Elder Abuse Detection and Intervention: A Collaborative ApproachPRESERVING 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:
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. |
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... Advocates may have a variety of educational back- grounds , from high school diplomas to doctoral degrees , depending on the job specifications . The domestic violence movement encourages hiring of former victims of abuse , so many ...
... Advocates , APS , or health care providers can serve as expert witnesses for prosecutors . Advocates and attorneys can work together with victims to provide remedies through the civil justice system . This collaborative work in the ...
... advocates can fully participate on teams without breaching client confidentiality ; others cannot because of their legal and confidential relationship with their client . Even when specific advocates cannot participate on the team ...