The book describes five emerging gerontology-related fields, updates already existing job profiles including salary scales, and includes many new careers and their education requirements. New interviews are replete with advice and job search tips.

Table of Contents

• About the Author
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction
• What Is Gerontology?
• What Created the Interest in Gerontology as a Field of Study and as a Profession?
• Factors That Influence Availability of Career Positions in the Field of Aging
• What Is a Gerontologist?
• What Types of Jobs Are Available in Gerontology?
• Where Do Gerontological Specialists and Gerontologists Work?
• Credentialing of Gerontology Professionals
• Let Your Search Begin
• 2 Careers in Gerontology
• Actuary
• Adult Day Services Coordinator
• Advocate
• Alzheimer’s Association State Chapter Executive Director
• Applied Sociologist, Clinical Sociologist
• Architect
• An Interview With Andrew Lee Alden, Living Environments Studio Director, Architecture Firm Studio
• Art Therapist
• Audiologist
• An Interview With Kathleen Sawhill, Audiologist
• Career and Employment Counselor
• Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS)
• Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (CPG)
• Consultant or Senior Care Pharmacist
• An Interview With Mary Scott, Certified Geriatric Pharmacist and Consultant Pharmacist
• Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)
• Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) Administrator, Long-Term Care Facility Administrator
• County Commission on Aging Director
• An Interview With Craig Zeese, County Commission on Aging Director
• Dance/Movement Therapist (DMT), Registered Dance/Movement Therapist (R-DMT), Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT)
• Drama Therapist, Registered Drama Therapist (RDT), Board Certified Trainer (BCT)
• Driver Rehabilitation Specialist (DRS), Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist (CDRS)
• Educational Gerontologist, Gerontology Educator
• An Interview With Michael A. Faber, Gerontology Educator, Higher Education: Community College
• An Interview With Lisa M. Curch, Educational Gerontologist, Higher Education: University
• Elder Law Attorney, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Elder Care Attorney
• An Interview With Roxanne J. Chang, Elder Care Attorney and Counselor
• Entrepreneurial Gerontology: An Emerging Field
• Entrepreneurial Gerontologist, Gerontological Entrepreneur
• An Interview With Ryan Duffy, Entrepreneurial Gerontologist and Owner/President, Fitness and Wellness Business
• An Interview With Sonya Barsness, Entrepreneurial Gerontologist, Consultant and Business Owner
• Executive Director, Area Agency on Aging
• An Interview With Robert C. Schlueter, Executive Director, Area Agency on Aging
• Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Director, Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Coordinator
• Fundraiser, Development Director
• Geriatric Care Manager (GCM), Professional Geriatric Care Manager (PGCM), Certified Geriatric Care Manager (C-GCM), Fellow Certified Geriatric Care Manager
• Geriatric Dentist
• Geriatrician
• An Interview With Elizabeth Eckstrom, Geriatrician and Director of Geriatrics
• Gerontechnology: An Emerging Field
• An Interview With Jennifer Davidson, Human Computer Interaction PhD Candidate
• Gerontological/Geriatric Optometrist, Low Vision Rehabilitation Specialist
• An Interview With John E. Kaminski, Doctor of Optometry
• Gerontological Nurse, Gerontological Nurse Specialist, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner
• Global Aging: An Emerging Field
• Global Aging Specialist
• An Interview With Alan DeLaTorre, Foundation Director of Operations and Urban Gerontologist
• Grant Writer
• Health System Specialist
• An Interview With Trina Sauceda, Health System Specialist, Veterans Affairs
• Home Care Agency Administrator
• An Interview With Qiu (Cho), Quanhong, Executive Director, Home Care Company
• Horticultural Therapist
• Horticultural Therapist–Registered (HTR)
• An Interview With Kirk W. Hines, Horticultural Therapist–Registered
• In-Home Services Program Director, County Commission on Aging
• Intergenerational Specialist
• Journalism and Aging: An Emerging Field
• An Interview With Shaleece Haas, Filmmaker and Multimedia Journalist
• Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT)
• Mediator, Family Mediator, Elder Care Mediator
• An Interview With Susan J. Butterwick, Mediator, Mediator Trainer, and Attorney
• Music Therapist, Music Therapist–Board Certified (MT-BC)
• An Interview With Jennifer D. Geiger, Music Therapist–Board Certified
• Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
• An Interview With Bryanne A. Chew, Traveling Occupational Therapist
• Professional Geropsychologist, Geriatric Psychiatrist
• Registered Financial Gerontologist (RFG)
• An Interview With Rosanne Rogé, Registered Financial Gerontologist, Certified Financial Planner and Certified Senior Advisor
• Researcher, Research Associate, Research Assistant
• An Interview With Abbe Lackmeyer, Business Intelligence Analyst
• Social Worker, Social Worker in Gerontology (SW-G), Clinical Social Worker in Gerontology (CSW-G), Advanced Social Worker in Gerontology (ASW-G)
• An Interview With Jennifer Khuong, Director of Social Services
• Strategic Policy Advisor, Strategic Policy Analyst
• Urban Gerontology: An Emerging Field
• Urban Gerontologist
• Volunteer Program Director, Volunteer Program Coordinator
• An Interview With Gretchen Jordan, Coordinator of Volunteers
• 3 … and More
• Accounting
• Advertising
• Anthropology
• Banking
• Clothing and Textiles
• Creative Writing
• Educational Gerontology
• Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Exercise, Fitness, and Wellness
• Family Gerontology
• Film and Television
• History
• Hospitality Services and Tourism
• Intimacy and Sexuality, Sexual Orientation, and Sexual Health in Later Life
• Marketing
• Philosophy
• Political Science/Policy and Aging
• Religious/Spiritual Gerontology
• Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency
• Theater Arts
• Transportation
• 4 Gerontology and Geriatrics Professional Organizations
• 5 Glossary of Acronyms