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Institutional
Abuse Training Resources (1998).
National Association of State Units on Aging. Annotated
bibliography of elder abuse training resources (including
videos and training manuals) relevant to professionals and
paraprofessionals working in institutional settings. For
information on how to order, click
here (you will leave this website).
A
Model Intervention for Elder Abuse and Dementia. This
curriculum, which was developed as a collaboration between
five organizations in Ohio, was designed for workers in
the field of adult protective services and the personnel
with the Alzheimer's Association. It contains referral protocols
to improved communication and promote cooperation in providing
services for persons with dementia who are believed to be
abused or at risk for elder abuse. It also contains assessments
guides for use by Alzheimer's Association employees to assist
them identify individuals and families at risk for abuse
and screening tools that are helpful to APS workers in identifying
functional limitations, cognitive impairments, depression
and problem behavior. A self-assessment tool for helping
caregivers assess their risk for becoming abusive is also
included.
For
more information, contact:
Development/Marketing
The Benjamin Rose Institute
850 Euclid Avenue, Suite 1100
Cleveland OH 44114
Abuser
Chemical Dependency: Key Barriers to Effective Elder Abuse
Interventions. This training curriculum was produced
by the Bureau of Elder Rights-Division of Older American
Services in Illinois. Intended for professionals who work
in the field of elder abuse, it includes a trainers guidebook
and caseworker handbook.
For
more information, contact:
Illinois Bureau of Elder Rights--Division of Older American
Services
421 E. Capitol Ave.#100
Springfield Ill 62701-1789
Phone: (217)785-3386
Financial
Exploitation of the Elderly. Produced by the Geriatric
and Gerontology Education and Research Program. University
of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Law. 1992. This educational
package was developed by Diane Hoffman, J.D. University
of Maryland School of Law, and Patricia Powers, Ph.D., University
of Maryland School of Social Work. It includes a 26 minute
video which provides a dramatized case example and interviews
with individuals who have been victims of financial exploitation,
a background paper, and a comprehensive listing of written
resource materials.
For
more information, contact:
The University of Maryland at Baltimore
G-Gear Program
511 W. Lombard Street, 6th Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Phone: (502) 564-7043
Problems
With Money Management Clinical Protocol Series for Care
Managers. (1995). Produced by the Philadelphia Corporation
on Aging, this publication is part of a series of Clinical
Protocols for Care Managers. Each module comes with a companion
8-minute video. Problems with Money Management describes
the range of money management options from assistance with
bill paying to long-range financial planning. The in-depth
training booklet describes interventions to assist with
money management tasks, mechanisms for providing for surrogate
decision making, decision trees, discussion questions, and
case examples.
For
more information, contact:
The Philadelphia Corporatiofor Aging
Action Duplication
555 North Lane, Suite 5075
Conshohocken, PA 19428
Phone: (215) 765-9000
Elder
Abuse Training Priorities: Targets, Opportunities, and Strategies:
Highlights of a National Survey and Recommendations of Two
Expert Panels (1993, 130 pp). Results and recommendations
resulting from a survey of 101 elder abuse and legal services
professionals and 166 "related professionals" such as physicians,
law enforcement officers, and bankers) of their elder abuse
training needs. For more information, cont
Pritchard,
J. (1995). Working with elder abuse: A training manual
for home care, residential and day care staff. London:
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis
Publishers).
Pritchard,
J. (1995). The abuse of older people: A training manual
for detection and prevention (2nd edition). London:
Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Videos
Just
to Have a Peaceful Life Video (10 minutes).This video
tells the story of Pat, an older woman, who has been married
to a physically and emotionally abusive husband for over
45 years. The video is an excellent training tool for illustrating
the relationship between elder abuse and domestic violence.
For
more information contact:
Terra Nova Films, Inc.
9848 S. Winchester Avenue
Chicago, IL 60643
http://www.terranova.org
Phone: (773) 881-8491 or (800) 779-8491
Domestic
Violence and the Elderly: a Cross Training Curriculum in
Elder Abuse and Domestic Violence. (1998, 18 minutes).
$15.00 This is a training curriculum for service providers
in both aging and domestic violence to train them on issues
around older battered women. It includes basic information
on domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, and aging.
While this curriculum was developed for the San Francisco
community, it can be easily adapted for other communities.
Elder
Abuse Video Resources: A Guide for Training and Education
(1995, 107 pp). This guide is a resource for staff training
and public education on elder abuse. It provides a listing
of videos reviewed by Center staff up to Spring of 1995.
The descriptions contain a summary of the content, suggested
target audience(s), format, length, price and information
about where and how to obtain the video. For information
on how to order, click
here (you will leave this web site).
Elder
Abuse And Neglect In The Family: A Videotape Series.
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. This
three-part videotape training series, produced by Intersection
Associates, Cambridge, Massachusetts as part of Project
IDEA, a U.S. Administration on Aging funded project, was
the first prize winner in The Retirement Research Foundation's
national media awards.
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