About
BC Psychogeriatric Association
Last
updated Sept 20, 2011
What is BCPGA?
 The British
Columbia Psychogeriatric Association is a professional
multi-disciplinary interest group.
BCPGA was founded in 1997 by grass
roots clinicians working in the field of mental health
and older adults.
BCPGA is composed of clinicians interested
in sharing their expertise with the ultimate goal of
benefiting persons suffering from a mental disorder
in their later years.
Membership
The British
Columbia Psychogeriatric Association includes nurses,
physicians, psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists,
occupational therapists, educators, researchers and
other health and personal care workers.
The cost of membership
is $45.00 per year. If you wish to apply for membership,
please go to the Contact page or link directly to the
membership application below.
Membership
Application Form pdf
What's New
- 2011 conference Brochure and Registration form are available under the conference tab.
- The Seniors Mental Health Policy Lens Toolkit is now available -- check it out under the Research tab,
BCPGA Sponsored Research
- BCMA has released its policy paper, Stepping out of the Shadows: Collaborating to Improve Services for Patients with Depression. Read more under the Links tab.
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The benefits of membership include:
- Listing yourself as a member of the only multidisciplinary
association in British Columbia specifically concerned
with the care of the psychogeriatric population
- Linking with other psychogeriatric specialists
in your discipline, other disciplines and in all
areas of the field ( e.g., education, research, community,
long term care, acute care)
- Collaborating with peers on advocacy, research
and other projects
- Determining the future directions of BCPGA
- Receiving BCPAGES, the Association newsletter
- Attending the annual conference at a discounted
rate
Mission
To enhance
interdisciplinary services, education and research
in support of the mental health needs of the elderly.
Purpose
- To facilitate the sharing of clinical expertise,
program design, research and special projects
- To encourage networking between disciplines and
across programs throughout British Columbia
- To encourage interdisciplinary and multi-site collaboration
in research, clinical standards and advocacy
- To foster communication between community and institutional
programs with the goal of increasing understanding,
collaboration and cooperation
Philosophy
We believe:
- That the mental health needs of the elderly are
complex and demand knowledge and expertise beyond
that of any one discipline
- That professionals practising in the field of psychogeriatrics
benefit through learning from the contributions made
by each discipline
- That it is imperative to encourage collaboration
in knowledge, treatment strategies and research because
of the specialized nature of psychogeriatrics
- That a professional multi-disciplinary
association can reduce professional and geographic
isolation as well as facilitate excellence in practice.
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