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  • Geropsychology
  • Psychology Workforce Development
  • Social Cognitive Career Theory

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  • A significant shortage exists in the geriatric mental health workforce.
  • Understanding perceptions of geropsychology careers is crucial for recruitment and retention.
  • Social Cognitive Career Theory provides a framework for examining career development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate attitudes and perceptions of geropsychology career paths.
  • To identify factors influencing career choices within geropsychology.
  • To explore potential strategies for alleviating the geriatric workforce shortage.

Main Methods:

  • An online survey was developed and distributed to geropsychologists.
  • Participants included 107 predoctoral and professional geropsychologists.
  • Data analysis examined career perceptions based on demographics and career stage.

Main Results:

  • Attractive and unattractive aspects of academic, Veterans Affairs (VA) clinical, and non-VA clinical careers were identified.
  • The feasibility of transitioning between academic and clinical geropsychology roles was assessed.
  • Gender and career stage (predoctoral vs. professional) significantly impacted career perceptions.

Conclusions:

  • The study offers insights into ameliorating the geropsychology workforce shortage.
  • Findings can inform strategies for both clinical and academic geropsychology recruitment and retention.
  • Understanding career perceptions is key to addressing workforce deficits in geropsychology.