This event is a Living to 100 Club conversation between two psychologists about aging well. Our host, Dr. Joe Casciani will be interviewing Dr. Hugh Pates, a clinical psychologist with a specialty in working with older adults. We will discuss some of the central elements for a successful aging journey. This includes how people cope with the many physical, emotional, and personal setbacks that frequently occur as we age. We will explore how people face these setbacks, sometimes being adaptive and healthy, and sometimes being not so adaptive.
Our guest shares his experiences as a professional who worked for many years with older adults. His patients faced a wide array of medical problems while residing in nursing homes. Time will be reserved for Q&A from the audience. This live event will take place at the Oasis Learning Center in La Mesa. It will simultaneously be recorded as a podcast. It also has been uploaded to the Oasis YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHTO2P73niA
Mini Bio
Dr. Hugh Pates received his doctorate degree in 1970. He served as Professor and Dean of Students at the University of California for 25 years. Our guest has also served as President of the San Diego Psychological Association, The University City Community Association, University of California Retirees Association. He also was a Board member of the California Psychological Association.
For 20 years, he was an associate of Concept Healthcare Psychology Group, committed to serving the behavioral health needs of patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities. He continues in his professional psychology practice, working with a variety of adult and older adult patients. Our guest’s articles on providing psychological interventions to meet the emotional and personal needs of seniors have been published in a variety of magazines and journals. He has a passionate belief that each individual can live a very long life with vibrant quality and strong purposefulness to the end of life.
