Psychological Assessment and Treatment of Older Adults
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Learn about the key issues when assessing and treating older adults with mental health problems: Expert guidance through the key topics Highlights the best assessment and treatment practices Addresses diversity, ethical, and health system issues Full of real-life case examples Resources in the appendix to test your knowledge Mental health practitioners are encountering an ever-growing number of older adults and so an up-to-date and comprehensive text addressing the special considerations that arise in the psychological assessment and treatment of this population is vital. This accessible handbook does just that by introducing the key topics that psychologists and other health professionals face when working with older adults. Each area is introduced and then the special considerations for older adults are explored, including specific ethical and healthcare system issues. The use of case examples brings the topics further to life. An important feature of the book is the interweaving of diversity issues (culture, race, sexuality, etc.) within the text to lend an inclusive, contemporary insight into these important practice components. The Pikes Peak Geropsychology Knowledge and Skill Assessment Tool is included in an appendix so readers can test their knowledge, which will be helpful for those aiming for board certification in geropsychology (ABGERO). This an ideal text for clinical psychologists transitioning to work with older clients, for those wanting to improve their knowledge for their regular practice, and for trainees or young clinicians just starting out.
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Dimensions: 177 x 254mm
Publication Date: 06 Jul 2021
Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing
Publication City/Country: Canada
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780889375710
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Dr. Nancy A. Pachana is a clinical geropsychologist and professor at The University of Queensland Australia. She has an international reputation in geriatric mental health particularly late-life anxiety and driving in later life and was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia in 2014. She has a passion for expanding research teaching international collaboration and early career scientist-practitioner support on mental health issues in later life. Dr. Victor Molinari is a clinical geropsychologist and professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa Florida USA. He is Past President of the American Board of Geropsychology (ABGERO). His research interests include professional competencies in geropsychology serious mental illness in older adults caregiving training for those with dementia mental health in older adults reminiscence interventions and personality disorder in older adults. Dr. Larry Thompson is a clinical geropsychologist and Professor Emeritus at Stanford University School of Medicine. He is also a founding fellow of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland Australia. He has served on the council of the FDA and research review panels for the National Institutes of Health. His research and teaching focus on development of cognitive-behavior therapy interventions for treatment of late-life depression and related disorders. Dr. Dolores Gallagher-Thompson is a clinical geropsychologist and Professor Emerita at Stanford University School of Medicine. She is a partner in the Family Caregiving Institute of Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing a co-founder of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy and co-initiator of a Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Alzheimer's Association and is an Honorary Professor at The University of Queensland. Her research and clinical practice focus on diversity depression and caregivers' mental health.