Ageist attitudes toward older adults have been recognized as barriers to recruiting and
training competent social workers. This article provides a systematic review of the literature …

This study employed qualitative construct mapping and factor analysis to construct a scale to
measure attitudes toward dementia. Five family caregivers, five professionals, and five …

The aim of this research was to establish Taiwanese undergraduate nursing students'
attitudes toward older people. This study involved a cross-sectional survey of 362 nursing …

Objectives: To explore how psychology trainee death concerns and ageist behavior relate to
their willingness and desire to work with older adults. Method: Trainees (N= 104; 80.8 …

A range of professionals needs to work collaboratively in providing services for the growing
numbers of people diagnosed with autism. Given the challenges of recruiting health …

Relationships were examined between prior experience with training, goal orientation,
gender and training attitudes. Participants (n= 165) had a minimum of six months of work …

The rapidly growing aging population highlights the need for social workers trained in
gerontological practice and interested in work with older adults. This study, conducted in two …

Background: Clinicians' attitudes toward older adults can influence the quality of the care
they provide. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how to measure the impact of …

Gerontology, as an academic discipline, provides professionals with the conceptual
knowledge and the skills necessary to address the complexities of working with a diverse …

This study examines the motives behind the choice of social work as a career, and using the
vocabulary of motives and folk logic as supporting theoretical concepts looks at how these …