(Human Rights & Justice), in addition to understanding how gerontology in regards to social work is vastly different from other fields in that older adults are confronted by different needs and the social worker should “understand the impact of the environment on people and to devise solutions that address the multifaceted dimensions of all developmental problems, issues and needs” according to DuBois and Miley (2014 p.
(Human Rights & Justice), in addition to understanding how gerontology in regards to social work is vastly different from other fields in that older adults are confronted by different needs and the social worker should “understand the impact of the environment on people and to devise solutions that address the multifaceted dimensions of all developmental problems, issues and needs” according to DuBois and Miley (2014 p.