Aging and Development

描述(由申请人提供)：这份竞争性续签申请将允许继续目前的培训计划，该培训计划始于1957年，在圣路易斯的华盛顿大学心理学系。该计划的目的是在老龄化心理学方面培训博士后和博士后阶段的心理学家。13名教师提供了专门研究衰老的认知、临床和神经心理学方面的机会。为5名博士后实习生和3名博士后实习生申请资金。预计博士后实习生将以学士学位进入；通常博士后实习生在完成博士学位后立即开始工作。具有学士学位的博士后实习生一般在5到6年内完成课程；博士后实习生通常停留3年。培训方案的重点是为从事与老年人健康有关的衰老心理研究的职业做准备。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，训练有素的教职员工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.