Perceiving Needs by Staff and Elderly Clients: The Impact of Training and Client Contact.

Avant, W. Ray; Dressel, Paula L.

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Publication Date: 1980-Feb

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Perceiving Needs by Staff and Elderly Clients: The Impact of Training and Client Contact.

Avant, W. Ray; Dressel, Paula L.

Gerontologist, v20 n1 p71-77 Feb 1980

Examines survey data from a metropolitan community to investigate comparative rankings of needs of older persons by service providers and their elderly target population. Training in gerontology, serving elderly clients exclusively, and having direct contact with elderly clients as line staff were not predictors of knowledge of elderly needs. (Author)

Descriptors: Geriatrics, Gerontology, Needs Assessment, Older Adults, Patients, Perception, Predictor Variables, Professional Training, Social Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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