This book provides insight into the primary issues faced by older adults; the services and benefits available to them; and the knowledge base, techniques, and skills necessary to work effectively in a therapeutic relationship. Dr. Kampfe offers empirically and anecdotally based strategies and interventions for dealing with clients' personal concerns and describes ways counselors can advocate for older people on a systemic level. Individual and group exercises and case studies are incorporated throughout the book to enhance its practicality.
Topics covered include an overview of population demographics and characteristics; counseling considerations and empowering older clients; successful aging; mental health and wellness; common medical conditions; multiple losses and transitions; financial concerns; elder abuse; veterans' issues; sensory loss; changing family dynamics; managing Social Security and Medicare; working after retirement age; retirement transitions, losses, and gains; residential options; and death and dying.
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Charlene M. Kampfe, PhD, is a professor emeritus of rehabilitation counseling at the University of Arizona, Tucson, and has also taught in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She received her doctorate from the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of Arizona and is a national certified counselor, a nationally certified gerontological counselor, and a national certified rehabilitation counselor.
Dr. Kampfe has served as a governing council member of the ACA, president of the Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA), and board member for both the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA) and the National Council on Rehabilitation Education (NCRE). She has served on and chaired many committees of these associations and has received numerous awards for her service (e.g., Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Government Relations from ARCA, Government Relations Award from AADA, Distinguished Service Award from the AADA, President's Award from the Arizona AADA, and Outstanding Member Award from the Arizona Counselors Association). She has also been involved in international consultation and capacity building with Mexico, Kenya, and Afghanistan, and she has served on local advisory committees for various projects of the Tucson Botanical Gardens Horticulture Therapy program, which focuses on aging issues.
Dr. Kampfe has published 11 chapters, 65 journal articles, and one group-written book, The Aging Workforce, for which she was a group editor. She has given more than 100 presentations at the local, national, and international levels regarding various aspects
of counseling and the human condition, and she has been a keynote speaker or panel facilitator of opening/closing sessions for 10 national meetings or conferences. She has served on numerous editorial review boards and received several national awards for her scholarship (e.g., Outstanding Research Award from the Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International, Outstanding JADARA Article from the American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association, Ralph F. Berdie Memorial Research Award from ACA, and Best Practices Faculty Research Award from ACA).
Acknowledged as an exceptional teacher and mentor, Dr. Kampfe has received numerous awards for this aspect of her professional life. Her awards include Honored Faculty Member at the First Annual Learning Disability Gala, University of North Carolina; Faculty in Models of Teaching Excellence, University of Arizona; Mentor of the Year Award, AADA; Outstanding Teacher, College of Education, University of Arizona; Outstanding Faculty Member, Disability Resource Center, University of Arizona; Sarah Folsom Memorial Award, Arizona Rehabilitation Counseling Association; Extraordinary Faculty Award, University of Arizona Alumni Association; Counselor Education Advocacy Award, ACA; and Rehabilitation Educator of the Year, NCRE. Furthermore, a student fund was established in her name by the ARCA Student Task Force. Since her retirement, she has continued to teach or act as mentor with the Rehabilitation Counseling Program, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama; the Humanities Seminars Program, University of Arizona; and the Langston University Research and Training Center on Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities, Langston, Oklahoma.
