Working with Low-Income and Homeless Older Adults
Nancy Hooyman, PhD
Hooyman Endowed Professor in Gerontology
Dean Emeritus
School of Social Work
University of Washington
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lecture, you should be able to:
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Identify rates of homelessness, hunger and poverty among vulnerable older adults.
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Describe the types of needs faced by homeless older adults.
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Suggest practice, programmatic and policy interventions for working effectively with homeless elders.
[From the Winter 2016 Geriatric Healthcare Lecture Series]