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Background and format: Working with Older People aims to have a strong practical focus and is designed to encourage innovative service development in implementing the later life agenda. The journal considers the fact that people are living longer and the opportunities that this presents for seniors, their families, communities and the economy. The journal features articles from national and local experts, highlighting best practice and current policy initiatives. It includes practical examples of how services are making social inclusion and choice and control a reality for older people, with the aim of helping people meet the challenges of working with an increasing number of senior citizens at a time of demographic change. It also aims to provide a forum for those involved in the field - service providers and service users - to share experiences and ideas, showcase new approaches, explore difficulties and dilemmas, and suggest solutions, with the overall goal of enabling senior citizens to enjoy a full and active life and to experience good health and well-being. Current key themes include: Dementia, Intergenerational practice and age-friendly communities Use of creative therapies and activities (e.g. music, dance, drama, art) Delivering services in times of austerity Learning from international experience   Audience and readership: Working with Older People is targeted at anyone who works directly with older people or is involved in older people services, including practitioners, researchers, policy-makers, universities and colleges, commissioners, managers, health boards, mental health services, education services, local authorities, NHS and primary care trusts, the voluntary and community sectors, service users, carers and students. Frequency: Quarterly. Circulation: The Publisher does not disclose the circulation. Contributors: Instructions for authors can be viewed here Online submission may be found here Each paper is reviewed by the editor and if judged suitable is then sent to at least one independent referee for double blind peer review. Other information: - The journal was previously published by Pier Professional but is now published by Emerald Publishing Ltd. - The journal feature academic research and/or practice based papers. It does not feature news. The journal is not a magazine. The editorial team do not want to be contacted with any product or press launch invitations or information. Alerts: Gorkana Alert: Thursday 2 June 2011 Pier Professional journals will now be published by Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. The journals include Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, Drugs and Alcohol Today, Journal of Integrated Care, Mental Health Review Journal, Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Social Care & Neurodisability, The Journal of Public Mental Health and Working with Older People. All journals will relocate to Emerald Group Publishing Ltd’s head office and the new address will be Howard Ho