The goal of the Priming the Geropsychology Pipeline Project is to develop and maintain the workforce to serve older adults by encouraging career development at all levels of education and training from high school through professional continuing education.
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Description of Professional Geropsychology
Professional geropsychology is a specialty in professional psychology concerned with helping older persons and their families maintain well-being, overcome problems, and achieve maximum potential during later life. -
Geropsychology—It’s Your Future
Career opportunities for students interested in psychology and aging are expanding with exciting opportunities in research and practice, however there are not enough psychologists to keep pace with the increasing demand. -
Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Older Adults
These guidelines were created to assist psychologists in evaluating their own readiness for working with older adults, and in seeking and using appropriate education and training to increase their knowledge, skills and experience relevant to this area of practice. -
Multicultural Competency in Geropsychology: A Report of the APA Committee on Aging and its Working Group on Multicultural Competency in Geropsychology
This report explores key issues regarding the infusion of multicultural competence throughout geropsychology and informs psychologists of existing resources to improve their own multicultural competence in working with older adults. -
Online Continuing Education (CE) Programs for Aging
Browse the CE courses that have been created to address older adult issues.