McCallion P, Tobin S S
Ringel Institute of Gerontology, School of Social Welfare, University of Albany, NY 12222, USA.
Ment Retard. 1995 Jun;33(3):153-62.
Members of the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) Social Work Division (N = 395) were surveyed to determine their perceptions of their role in assisting older parents in permanency planning. Practitioners, administrators, and educators similarly perceived ease in counseling aging families, but also noted their need for additional resources and specialized training. Written comments revealed (a) that the system must do more; (b) older parents are seen as different from other parents, with practitioners concerned about dependency in these parents' relationships with their sons and daughters and administrators attributing differences to past adverse system interactions; (c) parents old and young are alike in many ways; and (d) siblings should be involved in family caregiving. Recommendations were made with regard to meeting the special needs of older families, reducing "blaming" attitudes among social workers, and expanding best practice knowledge.
对美国智力迟钝协会（AAMR）社会工作部的成员（N = 395）进行了调查，以确定他们对自己在协助老年父母进行永久性安置规划中所扮演角色的看法。从业者、管理人员和教育工作者同样认为为老龄化家庭提供咨询很容易，但也指出他们需要更多资源和专业培训。书面评论显示：（a）系统必须做得更多；（b）老年父母被视为与其他父母不同，从业者担心这些父母与子女关系中的依赖问题，而管理人员将差异归因于过去不良的系统互动；（c）老年父母和年轻父母在许多方面是相似的；（d）兄弟姐妹应参与家庭照顾。针对满足老年家庭的特殊需求、减少社会工作者中的“指责”态度以及扩展最佳实践知识提出了建议。
