Women at Midlife: Life Experiences and Implications for the Helping Professions

The number of women at midlife served by the helping professions is substantial. Thorough and insightful, Women at Midlife fills the gap in knowledge about these women and examines critical issues concerning family, caregiving, work, physical health, emotional and mental health, and more. Dispelling restrictive and outdated myths, the authors probe the meaning and direction of women at midlife. This scholarly volume, highlighted by compelling vignettes and backed by extraordinary research, explores the full range of midlife experiences, from how to define midlife to individual development to relationships with other family members. Social work instructors, students, and practitioners, as well as women who themselves are at midlife, will find that the work offers important professional and personal benefits.

Also available:

Sustaining Our Spirits: Women Leaders Thriving for Today and Tomorrow - ISBN 0871013827
Effectively Managing Nonprofit Organizations - ISBN 087101369X

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