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Levy, Becca R.; Slade, Martin D.; May, Jeanine; Caracciolo, Eugene A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2006
We considered whether positive and stable self-stereotypes of stigmatized group members can influence functioning (in contrast, stereotype threat theory suggests these influential self-stereotypes are limited to ones that are negative and situational). Specifically, we examined older individuals' positive age stereotypes after a life-threatening…
Descriptors: Stereotypes, Older Adults, Heart Disorders, Aging (Individuals)
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Stickle, Fred; Onedera, Jill D. – Educational Gerontology, 2006
Mental health needs of older persons are projected to grow significantly over the course of the next years. Consequently, the need for training counselors to work with the aging population is presented. Addressed are 4 curriculum models, as well as areas of training related to geriatric counseling, that can be incorporated into counselor training…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Counselor Training, Mental Health, Health Needs
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Roberts, Ellen; Richeson, Nancy A.; Thornhill, Joshua T., IV; Corwin, Sara J.; Eleazer, G. Paul – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2006
This paper describes development, implementation, and evaluation strategies of a longitudinal geriatric curriculum, the Senior Mentor Program (SMP). The rationale for exposing undergraduate medical students to healthy, community-dwelling older adults is to use the relationship and activities as vehicles for improving knowledge of aging and…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Medical Students, Mentors, Student Attitudes
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Parham, Iris A.; Wood, Joan – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 1985
This document includes a successful model for implementing educational teleconferencing, the Geriatric Live Interactive Teleconferencing program at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). As a vehicle for continuing professional education, teleconferencing can transmit the latest information to large numbers of health professionals in a variety of…
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education, Models
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Cluff, Pamela; Campbell, William H. – Gerontologist, 1975
The view is presented that the kinds of dependent behavior elicited in an institutional setting can be avoided by modifying architectural concepts. Among the findings, which may influence institutional architecture, services, and programs, it was ascertained that the configuration of residence corridors is critical. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Architecture, Design Requirements, Geriatrics
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Health Professions. – 1988
This directory contains information on the nature and availability of curriculum guidelines for education and training programs in geriatrics and gerontology. The curriculum guidelines or model curricula were prepared by professional associations or with federal support, most notably through the Administration on Aging or the Health Resources and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Federal Programs, Geriatrics, Gerontology
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Gerber, Irwin; And Others – Journal of Gerontology, 1975
Widows and widowers, grouped by whether their spouse died of short-term or chronic illness, were compared on three criteria of medical adjustment. (Author/EJT)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Death, Geriatrics, Older Adults
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Carp, Frances M.; Nydegger, Corinne – Gerontologist, 1975
Reports to members of other Sections of the Gerontological Society recent developments in Psychology and Social Sciences Section (P & SS) which might be of interest to them. Three areas mentioned include sex and aging comparative studies on aging, and adult education. Presented in the Vice-Presidential Symposium at the annual meeting of…
Descriptors: Age, Citizen Role, Geriatrics, Individual Development
Glenn, Norval D. – Public Opin Quart, 1969
Descriptors: Attention, Educational Background, Geriatrics, Older Adults
Labanowich, Stanley; And Others – 1978
This handbook is designed for use by personnel delivering recreation services to the homebound elderly. It helps the staff members discover more about recreational activities suitable to a specific client's needs, selection of activities, and the methods of introducing activities to the homebound. Assessment techniques aid the worker in learning…
Descriptors: Agencies, Disabilities, Educational Gerontology, Geriatrics
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1973
Two days of hearings on training needs in gerontology were opened by Senator Lawton Chiles. Statements were made by Senators Frank Church, Harrison A. Williams, Jr., Jennings Randolph, and Edward Kennedy. Witnesses for the first day were J. E. Wilson, III, with George Ebra and Maeve H. Foster; Walter M. Beattie; Percil Stanford; Clavin Fields with…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Government, Financial Support, Geriatrics
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1973
At the second day of hearings on training needs in gerontology the witnesses were Stephen Kurzman accompanied by Arthur S. Flemming, John Lapp, Gerald D. LaVeck; George Maddox; Elias Cohen; Wilma Donahue; Brin Hawkins with Lettie Graves and Yolanda Owens; and John B. Martin. (MS)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Government, Financial Support, Geriatrics
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Hulicka, Irene M.; Morganti, John B. – Educational Gerontology, 1976
Gerontological education is expanding for academic and practical reasons. One urban college offers a concentration in the psychology of aging within the psychology major. The philosophy, sequence of courses, required and/or recommended supportive courses, practical and field experiences, academic advisement procedures, and other features of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Developmental Psychology, Educational Innovation, Evaluation
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Hilbert, Nancy M.; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1976
Subjects (N=43) aged 50 and more were tested on a Sternberg recognition-memory task to explore the relative effects of depression and altered brain function on short-term memory in later life. Many performance differnces were best accounted for by the additive effects of depression and educational background, rather than by either variable…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Depression (Psychology), Developmental Psychology, Experiments
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Waters, Elinor; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1976
Psychological services are largely unavailable for older people who want help in coping with their interpersonal problems. The Continuum Center of Oakland University selects, trains, and supervises older men and women, who serve as paraprofessional group leaders in a self-exploration program offered in a variety of community centers. Paper…
Descriptors: Counseling, Geriatrics, Group Counseling, Guidance
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