Old Age Abuse: A New Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781565932913 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 254 str.

Mervyn Eastman;Age Concern England (Organization);Age Concern England (Organization)

Opis

Age Concern always seeks to be at the forefront in raising issues of importance as part of our continuing fight to improve the quality of life of older people. To this end we are privi- leged in being able to draw on the skills of people with the commitment, expertise and enthusiasm to press for much needed change. When, some years ago, we published a book by Mervyn Eastman on old age abuse, the subject was largely unrecognized. He played a pioneering role in drawing atten- tion to this difficult and sensitive topic, classifying the various types of abuse, analysing their causes, their tragic effects and the different contexts in which they were likely to occur. Earlier, when I joined Age Concern, I had been struck by the paucity of knowledge of old age abuse. My previous work with children and young people provided me with stark reminders of how much more developed both policy and prac- tice were in dealing with the abuse of children. Even in that field there was still much to learn, and subsequent legislation, policy guidelines and codes of practice have taken us further down the road by constructing clear lines of accountability and by protecting and representing children at risk, by helping potential abusers and developing practice that avoids punish- ing victims through removing them from their homes.

Spis treści

One The Nature of Abuse.- 1 Introduction: the issues, practice and policy.- 2 The victims: older people and their carers in a domestic setting.- 3 Prevalence and prevention of abuse.- 4 Caring for carers: understanding the process that leads to abuse.- Two Older People, Home and Away.- 5 Dependency or interdependency? Is the concept of ‘dependent—abuse’ helpful?.- 6 Dependence, power and violation: gender issues in abuse of elderly people by formal carers.- 7 Physical abuse in homes and hospitals.- Three Dealing with Old Age Abuse.- 8 Clinical diagnosis and treatment.- 9 Social work practice in dealing with abuse.- 10 Considerations for practice.- Four Aspects of Abuse.- 11 Racial aspects of elder abuse.- 12 Homicide in elderly couples.- 13 Social work and old age abuse: laying down the law.- 14 Lifting the lid on elder abuse: questions and doubts.- Five Training Issues.- 15 Elder abuse and neglect: developing training programmes.- 16 Perspectives in training: assessment and intervention issues in old age abuse.- Appendix A summary and commentary on No Longer Afraid.