Learn to detect elder abuse—and provide the help that your neglected or abused elderly clients need!
Even to clinicians experienced in managing difficult client situations, elder abuse is perplexing, complex, and ethically charged. This kind of abuse can be hard to detect, with its subtle manifestations and indicators that could just as easily reflect other problems or illnesses. It can seem impossible to control, particularly when the victim refuses help or denies the seriousness of mistreatment. Moreover, decision-making when dealing with interventions for elder abuse is rarely easy and is frequently clouded by ethical dilemmas.
The Clinical Management of Elder Abuse can help. This essential guide for present and future clinicians provides you with multidisciplinary perspectives on detecting elder abuse situations and interventions that can make a real difference in the lives of clients. Three case studies are presented and then examined from the professional perspectives of an attorney, a physician, a nurse, and a social worker. What these professionals have to say will leave you better informed about the dynamics and complexities of elder abuse, about important steps that must be taken in the clinical management of elder abuse, and about the importance and application of multidisciplinary teams in elder abuse work. The handy figures, lists of definitions, and tables you’ll find in this well-referenced book make important concepts and complex information easy to access and understand.
The Clinical Management of Elder Abuse shows how professionals in the above disciplines can address the effects of elder abuse, which may manifest as:
- physical effects, including pain and injury, sleep disturbances, eating problems, and headaches
- behavioral effects, including anger, helplessness, reduced coping abilities, and suicidal actions
- psychological effects, which can be wide-ranging and include denial, fear, anxiety, and depression
- social effects, such as increased dependence, withdrawal, and lessened contact with the outside world
- Preface
- The Reality of Elder Abuse (Georgia J. Anetzberger)
- Clinical Management of Elder Abuse: General Considerations (Georgia J. Anetzberger)
- Elder Abuse: Case Studies for Clinical Management (Georgia J. Anetzberger)
- Elder Abuse: The Attorney’s Perspective (Maria Schimer)
- Elder Abuse: The Physician’s Perspective (John F. McGreevey)
- Elder Abuse: The Nurse’s Perspective (Carol A. Miller)
- Elder Abuse: The Social Worker’s Perspective (Carol Dayton)
- Multidisciplinary Teams in the Clinical Management of Elder Abuse (Georgia J. Anetzberger, Carol Dayton, Carol A. Miller, John F. McGreevey, Jr., and Maria Schimer)
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Georgia J. Anetzberger, PhD, ACSW, LISW, is a consultant in private practice, a Research Associate with the Visiting Nurse Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, a member of the University Graduate Faculty in Health Care Administration at Cleveland State University, and a Fellow in the Gerontological Society of America.
