Teaching about ageing: The new challenge for australian clinical psychology

The paper reviews the issues relevant to the training of Australian clinical psychologists to work with older adults. On the basis of the review, current levels of teaching in clinical masters programs are judged to be inadequate. Possible reasons for this state of affairs are canvassed and suggestions made to address the deficiency. A major recommendation is that courses on older adults should be considered a core area of study for the future: teaching about ageing is the new challenge for Australian clinical psychology.