培养退伍军人健康管理局的心理学家以满足老年退伍军人的复杂需求。
Preparing Veterans Health Administration Psychologists to Meet the Complex Needs of Aging Veterans.
作者信息
Gould Christine E, Rodriguez Rachel L, Gregg Jeffrey J, Page Kyle, Melendez Luis, Douglas Joseph R, Lewis Johnny, Kramer B Josea
机构信息
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, California.
Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Services, Palo Alto, California.
出版信息
Fed Pract. 2024 Apr;41(Suppl 1):S10-S15. doi: 10.12788/fp.0466. Epub 2024 Apr 15.
BACKGROUND
There are significant workforce shortages for geriatric mental health care. The imbalance is particularly pronounced in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) due to the large number of aging veterans receiving care. Workforce-based educational programs are needed to train existing clinicians to meet the mental health needs of aging veterans.
OBSERVATIONS
This article describes an expansion of the Geriatric Scholars Program to train VHA psychologists to care for aging veterans. The multicomponent program includes an introductory course and opportunities to apply geriatric knowledge and skills through quality improvement initiatives. The Geriatric Scholars Program-Psychology Track evolved to incorporate ongoing specialized elective learning opportunities for scholars. A webinar series extends the educational programs to reach the entire VHA workforce.
CONCLUSIONS
The Geriatric Scholars Program-Psychology Track represents a longitudinal educational approach to training VHA psychologists in clinical geropsychology. Other community-based organizations can use this model to construct and implement similar programs.
背景
老年心理健康护理存在严重的劳动力短缺问题。由于大量老龄退伍军人接受护理，这种不平衡在退伍军人健康管理局（VHA）尤为明显。需要开展基于劳动力的教育项目，以培训现有临床医生，满足老龄退伍军人的心理健康需求。
观察结果
本文描述了老年学者项目的扩展，以培训VHA心理学家照顾老龄退伍军人。这个多组成部分的项目包括一门入门课程，以及通过质量改进计划应用老年医学知识和技能的机会。老年学者项目——心理学方向不断发展，为学者纳入了持续的专业选修学习机会。一个网络研讨会系列将教育项目扩展到整个VHA劳动力群体。
结论
老年学者项目——心理学方向代表了一种针对VHA心理学家进行临床老年心理学培训的纵向教育方法。其他社区组织可以使用这种模式来构建和实施类似项目。
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