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Specialty competencies in geropsychology [electronic resource] / edited by Victor Molinari.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Specialty competencies in professional psychology.
- Specialty competencies in professional psychology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Psychology.
- Older people.
- Older people--Mental health.
- Aging--Psychological aspects.
- Aging.
- Clinical psychology.
- Clinical competence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 206 p.) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- This resource describes the foundational and functional competencies underlying geropsychology, the area in professional psychology that focuses on the psychological and behavioural aspects of ageing. Based in large part on the Pikes Peaks model for training in professional geropsychology, this resource offers guidance on how to apply scientific findings about psychological ageing to improve the lives of older adults.
- Contents:
- Professional identification / Victor Molinari
- The field of geropsychology / Sara Honn Qualls
- Conceptual and scientific foundations / Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Lauren A. Zeranski
- Older adult assessment issues and strategies / Barry Edelstein and Lesley Koven
- Interpersonal psychotherapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy / Gregory A. Hinrichsen
- Applying the Pikes Peak model of treatment competency to the use of cognitive-behavioral therapies with older adults / Forrest Scogin and Andrew Presnell
- Integrative care models / Erin E. Emery
- Individual and cultural diversity considerations in geropsychology / Yvette N. Tazeau
- Ethics / Michele J. Karel
- Teaching, supervision, and the business of geropsychology / Tammi Vacha-Haase.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-023059-2
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