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Counseling Older Adults. Stereotypes of Older Adults Life Span Development Erikson Generativity vs. stagnation Integrity vs. despair Developmental Characteristics Physical and Cognitive Characteristics Psychological Development. Optimal Aging. Self Acceptance
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Stereotypes of Older Adults • Life Span Development • Erikson • Generativityvs. stagnation • Integrity vs. despair • Developmental Characteristics • Physical and Cognitive Characteristics • Psychological Development
Optimal Aging • Self Acceptance • Positive Relations with Others • Autonomy • Environmental Mastery • Purpose in life • Personal growth OR • A low risk of disease and disease-related disability • High mental and physical functioning • Active engagement in life
Characteristics of older adult clients • Unaware of potentialitiesto learn new skills, grow personally, adapt to many transition. • Complex and varied experiences in relationships, transitions, and losses • Deeper insight and more thoughtful • Longer time span of past experiences to process and reflect. • More judicious in selecting methods to resolve their problems.
Counseling Needs of Older Adults • Coping with changes in Spousal Relationship • Changing Intergenerational Relationships • New Roles in Grandparenting • Changing Perspectives Toward Siblings • Coping with physical disabilities • Coping with diminishing Financial Resources
The Counseling Process • Counseling Goals • Transference and counter-transference • Encouraging Client Action • Terminating • Life Review
Special Problems • Depression • Suicide • Elder Abuse and Neglect • Loss: Death and Dying
Counseling needs of Caregiver • On going Stress • Feeling of resentment and entrapment