Webinar Addresses Psychotherapy for Older Adults, Emphasizing Age-Specific Considerations
A free, fifty-minute webinar titled 'The Process of Working with Older Adults in Psychotherapy' is providing education for psychotherapists and other mental health professionals. The webinar, created by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), focuses on crucial factors to consider when providing psychotherapy to older adults. These factors include 'elderspeak,' attitudes about aging and age bias, social and historical context, cohort effects, and cognitive slowing. The goal is to ensure that mental health professionals are equipped to deliver high-quality care tailored to the unique needs of older adult clients. This resource is part of a collection of recommended materials and was supported by funding from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.
