The geriatric worker in a community-based out-patient geropsychiatry clinic: a conceptual model.
This paper describes the role of the geriatric worker as a member of the service provider team in a community-based geropsychiatry out-patient program using the bio-psycho-social model. Three major components are identified: the functional role, the affective role, and the community-integrative role. The contribution of the worker is shown to be significant in the attainment of the goal of outpatient geropsychiatry: that being the resocialization and maintenance of the elderly person with special needs in the community.
D000368:Aged; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000379:methods*