Christine BigbyAgeing with a Lifelong Disability
A Guide to Practice, Program and Policy Issues for Human Services Professionals
Christine Bigby is an experienced social work practitioner, researcher, teacher and policy development consultant who has specialised in the field of disability for the last 18 years. She is currently Senior Lecturer and Director of the Undergraduate Programme in the School of Social Work and Social Policy, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
Foreword, Gordon Grant, Professor of Cognitive Disability, University of
Sheffield. Acknowledgements. Part 1: Perspectives on Ageing. 1. Successful
Ageing: Continuity and Adaptation. 2. Older People with Lifelong
Disability: Strategies to Counter Age Discrimination. Part 1 Vignettes.
Part 2: Physical and Psychological Needs. 3. Healthy Ageing. 4.
Psychological Ageing and Emotional Well-being. Part 2 Vignettes. Part 3:
Social Dimensions of Ageing. 5. A Sense of Belonging: Informal Support from
Family, Friends and Acquaintances. 6. Achieving a Sense of Purpose:
Retirement or Supporting Lifestyle Choices. 7. Achieving a Sense of
Continuity and Security: Housing and Support Options. Part 3 Vignettes.
Part 4: Older Parental Carers of Adults with a Pre-existing Disability. 8.
Issues Confronting Older Parents Living with Adult Children. 9. Working
with Older Parents. Part 4 Vignettes. Part 5: Service Developments and
Policies for Successful Ageing. 10. Policies and Programmes for Successful
Ageing. Appendix. References. Index.
