Molinari Victor, Chiriboga David A, Schonfeld Lawrence, Haley William E, Schinka John A, Hyer Kathy, Dupree Larry W
Department of Aging and Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2005;25(4):63-82. doi: 10.1300/J021v25n04_05.
There is a growing need for geropsychologists who are specialists in practice, research, education, and advocacy for older adults. The combined USF/Tampa VA geropsychology fellowship program focuses on the training of three post-doctoral Fellows each year in public sector service delivery across diverse long term care (LTC) and primary care settings. Addressing the bio-psycho-social needs of frail, poor, and minority older adults within an interdisciplinary framework exposes geropsychology Fellows to the complex nature of mental health problems of older adults and the need for collaborative efforts across professional lines. The program builds on prior geropsychology training at the graduate and internship levels by providing an integrated framework to achieve clinical, didactic, program evaluation, and advocacy goals: (1) delivery of state-of-the-art evidence-based psychological services to disadvantaged older adults in geriatric public sector primary care sites; (2) mastery of the knowledge base on diversity and interdisciplinary teamwork as they relate to providing services to older adults, including those residing in rural areas; (3) gaining competence in the evaluation of services to disadvantaged older adults; and (4) experience in public health advocacy for improvement of the LTC system.
对于老年心理学家的需求日益增长，他们是在实践、研究、教育以及为老年人维权方面的专家。南佛罗里达大学/坦帕退伍军人事务部联合老年心理学奖学金项目专注于每年培训三名博士后研究员，使其在不同的长期护理（LTC）和初级保健环境中提供公共部门服务。在跨学科框架内满足体弱、贫困和少数族裔老年人的生物心理社会需求，使老年心理学研究员了解老年人心理健康问题的复杂性以及跨专业协作的必要性。该项目以研究生和实习阶段先前的老年心理学培训为基础，通过提供一个综合框架来实现临床、教学、项目评估和维权目标：（1）在老年公共部门初级保健场所为弱势老年人提供最先进的循证心理服务；（2）掌握与为老年人（包括农村地区的老年人）提供服务相关的多样性和跨学科团队合作的知识基础；（3）获得评估为弱势老年人提供服务的能力；（4）积累在公共卫生宣传方面的经验，以改善长期护理系统。
