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Published on: September 20, 2020
Working with older adults impacts training preferences of counselors
Nicholas E Schmidt1, R Rocco Cottone2, Ann M Steffen3
1US Department of Veterans Affairs, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Abstract:
Clinicians specializing in working with older adults make up a very small portion of providers, and the majority of the service provision falls on general practitioners. Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) have heavily focused on Multicultural Competency in training and practice, but the profession has not specified standards of competence for work with older adults. Efforts to increase competency for generalists providing care for older adults are needed. A random sampling of LPCs was surveyed regarding demographic variables, work characteristics, perceived competence for working with older adults, and interest in aging-specific continuing education (CE). About half of the sample reported engaging in practice with older adults over the previous year. Counselors who reported practicing with older adults over the last year were more interested in aging-specific CE and reported higher perceived competence for working with older adults.
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