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Extending The Boundaries Of Care For Older People, UK

Main Category: Psychology / Psychiatry
Also Included In: Seniors / Aging
Article Date: 04 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT

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'Extending the boundaries' - The Annual Conference for Psychology Specialists Working with Older People (PSIGE), part of The British Psychological Society, was held at the University of York from Wednesday 2 July until Friday 4 July 2008.

The themes for the conference included diversity, the positive aspects of ageing and the politics of ageing and discrimination. Papers on both clinical and academic aspects will be presented by members and other invited speakers. The conference will also include a number of skills based workshops aimed at a multidisciplinary audience.

Topics covered in the papers presented at the conference included:

- Computer games help people with dementia
- Problems and barriers faced by older Asian women getting access to mental health treatment
- An award winning project that removed barriers to treatment for Asian people in Bradford.
- New standards for dementia care

The full programme, along with other information about the conference, is available on the Society's website http://www.bps.org.uk

British Psychological Society




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