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BK

New York : Springer, c2008

xviii, 299 s. ; 24 cm

ISBN 978-0-8261-0327-7 (váz.)

Bibliografie na s. 263-281, bibliografické odkazy, rejstřík

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Preface XV // Acknowledgments xix // ONE Eight Trends Shaping Practice 1 // 1. Increasingly Frail Elders Living at Home // 2. Shifting Paradigms: From Protection to Empowerment // 3. Heightened Understanding of Victims // 4. The Circle Widens: The Burgeoning Abuse Prevention Network // 5. The Changing Role of APS // 6. The "Criminalization" of Elder Abuse // 7. Focus on Forensics // 8. Going Global: International Initiatives to Prevent Elder Abuse // TWO Defining Elder Abuse: The Controversies 19 // Controversies in Defining Elder Abuse The Disability Requirement The "Special Relationship" Requirement Intentionality // Focusing on Conduct or Its Impact Frequency and Severity // What the Experts Say // Challenges in Defining Specific Forms of Abuse Financial Abuse Physical Abuse // Elder Sexual Abuse // Emotional Abuse // Neglect // Self-Neglect // Abandonment // Other // THREE Service Models from Which We Have Drawn 35 // Introduction // The Adult Protective Services (APS) Model // The Domestic Violence Prevention Model // The Public Health Model // The Victim Advocacy Model // The Restorative Justice Model // Neutralization Theor // The Family Caregiver Support Model // The Family Preservation Model // FOUR Factors Influencing Intervention Needs 75 // Victim Considerations // Victims’ Mental Capacity and Ability to Consent Victim Risk Factors // Victims’ Resources and Support Systems // Perpetrator Considerations //

Perpetrator Characteristics that Affect Service Needs // Abusers’ Willingness and Ability to Change Abusers’ Access and Level of Threat to Victims and Their Assets // Urgency of the Situation // Ethical Considerations // Autonomy and Self-Determination Least Restrictive Alternatives Other Ethical Principles Competing and Conflicting Principles // Cultural Factors Affecting Service Needs Cultural Factors Affecting Risk Attitudes about Abuse Obstacles to Accessing Services Cultural Considerations Affecting Practice // Contents // Preventing and Treating Elder Abuse // Assessing Victims’ Service Needs // Services and Interventions for Victims Maximizing Independence Resolving Crises Emergency Services Ensuring Victim Safety Healing, Empowerment, and Support Preserving, Protecting, and Recovering Assets Ensuring Justice // Interventions for Perpetrators and Those at Risk for Abusing Counseling for Perpetrators Domestic Violence Treatment Programs for Caregivers // What Agencies, The Justice System, and Communities Can Do // What Agencies Can Do General // Agency-Specific Practices APS Programs // Domestic Violence Programs Health Care Facilities Providers of Home Health Care Legal Service Providers Dementia Care Programs // What the Justice System Can Do Law Enforcement Prosecutors* Offices Victim Assistance Programs Forensics Centers Elder Justice Centers Improving Court Access Elder Courts Self-Help Clinics Guardianship Monitoring // What Communities Can Do Multidisciplinary Teams Coalitions and Councils Volunteer Programs //

What Community Institutions Can Do Financial Institutions Academic Institutions Churches // What States and Tribes Are Doing 173 // What States Are Doing // Ensuring that Professionals Report and Respond Appropriately Ensuring Justice // Ensuring a Comprehensive, Coordinated Service Response Protecting Elders with Diminished Capacity and Those at Risk for Undue Influence Special Challenges // What Tribes Are Doing Improving Coordination Ensuring Justice Training Professionals // Meeting the Demand for Services w // Community Outreach 203 // Goals of Outreach The Impact of Outreach // Local, State, National, Tribal, and International Campaigns Local Outreach Campaigns State Outreach Campaigns National Outreach Campaigns Tribal Outreach Campaigns An International Campaign // Responding to Challenges 217 // Defining Abuse Responding to a Multicultural Society Defining Capacity for Specific Tasks Service Needs Meeting the Challenge of "Consumer Choice" // Research Challenges and Needs Evaluating the Impact of Services Assessing the Impact of Abuse Definitions on Practice The Economic Costs of Elder Abuse Shedding Light on "Help-Seeking" // Predicting Helpers’ Risk of Abusing // Professional Training Needs Challenges to Coordination and Collaboration Ethical Challenges // Contents // Moving Forward // Guiding Principles A Holistic Response A Continuum of Service Options Addressing Cultural Differences A Public Health Perspective Long-Term Services // An Approach: Case Management An Agenda // Promoting Research Training // Filling Service Gaps Advocacy // References