The First Session With Seniors

The First Session with Seniors is an essential resource for clinicians who work with the growing population of senior citizens. Filled with illustrative real-life case examples, the book offers practical clinical guidelines for diagnosing, obtaining background information, uncovering hidden issues, and collaborating on goals-all within the first (and often only) fifty-minute session. Author Forrest Scogin, an expert in geropsychology, addresses the myriad and complex issues common to older clients including chronic depAndency, medically-related substance abuse, and the problems of loss and grief.

FORREST SCOGIN Maintaining a private practice focusing on the treatment of older adults, Forrest Scogin is professor of psychology and director of graduate studies in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.