1. Advancing Your Confidence as an Educator (ACE) in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Webinar Organizers
Brian D. Carpenter, PhD
Department of Psychological
& Brain Sciences
Washington University
Jennifer Moye, PhD
New England GRECC
Harvard Medical School
Jessica Strong, PhD
New England GRECC
VA Boston Health Care System
With support from the Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs

2. Advancing Your Confidence as an Educator (ACE) in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Introduction to the Series
Jennifer Moye, PhD, ABPP
New England GRECC
Harvard Medical School

3. Genesis and purpose of webinar
Results of geropsychology survey
Observations of academic recruitment

4. Results of geropsychology survey
How adequate was your formal training?
Teaching < Research, t = -7.50**; < Supervision t = -2.09* < Assessment, t = -9.87**; < Intervention, t = -7.41**.
*p < .05, ** p <.001
poor
excellent

5. Observations of academic recruitment
Yesterday’s
Gero Academia
Today’s
Gero Academia?
Tomorrow’s
Great, but can
we add more?
Can we at least replace those retiring now?
Can we replace those retiring in the future?

6. Conclusion
Is a lack of preparedness for teaching roles one reason for decline in interest in academia?
Create a webinar to enhance teaching skills.
Make the webinar a clinical & academic collaboration
Given the workforce shortage, teaching is relevant for all interested in aging.

7. Making Geriatrics Relevant
Brian D. Carpenter, PhD
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
why are we and should we be interested in geriatrics” and “how can we share that excitement with others”

8. Conflicts of Interest
None

9. Objectives
Describe one factor that has contributed to the rise of workforce opportunities in gerontology and geriatrics.
Enumerate two research findings about age bias in career selection.
Explain the goals of the ACE webinar series.

11. What’s the current workforce situation?
Some of you may already be well aware of the lack of trained professionals who have expertise in geriatrics.
Here’s a recap of the current workforce situation.

12. Institute of Medicine (2012)

13. 22% 9% 1% 4% Geriatrics specialists Advanced Practice Nurses
Social Workers 1%
Physician Assistants 4%
Clinical Psychologists
Institute of Medicine (2012)

14. Geriatrics/gerontology academicians are needed
To train the next cadre of specialists in geriatrics & gerontology
To conduct research in geriatrics & gerontology
To infuse geriatrics & gerontology content throughout the curriculum

15. ?
How do we recruit a sustained pipeline of professionals interested in teaching and practice in gerontology and geriatrics?

16. Data 1
DDTs 2
Depth 3
Telepathy 4
Target

17. 1
Excite with data.

18. Percentage of the population over age 60
HelpAge International (2014)

19. Percentage of the population over age 60
Germany 32%
Italy 35%
China 28%
Japan 36%
HelpAge International (2014)

20. US population age 65+
(in millions)
Population Reference Bureau (2015)

21. Population Reference Bureau (2015).
Population Reference Bureau (2015)

22. Growing diversity in the older adult population
2014
2030
2060
Population Reference Bureau (2015)

23. 2
Go deeper.
Dive into explanations.

24. Changes in life expectancy across history
18 years
Cro-Magnon Era
30 years
European Renaissance
43 years
America in 1850
78 years
101 years
Most Developed Countries, 2300
Arrison (2013); United Nations (2015)

25. Oldest person (on reliable record)
Jeanne Louise Calment
122 years, 164 days
I think it’s important for people to understand the difference between life expectancy and life span.
Life expectancy is the average number of years people are expected to live at a given point in their life. We know that life expectancy at birth in the US is 78.2 years, and life expectancy if you make it to 65 is 83.7.
Life span, on the other hand, is the maximum number of years that scientists believe human beings can live. That number has not changed over history, and the consensus seems to be that our maximum life span right now is approximately 125.
As far as we know, no one has made it there yet, but some have come close.

26. Median fertility per family over time
World Fertility Report (2009)

27. Age & sex distribution of US immigrant and native-born population
World Fertility Report (2009)

28. 3
Read their minds.
Understand the motives.

29. Influences on career aspirations
values
social
norms
person-ality
career
aspirations
school
family
peers

30. don’t choose geriatrics
Why med students
don’t choose geriatrics
The work
prefer acute somatic conditions
with potential for cure
not so complex
The money
length of training
lower salary potential
The status
lower prestige
Lack of exposure
scarcity of role models
low visibility of classes & research programs
Meiboom et al. (2015)

31. Why geropsychologists chose their work
Their aptitude
comfort and ease talking with older adults
The rewards
intellectual stimulation
“the stories”
making a difference
Respect
for older adults, their experience, their knowledge, their contributions
Exposure
personal experience
fairly early in life/career
personal or professional
Merz et al. (2017)

32. 4
Targeted marketing.
Craft intentional invitations.

33. Appeal to basic interests

34. Highlight interprofessionalism

35. Highlight interprofessionalism
American Geriatrics Society
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Gerontological Society of America
International Association for Gerontology & Geriatrics
Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy
National Association of Social Workers
Society of Clinical Geroposychology
American Occupational Therapy Association
One of the real joys and satisfactions that I’ve experienced in this field is the variety of professional organizations in this field, filled with friendly professionals ready to mentor and collaborate in scholarship, research, and practice. This is another advantage that we can emphasize; that people will be entering a field with a ready, supportive community.

36. Appeal to service & meaning
Past
paycheck
satisfaction
boss
weaknesses
job
Future
purpose
development
coach
strengths
life
Gallup (2016). How millenials want to work and live.

37. Invite exposure
Moye et al. (2017)

38. Make it personal

39. 5
Your ideas.
(Use the chat feature on your screen to tell us.)

40. Advancing Your Confidence as Educator (ACE) in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Introduction to the Series
Jessica Strong, PhD
New England GRECC
VA Boston Health Care System

41. Upcoming Webinars in the Series
(first Thursday of every month, 1:00pm EST)
October: What Makes a “Good Teacher”?
November: Why I Want to be a Teacher: Panel Discussion by New and Early Academics
December: Nuts & Bolts: Course Preparation
January: Nuts & Bolts: Teaching Techniques
February: Nuts & Bolts: Student Evaluations
March: Why I Like Being a Teacher: Panel Discussion by Middle and Later Academics
April: Co-Teaching with Multiple Disciplines
May: Teaching in Clinical and Community Settings

42. Washington University Teaching Center
NEXT SEMINAR
Thursday, October 5
Denise Leonard, PhD
Associate Director
Washington University Teaching Center
What Makes a “Good Teacher”?
Current Pedagogical Science
Please complete the pre-series evaluation.
(Post-series evaluation will come out in May.)
And please complete the session evaluation (to get your CE credit).

43. Advancing Your Confidence as an Educator (ACE) in Gerontology & Geriatrics
Webinar Organizers
Brian D. Carpenter, PhD
Department of Psychological
& Brain Sciences
Washington University
Jennifer Moye, PhD
New England GRECC
Harvard Medical School
Jessica Strong, PhD
VA Boston Health Care System
With support from the Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs