Aging and Development

描述（由申请人提供）：此竞争性续期申请将允许继续目前的培训计划，该计划始于1957年，在圣路易斯华盛顿大学心理学系。该计划的目的是培养老年心理学的博士前和博士后水平的心理学家。13名教师为老年认知临床和神经心理学方面的专业化提供了机会。申请培养博士预科生5名、博士后3名。预计博士预科生将以学士学位进入；通常，博士后实习生将在完成博士学位后立即开始工作。具有学士学位的博士预科生一般在5 - 6年内完成课程；博士后一般停留3年。培训计划的重点是为从事与老年人健康有关的衰老心理学研究工作做准备。随着对老年人健康的日益重视，有关老龄化的研究和教学在全国范围内扩大，训练有素的教师和研究人员的短缺也在增加。拟议的计划将使我们能够继续努力满足这些需求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This competitive renewal application will allow continuation of the present training program, which began in 1957, in the Psychology Department at Washington University in St. Louis. The purpose of the program is to train psychologists at the pre- and postdoctoral levels in the psychology in aging. Thirteen faculty provide opportunities for specialization in the cognitive clinical, and neuropsychological aspects of aging. Funds are requested for 5 predoctoral trainees and 3 postdoctoral trainees. It is expected that the predoctoral trainees will enter with a bachelor's degree; usually the postdoctoral trainees will begin immediately following completion of their doctoral degree. Predoctoral trainees who enter with a bachelor's degree generally complete the program in 5 to 6 years; postdoctoral trainees usually stay 3 years. The emphasis of the training program is on preparation for careers in research on the psychology of aging as related to the health of older adults. As research and teaching about aging has expanded nationwide in response to the growing emphasis on the health of older people, the shortage of trained faculty and researchers has increased. The proposed program will allow continuation of our efforts to meet these needs.