准备退伍军人健康管理心理学家,以满足老龄化退伍军人的复杂需求
Christine E Gould1,2, Rachel L Rodriguez3, Jeffrey J Gregg3,4
1VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, California.
概括
为了解决老年精神卫生工作人员短缺问题,老年学者计划培训退伍军人卫生管理局 (VHA) 心理学家. 该计划通过专门的教育和质量改进计划,加强对老年退伍军人的照顾.
科学领域:
- 老年人的心理健康.
- 医疗卫生工作人员发展发展
- 心理学培训培训 心理学培训
背景情况:
- 在老年精神卫生保健方面存在严重的短缺.
- 退伍军人健康管理局 (VHA) 由于退伍军人人口的老龄化,面临着明显的不平衡.
- 迫切需要教育计划来培训临床医生,以满足老年退伍军人的心理健康需求.
研究的目的:
- 描述老年学术计划的扩展,以培训VHA心理学家.
- 解决VHA内部老龄化退伍军人的心理健康需求.
- 为其他组织提供一个模型,以开发类似的培训计划.
主要方法:
- 扩大老年学者的计划与心理学轨道.
- 多元组件计划,包括入门课程和质量改进计划.
- 纳入专门的选修学习和网络研讨会系列,以扩大范围.
主要成果:
- 该计划在临床老年心理学中培训VHA心理学家.
- 教育部分包括基础课程和实际应用.
- 一系列网络研讨会将培训扩展到整个VHA工作人员.
结论:
- 老年学者的计划-心理学轨道提供了一个纵向的教育模式.
- 这种方法有效地训练VHA心理学家在老年心理学.
- 该计划模式适用于基于社区的组织.
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