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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... - laborations must have structured policies and procedures to comply with statutes , such as information - sharing , or as requirements to receive grant funding . At minimum , collaborations with large numbers of Collaborative Efforts 109.
... policies , and principles can be created and disseminated ( Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging , 2001 ) . Administrative support can be obtained by identifying a provider or by agreement of existing members to share that ...
... Policies The systems review process may well demonstrate that 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 ...