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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... tion or permission ; forging an older person's signature ; misusing or stealing an older person's money or possessions ; coercing or deceiving an older person into signing any document ( e.g. , contracts or will ) ; and the improper use ...
... tion - they lack the training to know how to handle difficult patients . Oth- ers may abuse patients in retaliation for the perception that they are under- paid and overworked by the facility administration . Others may have a past ...
... tion . They may designate core , affiliate , or associate membership . Teams should develop processes for replacing members who move from the agency or whose terms have expired ( Nerenberg , 2003 ) . Ad hoc Members Some professionals ...