Beschreibung:
PRESERVING A LIFE OF PEACE AND DIGNITY FOR THE AGINGThis ground-breaking volume offers a new, collaborative approach geared to enhance case review, improve victim safety, raise abuser accountability, and promote system change.Sharing the common goal of promoting elder victim safety, experts in adult protective services, law enforcement, prosecution, health care, advocacy, and civil justice have formed a unique, multidisciplinary team approach to tackle the following critical topics:Establishing a collaborative description of elder abuse historyIdentifying the criteria for the reporting of casesAccessing the intervention systems involvedHighlighting benefits and obstacles to successReviewing policy, legislation, research, and social changeAs the aging population continues to grow, so does the potential for increasing cases of elder abuse. Replete with case examples that allow the experiences of victims to speak for themselves, this book provides the framework to begin, and to build on, collaborative approaches at the local, state, and national levels toward ending elder abuse.
PRESERVING A LIFE OF PEACE AND DIGNITY FOR THE AGING
This ground-breaking volume offers a new, collaborative approach geared to enhance case review, improve victim safety, raise abuser accountability, and promote system change.
Sharing the common goal of promoting elder victim safety, experts in adult protective services, law enforcement, prosecution, health care, advocacy, and civil justice have formed a unique, multidisciplinary team approach to tackle the following critical topics:
- Establishing a collaborative description of elder abuse history
- Identifying the criteria for the reporting of cases
- Accessing the intervention systems involved
- Highlighting benefits and obstacles to success
- Reviewing policy, legislation, research, and social change
As the aging population continues to grow, so does the potential for increasing cases of elder abuse. Replete with case examples that allow the experiences of victims to speak for themselves, this book provides the framework to begin, and to build on, collaborative approaches at the local, state, and national levels toward ending elder abuse.
Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Section One: Understanding Elder Abuse- Historical Context
- Defining Elder Abuse
- Dynamics of Elder Abuse
Section Two: Responding to Elder Abuse- Identification and Reporting
- Systemic Responses to Elder Abuse
Section Three: Collaboration- Collaborative Efforts: Benefits and Obstacles
- Effective Interventions and Informal Collaborations
- Team Processes
Section Four: Accomplishing the Work- The Work of a Case Management Team
- Enhancing Victim Safety Through Collaboration
- A Collaborative Model for Holding Abusers Accountable
- Systemic Review and Change Through Multidisciplinary Collaborations
Section Five: Where Do We Go From Here? - Strategies to End Elder Abuse
Appendix A: Timeline of Significant Events in tihe Elder Abuse Field- References
- Index