NL1008
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UNDERSTANDING
ELDER ABUSE AND MISTREATMENT:
AN AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE
12
CONTACT HOURS -- only $72
Pre-Approved for RNs, ACM, CCM, CRC, CDMS, CLCP, CRRN and more!
TAKE
THIS COURSE NOW!
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SPONSORED
BY
LISA NERENBERG, author of ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION
PURCHASE
BOOK
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OBJECTIVES
1. Define and Explain
Elder Abuse in terms of:
• Physical
Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Emotional/psychological abuse
• Neglect/self-neglect
• Abandonment
• Financial/material exploitation
2. Discuss Nursing
Home Abuse in terms of:
• Facility
risk factors
• Resident risk factors
• Relationship risk factors
• Abuse prevention planning and strategies
3. Describe:
• Caregving/caregiver
stress
• The relationship between caregiver stress and physical elder
abuse
• Community services available to caregivers and professionals
4. Explain the following
five steps involved in the clinical management of elder abuse:
1. detection
2. assessment
3. planning
4. intervention, and
5. follow-up
5. Identify the legal
- ethical issues related to elder abuse.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
STATS
AND FACTS
ARTICLE
#1: Elder Abuse Prevalence and Incidence
OVERVIEW
ARTICLE
#2: 15 Questions and Answers
ASSESSMENT
OF THE PROBLEM
ARTICLE #3: Laying the Foundation for Theoretical Model Development in
Elder Mistreatment
ARTICLE #4: Elder Abuse in the United States
TYPES
OF ABUSE
ARTICLE #5:
Major Types of Elder Abuse
ARTICLE #6: Nursing Home Abuse – Risk Prevention Profile and Checklist
ARTICLE #7: Preventing Elder Abuse by Family Caregivers
INTERVENTION
- PROBLEM MNAGEMENT
ARTICLE #8:
Clinical Management of Elder Abuse (Hawthorn Press
ARTICLE #9: What Does an Ombudsman Do?
LEGAL
- ETHICAL ISSUES
ARTICLE #10:
Restorative Justice: A Healing Approach to Elder Abuse
ARTICLE #11: Elder Abuse Forensics
ARTICLE #12: Elder Abuse – Types of Crimes |
