Counselling Older Clients

Psychotherapist Ann Orbach presents a text for practicing and student counselors on working with older clients. She discusses how humans continue to develop as individuals throughout their life, and can benefit from the growth and change possible through counseling even in old age. Coverage includes suitable counselors for the elderly; relationships and sex in later life; treating clients from diverse populations (ethnic minorities, disabled, gay); helping clients understand their own life stories; and coping with loss through retirement, bereavement, disability, and the realization of one's mortality. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR