Elder abuse detection and intervention [[electronic resource] ] : a collaborative approach / / Bonnie Brandl ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453871103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Springer, c2007
• ISBN: 1-281-81323-0; 9786611813239; 0-8261-3115-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 pages)
• Collana: Springer Series on Ethics, Law and Aging
• Altri autori (Persone): BrandlBonnie
• Disciplina: 362.6
• Soggetti: Abused elderly - Services for - United States; Older people - Abuse of - United States - Prevention; Older people - Abuse of - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-293) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- SECTION ONE: UNDERSTANDING ELDER ABUSE -- ONE: Historical Context -- Historical Context -- Systems' Responses to Elder Abuse -- TWO: Defining Elder Abuse -- Introduction -- Age -- Health and Functional Status of the Victim -- Gender -- Residence: Abuse Occurs at Home -- Relationship Between Victim and Abuser -- Forms of Elder Abuse -- Conclusion -- THREE: Dynamics of Elder Abuse -- Why Does Elder Abuse Occur? -- Why Specific Forms of Elder Abuse Occur -- Why Does An Older Person Who Is Being Harmed Maintain a Relationship with the Abuser? -- Conclusion -- SECTION TWO: RESPONDING TO ELDER ABUSE -- FOUR: Identification and Reporting -- Identifying Elder Abuse -- Indicators of Elder Abuse -- Abuse and Neglect in Long-term Care Facilities -- Additional Guidelines for Effective Interviewing -- Reporting/Referring Elder Abuse -- Additional Considerations for Reporting/Referring Abuse in Facilities -- Conclusion -- FIVE: Systemic Responses to Elder Abuse -- Adult Protective Services -- Criminal Justice System -- Civil Justice System -- Health Care System -- Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs -- Long Term Care ; Ombudsman -- Additional Agencies That May Offer Useful Services for Elder Abuse Victims -- Conclusion -- SECTION THREE: COLLABORATION -- SIX: Collaborative Efforts: Benefits and Obstacles -- Overview -- Historical Perspective -- Collaborative and Noncollaborative Approaches to Elder Abuse -- Collaborative Approaches -- Types of Collaborative Efforts -- Advantages of Elder Abuse Collaborations -- Recognizing and Overcoming Obstacles -- Professional Visions and Philosophies -- Challenges Relating to Historical Distrust and Poor Prior Interactions -- Challenges Relating to Definition and Understanding of Elder Abuse -- Challenges Relating to Setting.; Challenges Related to Legal Requirements and Limitations -- Challenges Relating to Roles -- Challenges Related to Personality Conflicts -- Additional Challenges for Formalized Teams -- Team Member Obstacles -- Deviation From Accepted Procedures -- Long-term Team Sustainability -- Conclusion -- SEVEN: Effective Interventions and Informal Collaborations -- Overview -- Informal Multidisciplinary Responses -- Case 1: Emotional and Physical Abuse and Financial Exploitation -- Effective Interventions Through Collaboration -- Case 2: Caregiver Neglect -- Guiding Principles: Empowerment and Self-Determination -- Case 3: Domestic Violence -- Case 4: Betty: A Case of Self-Neglect -- Guiding Principles in Facilities -- Case 5: Sexual Abuse in a Licensed Facility -- Conclusion -- EIGHT: Team Processes -- Overview -- Steps of Team Processes -- Planning Phase -- The Work -- Evaluation -- Sustaining Team Effort -- Implementing Change Based on the Evaluation Results -- Conducting Strategic Planning -- Utilizing Data to Direct Research -- Dissemination of Information About the Team -- SECTION FOUR: ACCOMPLISHING THE WORK -- NINE: The Work of a Case Management Team -- Overview -- Phase I: Case Referral -- Phase II: Assessment or Investigation -- Phase III: Crafting an Intervention Plan -- Phase IV: Implementation of the Intervention Plan -- Multi-Agency Case: Doris -- Single-Agency Case: Estelle -- TEN: Enhancing Victim Safety Through Collaboration -- Elder Abuse Can Lead to Serious Harm or Death -- Case Illustration -- ELEVEN: A Collaborative Model for Holding Abusers Accountable -- Law Enforcement -- Conclusion -- TWELVE: Systems Review and Change Through Multidisciplinary Collaborations -- Introduction -- Importance of Systems Review and Change -- Conclusion -- SECTION FIVE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? -- THIRTEEN: Strategies to End Elder Abuse.; Need for Strategic Initiatives -- Advocating for Social Change -- Improving Services and Remedies for Current Victims -- Helping Future Victims by Expanding Knowledge Through Data Collection and Research -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX A -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
• Sommario/riassunto: PRESERVING 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:.: Establishing a collaborative description of elder abuse history.; Identifying the criteria for the reporting of cases.; Accessing the intervention systems involved.; Highlighting benefits and obstacles to success.; Reviewing policy, legislation, research, and social change. 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.