DEVELOPING THE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NATIONAL WEBINAR ON GERIATRIC EDUCATION

摘要

To educate generalists for work with older adults, geriatric specialists will increasingly be used as educators and consultants. Recent work found many Geropsychologists felt well trained as clinicians and researchers, but they did not feel as prepared to educate; further few choose primarily educational careers. To address these issues, Geropsychologists from the VA and University partnered to develop a national webinar entitled “Advancing your Confidence as an Educator in geriatrics and gerontology” 9/2017 to 5/2018. Monthly session attendance ranged between 40–70 individuals. On average, 69% of attendees were psychologists, 13% were nurses, and 13% were social workers; 74% of attendees reported specialty training in aging, 14% reported some training in aging, and 12% reported no training in aging. 45% were faculty/staff in hospital settings, 28% were faculty/staff in academic settings, and 23% were students/trainees. In our presentation we will describe the development and implementation of the webinar in further detail.