Tamara Sussman

TL;DR: It is found that in-home services, as they are currently offered, do little to reduce the burden of spouses caring for their partners with dementia, and the most effective service is the provision of adult day programs, which provide not only respite for the spousal caregiver, but also opportunities for social interaction for their partner with dementia.

TL;DR: The intersections of aging and homelessness are clarified; the relevant statistics, including estimated prevalence; discuss pathways and variations in experience; and identify gaps in knowledge are reviewed.

TL;DR: Key research questions identified by the working group related to which ED patients are likely to benefit from palliative care (PC), what interventions can most effectively promote PC in the ED, and what outcomes are most appropriate to assess the impact of these interventions have the potential to substantially improve the quality of care for ED patients with advanced illness.

TL;DR: The authors explored the experiences of 18 MSW students who received group supervision as the primary method of field instruction and found that various factors influence students' ability to participate in group learning, such as their previous experiences with each other, level of competence, and skill as a group member.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors address the issue of treatment efficacy in traumatic loss and develop guidelines for evidence-based approaches to practice, which are based on psychodynamic and relational theories.