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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... Determine the Purpose of the Team After the needs assessment , the next step is to convene a meeting of in- terested parties . That group determines whether the perceived need is legitimate and whether the parties are prepared to ...
... determine the goals they intend to achieve and establish policies and procedures to guide the work . In this phase , team members also set the rules for case review and conflict resolution . Select Core Team Members Once the leaders ...
... determining if a criminal act had occurred , and initiating an action based on the officer's findings . The determination of ... determine whether there is a possibility that criminal conduct has taken place . This is done within the ...