Book Review: Ethnogerocounseling
...ed by the author were under five years old at the time of publishing. Are the right topics covered, and are they covered in appropriate depth? Burlingame was able to cover The Ethnic Lens, The Gero Chi Lens and the Gerocounseling Lens in great detail. The reader will leave the chapter with a deep understanding of these models. Is the material presented in a way that will help the students? Burlingame presented the information in a way that any college student will understand. She provided figures of each counseling model so that the student can fully understand depth of each model. What do you feel are the overall strengths and weaknesses of the chapter? Strengths- Burlingame was about to go into great detail of the three models of Gerocounseling. She was able to put her words in terms that could be understood by all students. Part 2: American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Elders Is the information accurate and up to date? The information contained in this chapter appears to be accurate and up to date. The author uses information obtained from the United States government, educational researchers, and agencies and counselors that work directly with this population. Are the right topics covered, and are they covered in appropriate depth? Burlingame was able to give the readers a detailed historical time line of when the Indians came from Asia during the Ice Age, till 1965 when the Older Americans Act passed. She discusses in detail the issues faced by those that are in this population and the issues that face those who choose to counsel this population. Is the material presented in a way that will help the students? Burlingame was able show in detail how to use The Ethnic Lens, The Gero Chi Lens and The Gerocounseling Lens with the American Indian/Alaska Native population. She also gave case examples on the cause and effect of using these models with the elderly population. What do you feel are the overall strengths and weaknesses of the chapter? I feel the strengths of this chapter was the way Burlingame was able to present information in detail and understandable language. She also gave detailed case examples that give the reader an understanding of the issues faced by the American Indian/Alaska native population. I do not see any weakness in this chapter. Part 3: Hispanic-Latino American (H-L) Elders Is the information accurate and up to date? The information contained in this chapter appears to be accurate and up to date. The author uses information obtained from the United States government, educational researchers, and agencies and counselors that work directly with this population. Are the right topics covered, and are they covered in appropriate depth? Burlingame was able to give the readers a detailed historical time line of when the Colonization of New Spain began in the 1500’s, to the 1920’s when a large amount of Mexicans came to the United States on work visas to work on railroads, to the migrate to the Midwest in the 1970’s. She discusses in detail the issues faced by those that are in this population and the issues that face those who choose to counsel this population. Is the material presented in a way that will help the students? Burlingame was able show in detail how to use The Ethnic Lens, The Gero Chi Lens and The Gerocounseling Lens with the Hispanic/Latino population. She also gave case examples on the cause and effect of using these models with the elderly population. What do you feel are the overall strengths and weaknesses of the chapter? I feel the strengths of this chapter was the way Burlingame was able to present information in detail and understandable language. She also gave detailed case examples that give the reader an understanding of the issues faced by the Hispanic/Latino population. I do not see any weakness in this chapter. Part 4: African American (AA) Elders Is the information accurate and up to date? The information contained in this chapter appears to be accurate and up to date. The author uses information obtained from the United States government, educational researchers, and agencies and counselors that work directly with this population. Are the right topics covered, and are they covered in appropriate depth? Burlingame was able to give the readers a detailed historical time line of when African Americans came to the United States as slaves in 1619, to the passing of Civil Rights legislation in 196401965, to the current battles over affirmative action. She discusses in detail the issues faced by those that are in this population and the issues that face those who choose to counsel this population. Is the material presented in a way that will help the students? Burlingame was able show in detail how to use The Ethnic Lens, The Gero Chi Lens and The Gerocounseling Lens with the African American population. She also gave case examples on the cause and effect of using these models with the elderly population. What do you feel are the overall strengths and weaknesses of the chapter? I feel the strengths of this chapter was the way Burlingame was able to present information in detail and understandable language. She also gave detailed case examples that give the reader an understanding of the issues faced by the African American population. I do not see any weakness in this chapter. Part 5: Asian/Pacific Island (A/PI) Elders Is the information accurate and up to date? The i...