Adultspan Journal articles from March 2005

Adultspan Journal archives from March 2005

Serving the membership: publishing in the Adultspan Journal.(FROM THE EDITOR)(Editorial)
March 22, 2005... As the profession of counseling continues to expand and diversify, each division of the American Counseling Association (ACA) offering a professional, scholarly journal must be knowledgeable and open about that journal's expansion and...

Aging and alcohol abuse: increasing counselor awareness.
March 22, 2005... Alcohol abuse in older adulthood is a rapidly growing but often hidden problem. The authors provide an overview of the issues related to older adult alcohol abuse through a discussion of physiological, psychological, and social risk factors; an...

Purpose and meaning in highly active seniors.
March 22, 2005... The authors investigated the sources of meaning for active seniors. Results indicated that seniors who were most active were relatively high in a wide range of sources of meaning as well as in life satisfaction in general. The importance of...

Understanding gerotranscendence in older adults: a new perspective for counselors.
March 22, 2005... The author describes gerotranscendence as a process that occurs when older adults shift from a rational focus on the present-day, material world to a more universal and transcendent perspective. Accompanying this shift is a desire to move...

Aging and spirituality: reclaiming connection through storytelling.
March 22, 2005... In this article, the author suggests it is possible for older persons to renew community connections with storytelling and, through this means, to ask some compelling questions. The answers to these questions provide a sense of meaning and...