peers and sound sources of nutrition information. Participants (N=933) reported that sessions were interesting and provided useful information. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Gerontology, Health Education, Nutrition Instruction, Older Adults
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Faulkner, Audrey Olsen – Gerontologist, 1975
Experimental efforts to carry out a program of neighborhood one-to-one volunteer activity by urban low-income black elderly were unsuccessful. An alternate program of volunteering for group activities emerged. Environmental perils, limited professional supports, and volunteer characteristics were seen as accounting for the changed focus. (Author)
Descriptors: Black Community, Community Influence, Helping Relationship, Older Adults
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Sager, Alan – Gerontologist, 1983
The number of individuals needing noninstitutional long-term care is not large. Costs of expanded publicly funded home care benefits can be controlled. Efforts to mobilize additional volunteer time are politically and humanly desirable to complement ongoing family care and to help secure expanded public benefits. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Foster Care, Economic Factors, Human Services