Open AccessPsychologists in Long-Term Care (PLTC) Guidelines for Psychological and Behavioral Health Services in Long-Term Care Settings.
Author(s) -
Victor Molinari,
Barry A. Edelstein,
Robert S. Gibson,
Lisa Lind,
Margaret Norris,
K Carney,
Shane S. Bush,
Andrew Heck,
Jennifer Moye,
Barry Gordon,
Kimberly E. Hiroto
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
professional psychology, research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.637
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1939-1323
pISSN - 0735-7028
DOI - 10.1037/pro0000298
Subject(s) - long term care , referral , psychology , service (business) , work (physics) , knowledge base , term (time) , medical education , task (project management) , diversity (politics) , nursing , medicine , business , computer science , political science , management , mechanical engineering , physics , marketing , quantum mechanics , world wide web , economics , law , engineering
To address concerns about limited training of psychologists working in long-term care (LTC) facilities, the Psychologists in Long-Term Care (PLTC) organization published Standards for Psychological Services in Long-Term Care Facilities (Lichtenberg et al., 1998). The expanding evidence base for knowledge and skills, the increasing diversity of LTC residents, and the complexity of presenting problems have compounded the guidance psychologists need when providing services in this setting. In this article, the PLTC Guidelines Revision Task Force presents PLTC guidelines based on the original prescriptive PLTC Standards. The content of the PLTC Standards was updated and the format changed from prescriptive standards to aspirational guidelines. We begin with general guidelines regarding knowledge and skills in LTC (education and training. understanding of LTC systems. end-of-life care), followed by specific guidelines covering the basic psychological service activities in LTC (referral, assessment, treatment, ethical issues, and advocacy). The PLTC Guidelines are designed to provide direction for psychologists who work, or plan to work, in LTC and to guide continuing education pursuits.