| Title | What Practitioners Shoud Know About Working with Older Adults |
| Settings | Residence for Older People |
| MHP Steps | Preparation |
| URL | http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/practitioners/homepage.html |
| Country of Origin | United States |
| Languages | English |
| Tool Description | This publication is designed to give psychologists and other health care providers important information to help guide their work with older adults. |
| Application in the Field | General use in one country |
| Tool mainly used in | United States |
| Stage of Development | Well established |
| Evaluation and Research | Descriptor not applicable |
| Beneficiary Involvement in Design | Descriptor not applicable |
| Evaluation | No |
| Available Formats | Soft Copy | Online |
| Free | Yes |
| Restrictions on Use | No |
| Tool Focus | Individual |
| Tool Type | Information Campaign/Awareness Raising |
| Download(s) |
| Organisation Name | American Psychological Association (Office on Aging) |
| Telephone | 202 - 336-6135 |
| Address | 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 |
| Country | United States |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | b122 | Global Psychosocial Functioning |
| Selected | b152 | Emotional Functioning |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | d240 | Handling Stress and Other Psychological Demands |
| Selected | d310, d315, d325, d330, d335, | Effective Communicating |
| Selected | d710, d720, | Basic and Complex Interpersonal Interactions |
| Selected | d730, d740, d750, d770 | Relationships - Strangers, Formal, Informal Social, Intimate |
| Selected | d760 | Family Relationships |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | e310, e315, e320, e325, e330, e340, e355, e360 | Physical and Emotional Support |
| Selected | e410, e415, e420, e425, e430, e440, e450,e455 | Attitudes of individuals |
| Selected | e460 | Societal Attitudes |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | FGP | General Population |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | Or23.5 | Management Leadership of MHP |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | Or24.2 | Healthcare |
| Selected | Or24.4 | Attitudes |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | Or31.1 | Whole Organisation Planning |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | Or32.2 | Health Planning |
| Code | Element | |
|---|---|---|
| Selected | En31.2 | Mental Health Services |
| Selected | En31.3 | Counselling |
| Selected | En31.4 | Psychological Assessment |
| Code | Element |
|---|