Piedmont Geriatric Hospital

Contact Information:
Name: Lewis P Hackett, Ph.D., LCP
Email: lewis.hackett@dbhds.virginia.gov

Director of Psychology Training: Lewis P Hackett, Ph.D., LCP

Website Addresshttp://www.pgh.dbhds.virginia.gov/

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