Counselling for Sustaining Quality of Life in Old Age: Introducing the German Research Project BELiA
In Germany, social advisory services provision is abundant but confusing. Complex service structure, insufficient transparency, and overlapping services cause access barriers, especially for older clients. A current research project aims to develop a new taxonomic system for existing advisory and co...
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Social Work & Society
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| description | In Germany, social advisory services provision is abundant but confusing. Complex service structure, insufficient transparency, and overlapping services cause access barriers, especially for older clients. A current research project aims to develop a new taxonomic system for existing advisory and counselling services to help older clients orientate in the service landscape. The specific needs of older clients also call for specific qualification of advisory and counselling professionals. The project focuses on standardized qualification for advisers, approaching the subject from a social gerontology point of view. A new training plan will provide basic gerontological competences and lead to a better understanding of the quality of life in old age. The empirical design consists of a quantitative online survey among service professionals (interim N=551), qualitative interviews of experts, service providers and users (N=162), focus groups (N=96), and observation of counselling sessions (N=30). The research project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5bb96b59712b42d08c6ebff04acfe8042022-12-21T20:07:12ZengSocial Work & SocietySocial Work and Society1613-89532012-07-01101Counselling for Sustaining Quality of Life in Old Age: Introducing the German Research Project BELiAStefan Pohlmann0Paula Heinecker1Christian Leopold2University of Applied Sciences MunichUniversity of Applied Sciences MunichUniversity of Applied Sciences MunichIn Germany, social advisory services provision is abundant but confusing. Complex service structure, insufficient transparency, and overlapping services cause access barriers, especially for older clients. A current research project aims to develop a new taxonomic system for existing advisory and counselling services to help older clients orientate in the service landscape. The specific needs of older clients also call for specific qualification of advisory and counselling professionals. The project focuses on standardized qualification for advisers, approaching the subject from a social gerontology point of view. A new training plan will provide basic gerontological competences and lead to a better understanding of the quality of life in old age. The empirical design consists of a quantitative online survey among service professionals (interim N=551), qualitative interviews of experts, service providers and users (N=162), focus groups (N=96), and observation of counselling sessions (N=30). The research project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/sws/article/view/312ageingadvisory servicescounsellinggerontologyquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Stefan Pohlmann Paula Heinecker Christian Leopold Counselling for Sustaining Quality of Life in Old Age: Introducing the German Research Project BELiA Social Work and Society ageing advisory services counselling gerontology quality of life |
| title | Counselling for Sustaining Quality of Life in Old Age: Introducing the German Research Project BELiA |
| title_full | Counselling for Sustaining Quality of Life in Old Age: Introducing the German Research Project BELiA |
| title_fullStr | Counselling for Sustaining Quality of Life in Old Age: Introducing the German Research Project BELiA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Counselling for Sustaining Quality of Life in Old Age: Introducing the German Research Project BELiA |
| title_short | Counselling for Sustaining Quality of Life in Old Age: Introducing the German Research Project BELiA |
| title_sort | counselling for sustaining quality of life in old age introducing the german research project belia |
| topic | ageing advisory services counselling gerontology quality of life |
| url | https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/sws/article/view/312 |
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