101+ Careers in Gerontology

101+ Careers is rich with useful information. I highly recommend the book for any student, emerging, or re-careering professional exploring their options for a career in gerontology and the resources they may need to go about pursuing it.

Jarmin Yeh, Institute for Health and Aging and Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences School of Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco
American Society on Aging Blog
Describes a wealth of diverse career opportunities in gerontology and how to prepare for them
How do you know if a career in gerontology is right for you? What opportunities exist in the field? Completely updated to reflect significant changes to policy and management of resources, the second edition of 101 Careers in Gerontology provides a wealth of helpful and timely guidance in this rapidly growing field. Written for all levels of job seekers ranging from community college students to credential-seeking professionals, the book outlines a multitude of opportunities that dovetail with careers ranging from sociologist and home care agency administrator to architect and documentary filmmaker. Interviews with practitioners provide insight into job particulars and the experience of starting out with a degree versus on-the-job learning.
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. Surprising additions to the list of career profiles include financial planner for elders, custom clothier, health coach, social or cultural historian, travel/tourism specialist, senior theater director, and many others. This second edition encompasses career changes and opportunities resulting from the newly created Administration for Community Living, and those influenced by policy changes in Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Also new to the second edition are lists of gerontology professional organizations that can be helpful career search resources and links to professional organizations and other websites specific to each career profile.
Changes to the Second Edition Include: Many new careers and their education requirements
Updated job profiles including salary scales
A description of three types of gerontology career pathsand how to prepare for them
Coverage of such emerging fields as entrepreneurial gerontology, global aging, journalism and aging, and urban gerontology
Career changes resulting from policy changes in relevant government agencies
Lists of professional organizations and websites specific to each career profile
13 new interviews and 12 interviews updated from first edition
Information about national, international, and local gerontology organizations including student and new professional member sections
Updated and expanded glossary of acronyms

Title Page
Table of Contents
Preface
About the Author
Dedication
Acknowledgements
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!
Careers
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 M. Sawhill, Doctor of Audiology
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 & 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 Criag 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 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 & Counselor
Entrepreneurial Gerontology: An Emerging Field
Entrepreneurial Gerontologist
Gerontological Entrepreneur
An Interview with Ryan Duffy, Entrepreneurial Gerontologist, and Owner/President,
Fitness & Wellness Business
An Interview with Sonya Barsness, Entrepreneurial Gerontologist
Executive Director, Area Agency on Aging
An Interview with Robert C. Schlueter, Executive Director, AAA
Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Coordinator
Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) Director
Fundraiser
Development Director
Geriatric Care Manager (GCM)
Professional Geriatric Care Manager (PCGM)
Certified Geriatric Care Manager (C-GCM)
Fellow Certified Geriatric Care Manager
Geriatric Dentist
Geriatrician
An Interview with Elizabeth Eckstrom, Geriatrician & Director of Geriatrics
Gerontechnology: An Emerging Field
Gerontechnologist
Ergonomist
Human Factors Engineer
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 Operation 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 Hines, Horticultural Therapist-Registered
In-Home Services Program Director, County Commission on Aging
Intergenerational Specialist
Journalism and Aging: An Emerging Field
Journalist
Multimedia Journalist
Documentary Filmmaker
An Interview with Shoelace 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 Roge, 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 S. Jordan, Coordinator of Volunteers
. . . and More
Accounting
Advertising
Anthropology
Banking
Clothing and Textiles
Creative Writing
Educational Gerontology
Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
Emergency Medical Services
Exercise, Fitness and Wellness
Family Gerontology
Film and Television
History
Hospitality Services and Tourism
Intimacy and Sexuality, Sexual Orientation Sexual Health in Later Life
Marketing
Philosophy
Political Science/Policy and Aging
Religious/Spiritual Gerontology
Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency
Theatre Arts
Transportation
Gerontology and Geriatrics Professional Organizations
Glossary of Acronyms