This article reviews topics related to attitudes toward older adults and aging, one of the
foundational knowledge areas in the Pikes Peak competency domains for training in …

In the coming years, clinical psychologists will provide services to increasing numbers of
older adults, owing in part to the greater percentage of older adults in the United States. The …

Past and present efforts of the American Psychological Association related to aging issues
are described. Initiatives to integrate aging information into the psychology curriculum at all …

This volume describes the foundational and functional competencies underlying"
geropsychology," the area in professional psychology that focuses on the psychological and …

It is difficult to document the beginning of the field of clinical geropsychology. We think it's fair
to say that the origins were in the work of individual clinical psychologists like Robert …

Most psychologists who provide services to older adults have not received professional
training and education in geropsychology. To meet the mental health needs of the growing …

Abstract" The Adult Years: Continuity and Change"—The baby-boom generation is now
entering middle age and is only two decades away from the retirement years. The fastest …

The 5th edition of this Handbook is 1 volume in a 3-part series dealing with various aspects
of aging. The focus is geropsychology, which is the intersection of aging and psychological …

Given the increasing number of older people in the US population, how well prepared are
graduate students to deliver services to older adults? Do graduate students want to see …

A reader-friendly overview of geropsychology based on a wealth of evidence-based
research Written by a renowned scholar and practitioner of gerontology and aging, this is a …