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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... court process , provide referrals and linkages to other agencies and pro- grams , help the victim obtain transportation to the prosecutor's office or court , accompany the victim to court and provide emotional support , and help victims ...
... court procedures , participants and their role • Explain community resources , options Make emergency housing referrals • Provide transportation to court Provide court accompaniment for victims Assist victims in preparation of impact ...
... court and do not have client confidentiality to the extent that community- based advocates do . it difficult to track the work of the team as. TABLE 9.2 ( continued ) Discipline Intervention Strategies • Assist with preparation of a ...