MSW Bonnie Brandl, AGSF FACP MD Carmel Bitondo Dyer, JD Candace J. Heisler, MSW Joanne Marlatt Otto, JD Lori A. Stiegel, MA Randolph W. Thomas Elder Abuse Detection and Intervention

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PRESERVING A LIFE OF PEACE AND DIGNITY FOR THE AGINGThis 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 historyIdentifying the criteria for the reporting of casesAccessing the intervention systems involvedHighlighting benefits and obstacles to successReviewing policy, legislation, research, and social changeAs 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.