Journal of Pastoral Counseling articles from January 1 2005

Journal of Pastoral Counseling archives from January 1 2005

The Westchester County Pre-White House Conference on Aging Initiative: an exercise in leadership.
January 1, 2005... Once each decade the average citizen has a unique opportunity to influence aging policy. Whether people view this prospect as one to pursue, or come to appreciate their own power to make a difference is determined by the degree to which the...

Women of color and aging: not the golden years.
January 1, 2005... The population of the United States of America is in the midst of a tremendous transition. According to recent projections, the United States will become more diverse and older by the year 2050. The number of people age 65 and older is expected...

The aging male inmate: long-term care service needs and resulting policy implications.
January 1, 2005... Introduction In this century, the rate of growth of the elderly population (persons 65 years old and over) has greatly exceeded the growth rate of the population of the country as a whole (Hobbs, 1996). In 1900 the number of those over the...

Caregiving and Alzheimer's disease: the need for a policy agenda.
January 1, 2005... Alzheimer's Caregivers: The Statistics A growing number of families are touched by the responsibilities of care-giving for aging or disabled loved ones. Over 22 million U.S. households include someone who is currently care-giving for...

Medicare and chronic care coverage for the elderly.
January 1, 2005... Medicare was enacted in 1965 in order to provide comprehensive health coverage for Americans over 65 (Medicare Rights Center, 2005). Because older people were illness-prone, they were considered to be a bad risk by insurance companies. The...

Partnerships to raise awareness about aging: one college's experience.(Student Participants Embrace Aging Issues of Key Concern)
January 1, 2005... Introduction As baby boomers begin to retire, modern Western society is undergoing a demographic revolution that is characterized by a rapid rise in the proportion of older people in the population (Lowenstein 2004). Some demographers...

Undergraduate college students' interest in aging advocacy.
January 1, 2005... Abstract. This study used an exploratory one-group post test only design to measure undergraduate students' interest in aging subject to an educational intervention, "Student Participants Embrace Aging Issues of Key Concerns (SPEAK-UP)."...

Looming workforce shortages in aging services: getting ready on college campuses.
January 1, 2005... Much has been said about the baby boomers, that "pig in the python" of the population distribution that is about to move into old age. Between 2011 and 2030, boomers are projected to cause a sharp spike in the number of Americans over age 65...

Role of social workers as central health care professionals in advance care and end of life planning, and end of life decision making.
January 1, 2005... Introduction End of life care is increasingly a concern for critical stakeholders in health and hospital systems as the demographics of aging, chronic disease, advancements in medicine and technology, changes in family structure and...

Disparate generations: intergenerational accord and aging policy--a preliminary data review.
January 1, 2005... God prefers to work within the scheme of many generations interacting with each other, rather than an isolated generation. One of His most revealing titles for Himself is "the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." He is the God of many generations....

A setting for the preparations for the White House conference on aging.
January 1, 2005... In the parable of the sheep and the goats found in Matthew 25, the criteria for our last judgment as Christians are laid out: we are called to feed the hungry, to give drink to the thirsty, to shelter the homeless, to clothe the naked, to visit...