The Impact of Aging on Clinical Practice: A Developmental Challenge

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作者：
Marcia Spira
Barbara Berger
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[1] Loyola University Chicago,School of Social Work
[2] Institute for Clinical Social Work,undefined
来源：
Clinical Social Work Journal | 2016年 / 44卷
关键词：
Aging; Impact of age; Clinical practice; Therapeutic process; Development; Separation-individuation;
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The biological, psychological, and social developments that naturally occur as we age have repercussions in our work as therapists. Indeed, aging presents a developmental challenge to both clinicians and patients. Shifts in professional and personal identity as well as perception of practice are common for therapists. This is especially true for therapists who have experienced long careers over 30 or 40 years and have had the benefit of reflecting on these changes. We experience our therapeutic relationships in new and meaningful ways that create profound lessons about our patients and ourselves. Our focus in the paper is limited to older clinicians in the center of the advanced aging process, roughly 60–75 years of age, which includes those in transition from middle to older adulthood.
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