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…many of those working in the social and health Conflict of interest
services and health-care field are subject to more
developed, registered professions such as social work The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.
and nursing. These practitioners have developed Ethics statement
and firmly implemented competencies, knowledge,
defined occupational roles, and professional practices Not applicable as this study involves theoretical work and
to serve more generic or generalized segments of commentary.
the population’s needs. Some of these professions
have (recently) developed subspecialties in an effort Availability of supporting data
to incorporate aging specific concepts and, to some No data from secondary sources were utilized for the
degree, gerontological knowledge and competencies writing of this paper.
(e.g., social work and nursing).
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