LibGuides: Social Service Worker: Gerontology Resources

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Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults: Aging in Context

The practice of social work with older adults

Streaming Videos by Topic

10 Things to Know About (Series 2): Staying Young
Accepting Life's Transitions
Aging Gracefully
Aging in America: The Years Ahead A Groundbreaking Look at What it Means to Grow Older
The Art of Aging
Beauty Before Age Growing Older in Gay Culture
Before You Know It
Being Mortal
Coming of Age in Aging America Exploring the Social Impacts of an Aging Population
Depression: Not a Normal Part of Aging
Experiencing Aging
Gen Silent Discrimination Against LGBT Seniors
Golden Years: Secret Life of Growing Up
The Grey Lane
Growing Old
Kings Point
Life Worth Living
Living Longer ... Aging Well
Living Longer ... Living Better?
Maintaining Mental Health
Near Death The Intensive Care Unit at a Boston Hospital
Our Families, Ourselves-Growing Older
Solo Senior
TEDTalks: Laura Cartensen—Older People Are Happier
The Truth About Looking Young
What's Age Got to Do With It? The devastating effects of abuse upon older women
The Elder Project

Aging: What an Autopsy Reveals
The Aging Brain: Through Many Lives
Breaking the Wall Between Body and Mind How Neuroimmunology Develops New Strategies Against Brain Aging and Degeneration
Episode 1 The Aging Mind: What Changes?
Episode 2 Why Don’t We Live Forever?
Episode 3 Is Aging a Disease?
Episode 4 Aging and Brain Structure
Episode 5 Aging and Brain Function
Episode 6 Emotional Aging
Episode 7 Strategies for an Aging Memory
Episode 8 Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Episode 9 Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke
Episode 10 Aging Well: Staying Active
Episode 11 Aging Well: Diet and Stress
Episode 12 The Science of Immortality
Holding Back the Years? The Race to Slow the Aging Process
How Aging Affects Learning
Immortal? A Horizon Guide to Aging
Life and Times: The Biology of Aging
Live Long, Die Young—Catalyst
Monster in the Mind Part I Investigating the Untruths of Alzheimer’s
Monster in the Mind Part II Investigating the Untruths of Alzheimer’s
Secret Mechanisms for Growth and Aging
Series: The Alzheimer's Project
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation
How to Live Longer: The Big Think
Secrets of Centenarians

Series: The Alzheimer's Project
Person-Centered Dementia Care Stories and Examples
Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias Early Stage - Diagnosis
Beloved Strangers Part of the Series: And Thou Shalt Honor Complete Collection
'Bob, I'm Really Busy' The Impact of Impersonal Care on the Well-Being of Persons Living with Dementia
I'll Be There For You Part 1 Learn how person-centered care can positively impact each day for persons with dementia...
More than Words Successful Ways to Care and Communicate with Persons Who Have Dementia
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease Episode 8 of The Aging Brain
Fighting Alzheimer's in the U.S
Don't Forget
Communication with Cognitively Impaired Clients

10 Things I Learned While Dealing With the Death of a Loved One
Before I Die: Medical Care and Personal Choices—A Fred Friendly Seminar
Death: The Ultimate Enigma
A Death of One's Own
Desperate Acts: Suicide and the Elderly
A Different Kind of Care
Dying with Dignity: The Sun City Choice
Ignored to Death
The Last Journey
Life and Death in Assisted Living
Living with Dying
Managing Care, Managing Death
Stopping for Death
Reflections on Suffering
Assisted Dying: The Right-to-Die Debate Collection (Curio) Canadian doctors and patients are navigating the newly granted right to die under a broad Supreme Court decision on assisted dying. As we enter the farthest ethical frontier, this theme documents a new reality where doctors are allowed to take a life and where we as a country must decide on the circumstances under which they can.

A House Divided: Caregiver Stress and Elder Abuse
Caregiver Burnout Second Opinion—Taking Charge of Your Health Care
Caregivers (48:42)
Portraits of professional caregivers : their passion their pain
Caring for Your Parents
The Caregivers' Club Relatives of dementia victims call themselves members of "the club no one wants to join." The Caregivers' Club follows three families on a devastating but ultimately inspiring journey thousands of families will be forced to take as Canada ages.

Canada's LGBT seniors fear discrimination in elder care
Ten More Good Years: Senior Citizens in the Battle for LGBT Rights
Gen Silent
Obachan's Garden
Augusta
Men’s Health: Why Men Die Younger Second Opinion: Taking Charge of Your Health Care
Taboo: After Death
Death: The Ultimate Enigma
To Be Old, Black, and Poor

Streaming Video Series

The Secret Life of the Brain
5 Part Series: The Baby's Brain, The Child's Brain, The Teenage Brain, The Adult Brain, and The Aging Brain.
The Alzheimer's Project
4 Part Series: The Memory Loss Tapes; Grandpa, Do you know who I am?; Momentum in Science Part 1 and 2; Caregivers
Freedom Road Series
5 Part Series: Context; Men / Ininiwag; Women / Ikwewag; Youth / Oshkaadiziig; Elders / Gitchi-aya'aag
First Stories
12 Part Series: Patrick Ross; Apples & Indians; My Indian Name; Nganawendaanan Nde'ing (I Keep Them in My Heart); Two Spirited; His Guidance (Okiskinotahewewin); Walking Alone; Hooked Up NDNs Online; O Mother, Where Art Thou?; The Power of a Horse; Life Givers: Honouring Our Elders and Children
Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias
5 Part Series: Diagnosis, Living with Dementia; Support; Ideas & Strategies; Words of Wisdom
And Thou Shalt Honor
11 Part Series.
Brings to light the challenges facing today's caregivers.And Thou Shalt Honor; Beloved Strangers; In Sickness and In Health; Separated by Time and Distance; Respite Care - Caring for the Caregiver; Spiritual Caregiving; The Aging Game; The Green House Project; Voices from the Trenches; Every American’s Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance; Getting Around - Alternatives for Seniors Who No Longer Drive
The Aging Brain
12 Part Series
The Aging Mind: What Changes?; Why Don’t We Live Forever?; Is Aging a Disease?; Aging and Brain Structure; Aging and Brain Function; Emotional Aging; Strategies for an Aging Memory; Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease; Parkinson’s Disease and Stroke; Aging Well: Staying Active; Aging Well: Diet and Stress; The Science of Immortality
Gay and Grey (8 part series)
On the Coast produced a series of documentaries, interviews and public forums to talk about aging in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. This podcast will take you through the entire series so you can catch anything you missed.