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"Activities professionals provide elderly and disabled clients opportunities to pursue social, mental, creative, spiritual and recreational activities."
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Keywords and Subject Headings

In the WYLDCat (online catalog), you can try these terms -

Aged
Aging
Elderly
Geriatrics
Gerontology
Older people

Animals - therapeutic uses
Exercise for older people
Leisure -- social aspects
Lifelong learning programs
Older people -- services for
Older people -- recreation
Physical activity
Socialization
Theater and older people
Therapeutic activities

 

Reference Books (2nd floor)

  • Kandel, Joseph, and Christine A. Adamec. The Encyclopedia of Elder Care. New York, NY: Facts On File, 2009. Print.
    R 362.60973 K131EN, 2009

  • Schulz, Richard. The Encyclopedia of Aging: A Comprehensive Resource in Gerontology and Geriatrics. New York: Springer Pub. Co, 2006. Print.
    R 305.2603 EN19SCH, 2006 (2 volumes)
 

Books - Main Collection (1st floor)

Suggested books (available for check-out)

  • Altschiller, Donald. Animal-assisted Therapy. Santa Barbara, Calif: Greenwood, 2011. Print.
    615.85158 AL79AN, 2011 
  • Bowden, Anni, and Nancy Lewthwaite. The Activity Year Book: A Week by Week Guide for Use in Elderly Day and Residential Care. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009. Print.
    613.0438 B672AC, 2009
  • Buchalter, Susan I. Art Therapy and Creative Coping Techniques for Older Adults. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011. Print.
    616.891656 B851AR, 2011
  • Chia, Swee H, Julie Healthcote, and Jane M. Hibberd. Group and Individual Work with Older People: A Practical Guide to Running Successful Activity-Based Programmes. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011. Print.  362.6068 C430GR, 2011 
  • Gibson, Heather J, and Jerome F. Singleton. Leisure and Aging: Theory and Practice. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2012. Print.
    796.0846 L535GI, 2012 
  • Holstein, Martha, Jennifer A. Parks, and Mark H. Waymack. Ethics, Aging, and Society: The Critical Turn. New York: Springer Pub. Co, 2011. Print.
    174.29897 H742ET, 2011 
  • Juslin, Patrik N, and John A. Sloboda. Handbook of Music and Emotion: Theory, Research, Applications. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. Print.
    781.11 H191JU, 2011
  • McCardle, Peggy D. Animals in Our Lives: Human-animal Interaction in Family, Community, and Therapeutic Settings. Baltimore: Paul H. Brooke, 2011. Print.  615.85158 AN54MC, 2011
  • Malchiodi, Cathy A. Art Therapy and Health Care. New York: Guilford Press, 2013. Print.
     616.891656 AR75MA, 2013
  • Polsky, Milton E. Drama Workshop for Seniors: Improv, Games & Scenes. Studio City, CA: Players Press, Inc, 2011. Print.
    792.0222 P767DR, 2011 
  • Price, Shirley, and Len Price. Aromatherapy for Health Professionals. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2012. Print.
    615.3219 AR67PR, 2012
  • Soniat, Barbara A, and Monica M. Micklos. Empowering Social Workers for Practice with Vulnerable Older Adults. Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers, 2010. Print.
    362.6 SO58EM, 2010     
  • Whitbourne, Susan K, and Martin J. Sliwinski. The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Adulthood and Aging. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. Print.
    305.26 W653WH, 2012
 

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