Judah L. Ronch, PhD

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Weiner, A. and Ronch, J.L. (Eds) (2003) Culture change in long term care. Binghamton: Haworth Press.

Ronch, J.L. (2003) Leading culture change in long-term care: A map for the road ahead. In Weiner, A. and Ronch,J.L. (Eds) Culture change in Long-term care. Binghamton: Haworth Press: 65-80.

Ronch, J.L., Van Ornum, W., and Stillwell, N.C., (Eds), (1994). The counseling sourcebook: A practical guide on contemporary issues, New York, Crossroad Publishing Company.

Ronch, J., (1989). Alzheimer’s disease: A practical guide for those who help others. New York, Crossroad Continuum.

Hiatt, L., Merlino, N., Ronch, J., (Eds) (1987). Innovations in the care of the mentally impaired elderly: Conference Proceedings. Albany, New York State Department of Health.

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Ronch, J.L. et al. (2004) The Electronic Dementia Guide for        Excellence (EDGE): An Internet-based education program for care of residents with dementia in nursing homes. Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly; July/September: 230-240.

Ronch, J.L. (2004). Changing institutional culture. In C. Levine and T. Murray, (Eds.) Cultures of caregiving. The Johns Hopkins University Press: 155-170.

Ronch, J.L. and Goldfield, J. (Eds.) (2003). Mental wellness in aging: Strengths-based approaches. Baltimore, Health Professions Press.

Ronch, J.L. (2003) Changing institutional culture: Can we re-value the nursing home? In J. Ronch & J. Goldfield, (Eds.) Mental wellness in aging: Strengths-based approaches. Baltimore; Health Professions Press: 161-178.

Ronch, J.L. (2003) Caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias: Strengths-based approaches. In J. Ronch & J. Goldfield, (Eds.) Mental wellness in aging: Strengths-based approaches. Baltimore; Health Professions Press. 315-341.

Ronch, J.L. (2002). Two views of problem behavior in dementia: the social worker as champion of the “self”. Journal of Social Work in Long Term Care;1,1: 23-34.

Bradley, A. and Ronch, J. (2000) Preserving mobility in people with dementia. Provider . September.

Ronch, J.L. and Crispi, E.L. (1997). Opportunities for development via group psychotherapy in the nursing home. Group.;  21,2: 135-158.

Ronch, J.L. and Crispi, E.L. (1977). Separation and loss in Alzheimer’s disease: impact on the family. In I. Deitch and C. Howell, (Eds). Counseling the aging and their families. American Counseling Association, 105-120.

Ronch, J. L. (1996). Mourning and grief in late life Alzheimer’s dementia: revisiting the vanishing self. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. July/Aug.

Ronch, J.L. (1996). Implementing mental health programs into long term care: Economic and management perspectives. Nursing Home Economics; 3,4,5-11.

Ronch, J.L. (1996). Assessment of quality of life: Preserving the self. Outcome methodologies for pharmacological trials in mild, moderate and severe Alzheimer’s disease. International Psychogeriatrics: 8,2, 267-276.

Ronch, J.L. and Van Zanten, L., (1992). Who are these aging persons? In R. H. Hull (Ed.) Aural rehabilitation, 2^nd Ed., Singular Publishing Group.

Holmes, D., Teresi, J., Weiner, A., , C., Ronch, J., and Vickers, R., (1990). Impacts associated with special care units in long term care facilities. The Gerontologist; 30: 2.

Ronch, J. (1989). Difficult behaviors: Management, training and research considerations. In H. Altman and B. Altman (Eds.) Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases: Recent advances in research and clinical management. New York: Plenum Press; 401- 435.

Ronch, J., (1989). Drugs/Medication: Their impact upon communication and the elderly person’s response to treatment. In R.H. Hull and K.M. Griffin (Eds.) Communication Disorders in Aging, Newbury Park, CA. SAGE Publications, Ltd.

Ronch, J., (1989). Counseling the communicatively impaired elderly patient. In R.H. Hull and K.M. Griffin, (Eds) Communication Disorders in Aging, Newbury Park, CA. SAGE Publications, Ltd.

Ronch, J., (1987). Specialized Alzheimer’s units in nursing homes: pros and cons. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Care and Research, 2:4.

Ronch, J., (1985). Suspected anorexia nervosa in a 75-year old institutionalized male: issues in diagnosis and intervention. Clinical Gerontologist, 4:1, 31-38.

 Ronch, J., (1983). Prevention-The role of long-term care facilities. In G. Landsberg, (Ed.) Preventing mental health problems in the elderly: Directions and strategies. Nutley, NJ, Hoffman-LaRoche.

Ronch, J., (1982). Who are these aging persons? In R. Hull, (Ed.) Rehabilitative audiology. Grune & Stratton; 185-214

Ronch, J., (1981). Considerations in counseling elderly persons. Seminars in Speech, Language and Hearing, 2, 3; 219-226.

Ronch, J., (1981). Drugs/Medication: Their impact on communication and the elderly’s response to treatment. Seminars in Speech, Language and Hearing. 2:3; 181-188.

Maizler, J., Solomon, J., and Ronch, J., (1979). “Group therapy with nursing home residents: a survey”. Health and Social Work, 4, 1.

Ronch, J., and Solomon, J., (1978). An outreach and primary prevention unit as component of a gerontological mental health center. Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 29:11; 705.

Ronch, J., and Maizler, J., (1977). Individual psychotherapy with the institutionalized elderly. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 47,2; 275-283.

Bushke, H., and Ronch, J., (1972). Word feature encoding: synonym and antonym discrimination after generating synonyms and antonyms. Psychonomic Science: 29.

Barten, S. and Ronch, J., (1972). Continuity of visual behavior in infants. Child Development: November.

Birns, B., Barten, S., and Ronch, J., (1971). Individual differences in visual pursuit behavior of neonates. Child Development.

Ronch, J., Cooper, R., and Fishman, J., (1969). Word naming and usage scores for a sample of Yiddish-English bilinguals. The Modern Language Journal, 53, 4; 232-241.

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