Valuing Older People: Positive Psychological PracticeISBN: 978-0-470-68335-4
Hardcover
224 pages
May 2010
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"In general, Valuing Older People fulfills its promise to
provide a comprehensive overview of the challenges facing older
people while simultaneously providing a new paradigm approach that
both addresses the prejudice against this population as well as
focuses on better understanding the whole person. This book will
appeal to clinicians and caregivers who are interested in working
with this population. Researchers may also find value in this book
as a means of exploring possible areas of study."
(PsycCRITIQUES, February 2011)
"Elspeth Stirling's intellect, wisdom and compassionate commitment to the well being of older people shines through in this book, which skilfully weaves together social role valorisation and positive psychology to create a 'new' positive psychology of ageing. It represents a revolutionary challenge not only to Clinical Psychology and related professions, but also to the mechanisms and attitudes of Western society in general. I predict this book will come to be judged as a milestone in the literature on the psychology of ageing."
—Dr Sinclair Lough, Head of Psychology Services for Older People, Dorset PCT
"Elspeth Stirling's intellect, wisdom and compassionate commitment to the well being of older people shines through in this book, which skilfully weaves together social role valorisation and positive psychology to create a 'new' positive psychology of ageing. It represents a revolutionary challenge not only to Clinical Psychology and related professions, but also to the mechanisms and attitudes of Western society in general. I predict this book will come to be judged as a milestone in the literature on the psychology of ageing."
—Dr Sinclair Lough, Head of Psychology Services for Older People, Dorset PCT
"At a time when age equality is being promoted as a policy, this
book provides a welcome antidote to dogma, communicating a positive
psychology of ageing that is grounded equally in theory and
practice. Social Role Valorization has found its champion in
relation to ageing and older people in Elspeth Stirling, and may at
last make its long-awaited contribution to this challenging area of
human experience. Blended with insights from Cognitive Analytic
Therapy and with illustrative case examples, this is a powerful,
refreshing book that could change the way we see older people and
ageing. Recommended for all those who work with older
people."
— Bob Woods, Professor of Clinical Psychology of Older
People, Bangor University, UK