Positive Aging: An Innovative Approach to Counseling Older Adults

Presenter Biography:  

Robert D. Hill, PhD, ABPP

Education Ph.D. Stanford University, CA MS & BS Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Treatment Specialties midlife transitions life span relationships depression and anxiety in old age caregiving memory changes in later life bereavement

Positive Aging and Meaningfulness Positive Agers are Meaning Finders who discover pathways to wellbeing as they grow old. Meaning comes by cultivating curiosity through lifespan learning, discovering sources of wisdom as one ages, and employing continuity to engender satisfaction in later life. Meaning finding is embedded in the life routines of belonging, altruism, gratitude, and forgiveness. The role these play in sustaining emotional health are described in "The seven strategies for positive aging."

His website is: http://www.positiveager.com/ .