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Author Grabinski, C. Joanne, 1941- author.

Title 101+ careers in gerontology / C. Joanne Grabinski ; with contributions of Kelly Niles-Yokum
Edition Second edition
Published New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2015
©2015

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Description 1 online resource (301 pages) : color illustrations
Contents What Is Gerontology? -- What Created the Interest in Gerontology as a Field of Study and as a Profession? -- Factors That Influence Availability of Career Positions in the Field of Aging -- What Is a Gerontologist? -- What Types of Jobs Are Available in Gerontology? -- Where Do Gerontological Specialists and Gerontologists Work? -- Credentialing of Gerontology Professionals -- Let Your Search Begin -- Actuary -- Adult Day Services Coordinator -- Advocate -- Alzheimer's Association State Chapter Executive Director -- Applied Sociologist -- Clinical Sociologist -- Architect -- An Interview With Andrew Lee Alden, Living Environments Studio Director, Architecture Firm Studio -- Art Therapist -- Audiologist -- An Interview With Kathleen Sawhill, Audiologist -- Career and Employment Counselor -- Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) -- Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CPG) -- Consultant or Senior Care Pharmacist -- An Interview With Mary Scott, Certified Geriatric Pharmacist and Consultant Pharmacist -- Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) -- Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) Administrator -- Long-Term Care Facility Administrator -- County Commission on Aging Director -- An Interview With Craig Zeese, County Commission on Aging Director -- Dance/Movement Therapist (DMT) -- Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (R-DMT) -- Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT) -- Drama Therapist -- Registered Drama Therapist (RDT) -- Board Certified Trainer (BCT) -- Driver Rehabilitation Specialist (DRS) -- Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist (CDRS) -- Educational Gerontologist -- Gerontology Educator -- An Interview With Michael A. Faber, Gerontology Educator, Higher Education: Community College -- An Interview With Lisa M. Curch, Educational Gerontologist, Higher Education: University -- Elder Law Attorney -- Certified Elder Law Attorney -- Elder Care Attorney -- An Interview With Roxanne J. Chang, Elder Care Attorney and Counselor -- Entrepreneurial Gerontology: An Emerging Field -- Entrepreneurial Gerontologist -- Gerontological Entrepreneur -- An Interview With Ryan Duffy, Entrepreneurial Gerontologist and Owner/President, Fitness and Wellness Business -- An Interview With Sonya Barsness, Entrepreneurial Gerontologist, Consultant and Business Owner -- Executive Director, Area Agency on Aging -- An Interview With Robert C. Schlueter, Executive Director, Area Agency on Aging -- Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Director -- Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Coordinator -- Fundraiser -- Development Director -- Geriatric Care Manager (GCM) -- Professional Geriatric Care Manager (PGCM) -- Certified Geriatric Care Manager (C-GCM) -- Fellow Certified Geriatric Care Manager -- Geriatric Dentist -- Geriatrician -- An Interview With Elizabeth Eckstrom, Geriatrician and Director of Geriatrics -- Gerontechnology: An Emerging Field -- Gerontechnologist -- Ergonomist -- Human Factors Engineer -- An Interview With Jennifer Davidson, Human Computer Interaction PhD Candidate -- Gerontological/Geriatric Optometrist -- Low Vision Rehabilitation Specialist -- An Interview With John E. Kaminski, Doctor of Optometry -- Gerontological Nurse -- Gerontological Nurse Specialist -- Gerontological Nurse Practitioner -- Global Aging: An Emerging Field -- Global Aging Specialist -- An Interview With Alan DeLaTorre, Foundation Director of Operations and Urban Gerontologist -- Grant Writer -- Health System Specialist -- An Interview With Trina Sauceda, Health System Specialist, Veterans Affairs -- Home Care Agency Administrator -- An Interview With Qiu (Cho), Quanhong, Executive Director, Home Care Company -- Horticultural Therapist -- Horticultural Therapist[--]Registered (HTR) -- An Interview With Kirk W. Hines, Horticultural Therapist[--]Registered -- In-Home Services Program Director, County Commission on Aging -- Intergenerational Specialist -- Journalism and Aging: An Emerging Field -- Journalist -- Multimedia Journalist -- Documentary Filmmaker -- An Interview With Shaleece Haas, Filmmaker and Multimedia Journalist -- Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) -- Mediator -- Family Mediator -- Elder Care Mediator -- An Interview With Susan J. Butterwick, Mediator, Mediator Trainer, and Attorney -- Music Therapist -- Music Therapist[--]Board Certified (MT-BC) -- An Interview With Jennifer D. Geiger; Music Therapist[--]Board Certified -- Occupational Therapist (OT) -- Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) -- An Interview With Biyanne A. Chew, Traveling Occupational Therapist -- Professional Geropsychologist -- Geriatric Psychiatrist -- Registered Financial Gerontologist (RFG) -- An Interview With Rosanne Roge, Registered Financial Gerontologist, Certified Financial Planner and Certified Senior Advisor -- Researcher -- Research Associate -- Research Assistant -- An Interview With Abbe Lackmeyer, Business Intelligence Analyst -- Social Worker -- Social Worker in Gerontology (SW-G) -- Clinical Social Worker in Gerontology (CSW-G) -- Advanced Social Worker in Gerontology (ASW-G) -- An Interview With Jennifer Khuong, Director of Social Services -- Strategic Policy Advisor -- Strategic Policy Analyst -- Urban Gerontology: An Emerging Field -- Urban Gerontologist -- Volunteer Program Director -- Volunteer Program Coordinator -- An Interview With Gretchen Jordan, Coordinator of Volunteers -- Accounting -- Advertising -- Anthropology -- Banking -- Clothing and Textiles -- Creative Writing -- Educational Gerontology -- Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation -- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) -- Exercise, Fitness, and Wellness -- Family Gerontology -- Film and Television -- History -- Hospitality Services and Tourism -- Intimacy and Sexuality, Sexual Orientation, and Sexual Health in Later Life -- Marketing -- Philosophy -- Political Science/Policy and Aging -- Religious/Spiritual Gerontology -- Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency -- Theater Arts -- Transportation
Summary Describes a wealth of diverse employment opportunities in gerontology and how to land them. How do you know if a career in gerontology is right for you? What opportunities exist in the field? Completely updated to reflect significant changes to policy and management of resources, the second edition of 101 Careers in Gerontology provides a wealth of helpful and timely guidance in this rapidly growing field. Written for all levels of job seekers ranging from community college students to credential-seeking professionals, the book outlines a multitude of opportunities that dovetail with careers r
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 6, 2015)
Subject Gerontology -- Vocational guidance -- United States
Older people -- Services for -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Gerontology -- Vocational guidance
Older people -- Services for
United States
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Niles-Yokum, Kelly, contributor.
ISBN 9780826120090
0826120091
0826120083
9780826120083
1322176159
9781322176154