Psychotherapeutic interventions with the elderly (IPI)

Recommended Prerequisites

Disciplines of the area of psicogerontologia

Teaching Methods

Expositive, experiential and active

Learning Outcomes

Intervention in advanced age, due to the confluence of several factors, needs to be a complex and eclectic approach. In this discipline, these factors are analyzed in order to enable the student to understand the different intervention modalities.

 

The student is encoureged to:

To acquire basic knowledge about the topics that most frequently arise in the therapeutic intervention with the elderly, as well as the predominant mental disorders and possibilities of intervention.

Understand historical connections and theoretical and social influences that shape current thinking and research in the area.

Know how to apply the main theoretical orientations to case studies and clinical experiences.

Develop basic attitudes and skills to establish a helping relationship.

Acquire the capacity to develop programs of intervention in old age in the main areas of performance of the psychologist.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Therapeutic intervention with the elderly: overview

2. Scope and contexts of intervention with the elderly

3. Major mental disorders in advanced adulthood.

4. The life cycle model

5. Programs and plans of intervention with elderly people / projects of psicogerontologia - development and evaluation.

6. Psychological practice with the elderly:

6.1.1. CALTAP: Contextual Adult Lifespan Theory for Adapting Psychotherapy

- Influences of the cohort

- Influences of culture

- Context Influences

- Influences of maturation

- Specific challenges related to age

6.1.2. The APA guidelines (2004): attitudes, generic knowledge about adult development, aging and old age, evaluation, intervention, consultation and other support services and continuing education related to practice with older adults.

7. Pikes Peak model (Knight et al, 2009): attitude, knowledge, and skills for practice in the field of psycho-surveying and the core aspects recommended in training to develop these skills

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Project: 100.0%

Bibliography

Laidlaw, K. & Knight, B. (Eds.) (2008). Handbook of emotional disorders in later life: Assessment and treatment. New York: Oxford University Press.

Lima, M.P., & Silvério, L. (2015a). Programa manualizado de prestação de apoio psicológico ao domicílio: Homecounseling intervention therapy (Manuscrito não publicado). FPCEUC:Coimbra

Zarit, S. H. & Zarit, J.M. (2011). Mental disorders in older adults: Fundamentals of assessment and treatment (2nd ed.). New York: Sage.

Whitbourne, S.K. (Ed.) (2000). Psychopathology in later life. New York: Wiley.

Sorocco, K.H. & Lauderdale, S. (Eds.) (2011). Cognitive behavior therapy with older adults: Innovations across care settings. New York: Springer.

Qualls, S.H. & Knight, B. G. (Eds.) (2006). Psychotherapy for depression in older adults. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Miller, M.D. (2009). Clinician's guide to interpersonal psychotherapy in late life: Helping cognitively impaired or depressed elders and their caregivers. New York: Oxford University Press.