Piedmont Geriatric Hospital
Contact Information:
Name: Lewis P Hackett, Ph.D., LCP
Email: lewis.hackett@dbhds.virginia.
Director of Psychology Training: Lewis P Hackett, Ph.D., LCP
Website Address: http://www.pgh.dbhds.virginia.
Membership / Certification:
___ APA Accredited
___ APPIC Member
Geropsychology Training Opportunities / Settings:
___ Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
___ Neuropsychology / Memory Clinic
___ Community Living Center
___ Home Based Health Care
___ Primary Care
_X_Inpatient Geropsychiatry/Mental Health
___ Physical / Cognitive Rehabilitation
___ Caregiver Support Services
___ Hospice / Palliative Care
___ Telehealth / Telemedicine
_X_ Training in Supervision of Interns / Practicum Students
___ Other:_________________________
Format of Geropsychology Training:
_X_ Specialty Track in Geropsychology
___ Major Rotation
___ Minor Rotation
___ Opportunities to work with older adults included in other rotations
Faculty Clinical/Research Interests:
Clinical: Aging and the older adult population; severe mental illness in older adults; treatment of neurocognitive impairment; capacity assessment; neurocognitive assessment; evidence-based practice with older adults; health and illness in the context of aging; interdisciplinary team care; group psychotherapy with older adults; treatment of chronic pain with older adults; cognitive-behavioral interventions in the management of challenging behaviors; biopsychosocial factors related to aging; sociocultural and religious factors related to aging.
Research: evidence-based treatment of severe mental illness in older adults in the inpatient setting