Elder Mistreatment: Deciding Who Is at Risk by Tanya F. Johnson (English) Hardco

Description: Elder Mistreatment by Tanya F. Johnson A review of risk instruments used in adult protective services and non-adult protective services settings forms the basis of chapter five, and chapter six outlines a proposed risk assessment model, specially designed for elder-serving human service professionals. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Mistreatment of the elderly became recognized as a serious and growing problem in the late 1970s, as a result of governmental investigations and research in the public and private sectors. Although in most states elder mistreatment is handled by social service agencies, other professionals are also needed to broaden the identification team and help alleviate the risk to the older adults. This book is designed for human services professionals who are not necessarily adult protective services specialists, but who provide direct ongoing services to elder adults. Its purpose is to offer guidelines for detecting elder mistreatment, so that assistance can be given to the vulnerable older adults to preserve their particular quality of life.The book is arranged into seven chapters. The first discusses why elder-serving human services professionals should become involved in mistreatment identification, while chapter two focuses on the various starting points in the definition of elder mistreatment. Chapters three and four review research on risk factors in elder mistreatment and detail varieties of mistreatment measures and methods for distinguishing between them. A review of risk instruments used in adult protective services and non-adult protective services settings forms the basis of chapter five, and chapter six outlines a proposed risk assessment model, specially designed for elder-serving human service professionals. The final chapter offers some prospects for the future of elder mistreatment risk assessments. The work concludes with a set of four appendices, covering contact persons in lead agencies, report-receiving authorities within jurisdictions, health status risk assessment, and prevention strategies. This volume will be a useful tool for human services professionals, mental health care providers, and social health care and legal services professionals, as well as a useful addition to reference collections in public, academic, and medical libraries. Author Biography TANYA FUSCO JOHNSON is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. She is co-author of Elder Neglect and Abuse: An Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood Press, 1985). Dr. Johnson also authored Critical Issues in the Definition of Elder Mistreatment in K.A. Pillemer and R.S. Wolfs Elder Abuse: Conflict in the Family (Auburn House, 1986) and has co-authored a chapter in Carl Eisdorfer, ed., The Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, (1986). Table of Contents PrefaceWhy Human Services Professionals Are Needed in the Mistreatment Identification ProcessDefinitional Starting Points in Elder Mistreatment Risk InstrumentsRisk Factors and Their Theoretical RootsDistinguishing among Mistreatment MeasuresElder Mistreatment Identification Instruments: Finding Common GroundA Risk Assessment Model for Multidisciplinary SettingsFuture Directions in Elder Mistreatment Assessment of RiskAppendices: Lead Agencies in Adult Protective Services: Contact PersonsReport-Receiving Authorities within JurisdictionsHealth Status Risk AssessmentPrevention StrategiesBibliographyIndex Review ?The text is based on a significant amount of research and is well referenced. The analysis is thoughtful and readable. Rehabilitation nurses may find this book especially relevant because they often share long-lasting and trusting relationships with their clients and because they work in settings, such as hospitals and nursing homes, where mistreatment may occur....This book would be an excellent reference for the student, educator, or researcher who is interested in gerontaological nursing or elde mistreatment. It provides a comprehensive look at definitional starting points, risk factors for elder mistreatment, and ethics for the clinical practitioner.?-Rehabilitation Nursing"The text is based on a significant amount of research and is well referenced. The analysis is thoughtful and readable. Rehabilitation nurses may find this book especially relevant because they often share long-lasting and trusting relationships with their clients and because they work in settings, such as hospitals and nursing homes, where mistreatment may occur....This book would be an excellent reference for the student, educator, or researcher who is interested in gerontaological nursing or elde mistreatment. It provides a comprehensive look at definitional starting points, risk factors for elder mistreatment, and ethics for the clinical practitioner."-Rehabilitation Nursing Promotional The work provides an understanding of varieties of starting points in mistreatment identification; a discussion of risk factors and varieties of mistreatment measures; a review of the state of the art in risk instruments; and an assessment model for providers who are not specialists in geriatrics or elder mistreatment. Long Description Mistreatment of the elderly became recognized as a serious and growing problem in the late 1970s, as a result of governmental investigations and research in the public and private sectors. Although in most states elder mistreatment is handled by social service agencies, other professionals are also needed to broaden the identification team and help alleviate the risk to the older adults. This book is designed for human services professionals who are not necessarily adult protective services specialists, but who provide direct ongoing services to elder adults. Its purpose is to offer guidelines for detecting elder mistreatment, so that assistance can be given to the vulnerable older adults to preserve their particular quality of life. The book is arranged into seven chapters. The first discusses why elder-serving human services professionals should become involved in mistreatment identification, while chapter two focuses on the various starting points in the definition of elder mistreatment. Chapters three and four review research on risk factors in elder mistreatment and detail varieties of mistreatment measures and methods for distinguishing between them. A review of risk instruments used in adult protective services and non-adult protective services settings forms the basis of chapter five, and chapter six outlines a proposed risk assessment model, specially designed for elder-serving human service professionals. The final chapter offers some prospects for the future of elder mistreatment risk assessments. The work concludes with a set of four appendices, covering contact persons in lead agencies, report-receiving authorities within jurisdictions, health status risk assessment, and prevention strategies. This volume will be a useful tool for human services professionals, mental health care providers, and social health care and legal services professionals, as well as a useful addition to reference collections in public, academic, and medical libraries. Review Quote "The text is based on a significant amount of research and is well referenced. The analysis is thoughtful and readable. Rehabilitation nurses may find this book especially relevant because they often share long-lasting and trusting relationships with their clients and because they work in settings, such as hospitals and nursing homes, where mistreatment may occur....This book would be an excellent reference for the student, educator, or researcher who is interested in gerontaological nursing or elde mistreatment. It provides a comprehensive look at definitional starting points, risk factors for elder mistreatment, and ethics for the clinical practitioner." Rehabilitation Nursing Promotional "Headline" The work provides an understanding of varieties of starting points in mistreatment identification; a discussion of risk factors and varieties of mistreatment measures; a review of the state of the art in risk instruments; and an assessment model for providers who are not specialists in geriatrics or elder mistreatment. Details ISBN0313264090 Pages 216 Series Contributions to the Study of Aging Year 1991 ISBN-10 0313264090 ISBN-13 9780313264092 Format Hardcover Publication Date 1991-03-30 Country of Publication United States DEWEY 362.6 Illustrations bibliography, index Place of Publication Westport Author Tanya F. Johnson Short Title ELDER MISTREATMENT Language English Media Book Series Number 21 Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc Subtitle Deciding Who Is at Risk UK Release Date 1991-03-30 AU Release Date 1991-03-30 NZ Release Date 1991-03-30 US Release Date 1991-03-30 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Edition Description Annotated edition Audience Undergraduate Audience Age 7-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:16456524;

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