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Roxanne Rachlin, Project Manager 1545 Lilac Lane Lawrence, KS 66044
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Email: roxanner@ku.edu
Recent Publications Chapin, R., Gordon, T., Landry, S., Rachlin, R. (in press). Hospice Use by Older Adults Knocking on the Door of the Nursing Facility: Implications for Social Work Practice. Journal of Social Work in End-of-life and Palliative Care. Chapin, R., Nelson-Becker, H., & Macmillan, K. (2006). Strengths-Based and Solutions-Focused Approaches to Practice. In B. Berkman & S. D'Ambruoso (Eds.), Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging (pp. 789-796). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Gordon, T., Nelson-Becker, H., Chapin, R., Landry, S. (in press). Changes in Aging Competency Following a GeroRich Intervention Initiative: Implications for Bachelor's and Master's Social Work Education. Educational Gerontology: An International Journal. Nelson-Becker, H., Nakashima, M., & Canda, E. (2006). Spirituality in Professional Helping Interventions. In B.Berkman & S. D'Ambruoso (Eds.), Handbook of Social Work in Health and Aging (pp. 797-808). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chapin, R., Nelson-Becker, H., Gordon, T., Landry, S., & Chapin, W. (in press). Responding to the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Initiative: A multi-level community approach to building aging competency. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Dobbs, D., Hayes, J., Chapin, R., & Oslund, P. (in press). The relationship between psychiatric disorders and the ability to age in place in assisted living, The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Chapin, R., Reed, C., & Dobbs, D. (2005). Mental health needs and service use of older adults assisted living settings: A mixed-method study. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 11(2), 351-365. Cummings, S., Chapin, R., Dobbs, D., & Hayes, J., (2004). Assisted living facilities’ response to residents’ mental health needs: A study in two states. Journal of Mental Health and Aging, 10 (3), 151-162. Nakashima, M., Chapin, R., Macmillan, K., & Zimmerman, M. (2004). Decision making in long-term care: Approaches used by older adults and implications for social work practice. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 43(4), 79-102.
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