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"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."

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Author:   Victor Molinari (Professor of Aging and Mental Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 22.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 15.00cm
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9780195385670

ISBN 10:   0195385675
Pages:   226
Publication Date:   13 January 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART I Knowledge Competencies One Professional Identification Victor Molinari Two The Field of Geropsychology Sara Honn Qualls Three Conceptual and Scientific Foundations Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Lauren A. Zeranski PART II Skill Competencies Four Older Adult Assessment Issues and Strategies Barry Edelstein and Lesley Koven Five Interpersonal Psychotherapy and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Gregory A. Hinrichsen Six Applying the Pike's Peak Treatment Competency to the Use of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies with Older Adults Forrest Scogin and Andrew Presnell Seven Integrative Care Models Erin E. Emery PART III Attitude Competencies Eight Individual and Cultural Diversity Considerations in Geropsychology Yvette N. Tazeau Nine Ethics Michele J. Karel Ten Teaching, Supervision, and the Business of Geropsychology Tammi Vacha-Haase References Index

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Victor Molinari is a Professor in the Department of Aging and Mental Health at the University of South Florida's Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute

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