Socio-Cultural Factors in Casework with Adult Children and Aged Parents

Publication Date: December 1958

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): William Posner

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Elderly; Family; Culture; Social Services

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

While the field of social casework has progressed greatly in serving the elderly, the author argues that the particular relationship between adult children and elderly parents is still not adequately understood by the field. He discusses how caseworkers can examine these relationships through a socio-cultural lens, making themselves aware of the cultural climate in which each party (including the case worker herself) has attained maturity, and understanding the implications of these factors on the work at hand.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, ed. By Sanford Sherman, v.35, no.2, December 1958, p.193-201.