Main description:

This volume describes the foundational and functional competencies underlying "geropsychology," the area in professional psychology that focuses on the psychological and behavioral aspects of aging. Because of the demand for competent psychological services growing within the United States as a function of the aging of the population, the Commission for the Recognition of Specialties and Proficiencies in Professional Psychology recently has designated professional
geropsychology as a specialty. Based in large part on the Pikes Peaks model for training in professional geropsychology, this book includes multiple chapter authors under the expert editorship of Victor Molinari. As described in chapter 1, "the ultimate goal of geropsychology is to apply scientific
findings about psychological aging to improve the lives of older adults". Psychologists interested in working with older adults will find this volume both educational and aspirational.

Contents:

PART I KNOWLEDGE COMPETENCIES; PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION; VICTOR MOLINARI; THE FIELD OF GEROPSYCHOLOGY; SARA HONN QUALLS; CONCEPTUAL AND SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS; SUSAN KRAUSS WHITBOURNE AND LAUREN A. ZERANSKI; PART II SKILL COMPETENCIES; OLDER ADULT ASSESSMENT ISSUES AND STRATEGIES; BARRY EDELSTEIN AND LESLEY KOVEN; INTERPERSONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; GREGORY A. HINRICHSEN; APPLYING THE PIKE'S PEAK TREATMENT COMPETENCY TO THE USE OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES WITH OLDER ADULTS; FORREST SCOGIN AND ANDREW PRESNELL; INTEGRATIVE CARE MODELS; ERIN E. EMERY; PART III ATTITUDE COMPETENCIES; INDIVIDUAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONSIDERATIONS IN GEROPSYCHOLOGY; YVETTE N. TAZEA; ETHICS; MICHELE J. KAREL; TEACHING, SUPERVISION, AND THE BUSINESS OF GEROPSYCHOLOGY; TAMMI VACHA-HAASE; REFERENCES; INDEX