Elder Abuse Work

Part 1 Britain: from social worker to director - experiences of elder abuse; lessons learnt in working with elder abuse in the last decade; developing policy and a training strategy in Berkshire - the results of practice; abuse in a safe evironment; developing a policy on institutional abuse; practitionersA perspectives from Scotland; good practice - the victims; perspectives; elder abuse - the clinical reality; elder abuse - the police perspective; the differences between child protection and elder protection - a role for the local authority solictior; nil desperandum - some answers exist and others could develop; protection of people without capacity. Part 2 Canada: elder abuse - the Canadian experience 1982-1998; exploring powerlessness and empowerment; a community response to abuse to seniors; police service to seniors; the dynamics of senior mistreatment and the options for intervention; project care - an innovative model for abuse intervention; support groups for victims of elder abuse - a model for intervention; a shelter for abused seniors; financial abuse of seniors - a growing concern; the role of alcohol in elder abuse cases; abuse and neglect in institutional settings; abuse prevention in long-term care; abuse and neglect -residentsA perspectives.

Bring(s) together current thinking, up-to-date statistics and examples of good clinical work in both Britain and Canada in a very useful format.