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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... participants from ap- propriate disciplines to be on the team . These participants 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 ...
... participants . Their knowledge of these specialized areas , community resources , and benefits can be invaluable in explaining victim behaviors , understanding service networks , and developing comprehensive intervention plans . Some ...
... participants would benefit from developing written statements about their respective roles and how will they relate to each other in serving victims of elder abuse . This step can take place through preparation of memoranda of ...