Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2022 Oct-Dec;43(4):551-563. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2021.1925891. Epub 2021 May 27.
To address workforce issues in professional geropsychology, clinical training sites must offer opportunities to build skills for working with older adults and aging families. Neuropalliative care (NPC) may offer a valuable learning environment for geropsychology trainees to develop professional competencies, while positively contributing to patient care. This article describes a novel clinical rotation for an advanced geropsychology trainee in an interdisciplinary specialty NPC clinic. A co-assessment model emerged as a useful strategy for integrating the trainee into the established NPC team. Two case examples illustrate the co-assessment's ability to enhance: collaboration within the clinic; psychological care for patients and care partners; and opportunities for the trainee to build competencies related to assessment, intervention, teams, and consultation. This paper concludes with a discussion of the benefits of NPC as a clinical training rotation for geropsychology trainees, as well as practical considerations for implementation in other clinics.
为了解决专业老年心理学领域的劳动力问题，临床培训基地必须提供机会来培养与老年人和老年家庭打交道的技能。神经姑息治疗（NPC）可能为老年心理学受训者提供一个有价值的学习环境，以发展专业能力，同时为患者护理做出积极贡献。本文描述了在跨学科专业 NPC 诊所中为高级老年心理学受训者提供的新型临床轮转。共同评估模型作为将受训者融入既定 NPC 团队的有用策略而出现。两个案例示例说明了共同评估增强以下方面的能力：诊所内的协作；患者和护理伙伴的心理护理；以及受训者建立与评估、干预、团队和咨询相关的能力的机会。本文最后讨论了 NPC 作为老年心理学受训者临床培训轮转的益处，以及在其他诊所实施的实际考虑因素。
