基本説明
Offers a new, collaborative approach geared to enhance case review, improve victim safety, raise abuser accountability, and promote system change.
Full Description
Reported cases of elder abuse are on the rise and many victims are turning to the civil justice system for help. This book will help you create a framework for working with other providers to help offer the best aid for the abused elderly. By building on multidisciplinary approaches at the local, state, and national levels, this book provides a way in which these systems and areas of concentration can work together in providing a multidisciplinary approach for ending elder abuse.
Contents
* Dedication; * Acknowledgments; * Preface; * Introduction; Part One: Understanding Elder Abuse; * Historical Context; * Defining Elder Abuse; * Dynamics of Elder Abuse; Part Two: Responding to Elder Abuse; * Systemic Responses to Elder Abuse; * Additional Agencies That May Offer Useful Services for Elder Abuse Victims; Part Three: Collaboration; * Collaborative Efforts: Benefits and Obstacles; * Effective Interventions and Informal Collaborations; * Team Processes; * The Work of a Case Management Team; * Enhancing Victim Safety Through Collaboration; * A Collaborative Model for Holding Abusers Accountable; * Systemic Review and Change Through Multidisciplinary Collaborations; Part Five: Where Do We Go From Here?; * Strategies to End Elder Abuse.
