title: [Qualification offers in geropsychology. A baseline study].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The increased need for professional expertise in the domain of aging is accompanied by a lack of academic experts in geropsychology.
  
  
  METHODS
  In order to analyze whether German universities, universities of applied science, and psychotherapy training institutions produce a sufficient number of graduates, two studies were conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A complete survey of all courses and modules (study 1) identified only 4 master courses (9.3 %) and no bachelor courses with a substantial focus on geropsychology. All gerontology courses hold a substantial focus on geropsychology; however, only 6 courses are available (5 master, 1 bachelor). In an online survey (study 2) 55 % of the N = 103 psychotherapy training institutions (58 % response rate) stated that they offer geropsychology classes, though only to an average extent of M = 12.7 lessons (≙ 2 % of the required theory lessons).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is urgent need to expand the number of graduates with academic education and clinical training in geropsychology and -psychotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Psychologische Alternsforschung, Psychologisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Bergheimer Str. 20, 69115, Heidelberg, Deutschland, kessler@nar.uni-heidelberg.de.
authors.forename: E-M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agines
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mühlig
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004500:Education, Graduate; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education*; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000193:education*