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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 40
... mental health problems, and some were chronically unemployed. Some suffered trauma early in life or throughout their lives. Most older people are loved and cherished, but too many are isolated in facilities or living in loneliness and ...
... mental health, cultural competency, and a variety of other issues. Like any multidisciplinary team, we balanced the number of participants needed to get the job done versus having “too many cooks in the kitchen.” We recognize that more ...
... mental health commitments; and attempts to undo a will, deed, contract, or other type of transaction because of fraud or undue influence. There is not a large body of case law on elder abuse. Decisions relating to guardianships and ...
... Mental health specialists train team members to administer assessments to determine whether the older person is a victim of undue influence or has diminished capacity. Law enforcement officers train personnel on team members' legal ...
... health or functional status as a criterion for service eligibility ... mental retardation, cerebral palsy, brain damage, or substance abuse. Some ... health and functional status, and some states simply use legal or residential status ...
Contents
59 | |
COLLABORATION | 101 |
ACCOMPLISHING THE WORK | 173 |
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? | 253 |
APPENDIX A | 279 |
REFERENCES | 283 |
INDEX | 295 |