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The field of behavioral gerontology is well-established and has produced a body of research and clinical literature. The following chapter introduces behavioral gerontology by outlining its history within behavioral analysis. It then describes the field’s current status within behavior analysis and points to training benchmarks that were developed specifically for behavioral health assessments and interventions with adults 65 years and older. Considering training benchmarks and best practices, the goal of this chapter is to align the renewed interest in behavioral gerontology with developments that span well over half a century and to provide a roadmap to entering a mature field.
This manuscript was supported in part by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund (EMU Geropsychology Training: Advancing Late-Life Neurobehavioral Health).
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Drossel, C., Bruzek, J., VanPutten, R. (2021). Behavioral Gerontology. In: Maragakis, A., Drossel, C., Waltz, T.J. (eds) Applications of Behavior Analysis in Healthcare and Beyond. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57969-2_13
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