The mental health and substance use workforce for older adults : in whose hands? /
"At least 5.6 million to 8 million--nearly one in five--older adults in America have one or more mental health and substance use conditions, which present unique challenges for their care. With the number of adults age 65 and older projected to soar from 40.3 million in 2010 to 72.1 million by...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, District of Columbia :
National Academies Press,
[2012]
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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Table of Contents:
- ""Front Matter ""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Assessing the Service Needs of Older Adults with Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions""; ""Untitled""; ""3 The Geriatric Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce""; ""4 Workforce Implications of Models of Care for Older Adults with Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions""; ""5 In Whose Hands? Recommendations for Strengthening the Mental Health and Substance Use Workforce for Older Americans""; ""Appendix A: Abbreviations and Acronyms""
- ""Appendix B: Public Workshop Agenda""""Appendix C: Required Knowledge, Skills, and Training for Mental Health, Substance Use, and Geriatric Care Providers""; ""Appendix D: IOM Recommendations from Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce (2008)""; ""Appendix E: Committee Biographies""