GERONTOLOGICAL TRAINING IN APA ACCREDITED CLINICAL AND COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAMS

Autor:	Rosellen M. Rosich, Mark E. Johnson
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Higher education business.industry Adult development education Population Certificate Education Counseling psychology Nursing Coursework Medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology business Accreditation
Zdroj:	Educational Gerontology. 23:29-35
ISSN:	1521-0472 0360-1277
DOI:	10.1080/0360127970230103
Popis:	Clinical and counseling psychology doctoral programs accredited by the American Psychological Association were surveyed to assess their coverage of gerontological issues. Responses from 103 programs (50.2% return rate) revealed that all departments offered some curricular coverage of these issues and that 64% of the departments offered specific coursework in aging or adult development. Other opportunities for students included work at gerontology centers, certificate programs, and departmental faculty with specializations in gerontology. On the other hand, aging specializations, postdoctoral and re‐specialization opportunities were extremely limited, and a relatively low number of students had obtained clinical or research experience with this population. The responding programs reported a perceived low level of need to incorporate additional training in gerontological issues and also reported a low level of current incorporation of such training. Although progress has been made in attending to gerontolog...
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