The ABA/APA Assessment of Capacity in Older Adults Working Group’s third handbook, Assessment of Older Adults with Diminished Capacity: A Handbook for Psychologists is now available. The current volume is designed for psychologists evaluating civil capacities of older adults. Six civil capacities of particular importance to older adults are discussed - medical consent capacity, sexual consent capacity, financial capacity, testamentary capacity, capacity to drive, and capacity to live independently. The handbook also addresses the topic of undue influence and introduces emerging areas of interest, such as the capacity to mediate, the capacity to participate in research, and the capacity to vote. Relevant literature, suggestions for assessment tools and case examples are provided throughout the handbook.
Members of the ABA/APA Working Group are: Barry Edelstein, PhD; Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP; Daniel Marson, JD, PhD; Jennifer Moye, PhD; David Powers, PhD; Charles Sabatino, JD; Aida Saldivar, PhD; Erica Wood, JD; Stacey Wood, PhD; and Deborah DiGilio, MPH. Stacey Wood, PhD and Jennifer Moye, PhD are the editors of the handbook. Special contributors include: Angela Jefferson, PhD (research consent capacity); Michele Karel, PhD and Brian Carpenter, PhD (values); Lori Stiegel, JD (elder abuse and undue influence); and Susan Bernatz, PhD (undue influence).
The handbook is available on the APA Office on Aging webpage, http://www.apa.org/pi/aging/ . A request form for ordering copies of the handbook can also be found on this page.
Deborah DiGilio, MPH Director, Office on Aging American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002-4242 (202) 336-6135 (202) 336-6040 FAX DDiGilio@apa.org http://www.apa.org/pi/aging
