Recent Publications

Chapin, R., Baca, B., Macmillan, K., Rachlin, R., & Zimmerman, M. (in press).  Residential outcomes for nursing facility applicants who have been diverted: Where are they five years later? The Gerontologist.

Nelson-Becker, H., Chapin, R., & Fast, B. (2008).  The strengths model with older adults: critical practice components.  In D. Saleebey (Ed.), The strengths perspective in social work practice (5th ed.), Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Ekerdt, D.J., & Sergeant, J.F.  (2008).  Retirement.  In E.A. Capezuti, E.L. Siegler, & M.D. Mezey (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Elder Care, 2nd ed.  (pp.691-694).  New York: Springer.

Nelson-Becker, H. & Canda, E.R. (2008).  Research on religion, spirituality, and aging: A social work perspective on the state of the art.  Journal of Religion, Spirituality, and Aging, 20(3), 177-193.

Chapin, R., Hickey, A., Rachlin, R., & Higgins, D. (2008).  Assisted living and low-income older adults: Has access increased?  Senior Housing and Care Journal, 16(1), 53-66.

Sergeant, J.F., Ekerdt, D.J., & Chapin, R. (2008).  Measurement of late-life residential relocation: Why are rates for such a manifest event so varied?  Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 63B, (2), S92-S98.

Sergeant, J.F. & Ekerdt, D.J. (2008).  Motives for residential mobility in later life: Post-move perspectives of elders and family members.  International Journal of Aging and Human Development.  66(2), 133-156.

Chapin, R. (2007). Social Policy for Effective Practice: A Strengths Approach. Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.

Chapin, R., Gordon, T., Landry, S., Rachlin, R. (2007). 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, 3(2), 19-38.

Gordon, T., Nelson-Becker, H., Chapin, R., & Landry, S. (2007).  Changing aging competency following a Gerorich intervention initiative: Implications for bachelor’s and master’s social work education.  Educational Gerontology, 33, 1037-1052.

Dobbs, D., Hayes, J., Chapin, R., & Oslund,  P. (2007). The relationship between psychiatric disorders and the ability to age in place in assisted living, The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(7), 613-620.

Chapin, R., Nelson-Becker, H., Gordon, T., Landry, S., & Chapin, W. (2007). Responding to the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Initiative: A multi-level community approach to building aging competency. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. (50), 1/2, 59-74.

Ekerdt, D.J. & Sergeant, J.F. (2006).  Family things: Attending the household disbandment of elders.  Journal of Aging Studies, 20(3), 193-205.

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.

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.

Ekerdt, D.J. & Sergeant, J.F. (2006).  Retirement.  In R.H. Schulz et al. (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Aging, 4th ed. (Vol. 2, 1032-1037).  New York: Springer.

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.

Nelson-Becker, H. (2005).  Development of a spiritual support scale for use with older adults.  Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 11(3/4), 195-212.

Nelson-Becker, H. (2005).  Religion and coping in older adults.  Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 45,(1/2), 51-68.

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.