Successful Aging Management in Social Work

Year 2020, Vol: 15 - Issue: 10. Year Special Issue, 5277 - 5307, 30.06.2020

Fahri Özsungur

https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.714226

Abstract

This study aims to identify the factors related to successful aging management in social work and to make recommendations to policymakers and practitioners in this context. The study was carried out based on active aging, social conflict, business-life, and satisfaction in aging. A systematic literature review method was applied in the study. The study consists of research methodology, theoretical framework, issues related to successful aging, and successful aging management, respectively. Issues related to successful aging were determined as subjective well-being, quality of life, and organizational support. Elements of successful aging management in social work were determined as policy management, healthcare management, social security, education management, psychology management, ergonomics and technology, employment management, and equality management. Within the scope of these elements, recommendations were made to policymakers and practitioners. The study contributes to social work, which is an academic discipline, in the context of introducing the elements of successful aging management

Keywords

Successful aging, social work, employment management, equality management, social security, policy management

Sosyal Hizmette Başarılı Yaşlanma Yönetimi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı sosyal hizmette başarılı yaşlanma yönetimine ilişkin unsurları belirlemek, politika belirleyicilere ve uygulayıcılara bu bağlamda önerilerde bulunmaktır. Çalışma aktif yaşlanma, sosyal çatışma, yaşlılıkta iş hayatı ve tatmini teorileri esas alınarak gerçekleştirildi. Çalışmada sistematik derleme methodu uygulandı. Çalışma sırasıyla araştırma metodolojisi, teorik çerçeve, başarılı yaşlanma ile ilişkili konular, ve başarılı yaşlanma yönetimi konularından oluşmaktadır. Başarılı yaşlanma ile ilişkili konular subjektif iyi oluş, yaşam kalitesi, örgütsel destek, gerontososyoloji olarak tespit edildi. Sosyal hizmette başarılı yaşlanma yönetiminin unsurları politika yönetimi, sağlık yönetimi, sosyal güvenlik, eğitim yönetimi, psikoloji yönetimi, ergonomi ve teknoloji, istihdam yönetimi, ve eşitlik yönetimi olarak belirlendi. Bu unsurlar kapsamında politika belirleyicilere ve uygulayıcılara önerilerde bulunuldu. Çalışma, academic discipline olan sosyal hizmet bilimine başarılı yaşlanma yönetiminin unsurlarının ortaya konulması bağlamında katkıda bulunmaktadır.

Keywords

Lüks Marka İletişimi, Dijital Dönüşüm, Artırılmış Gerçeklik

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