Gender-based Violence among Older Adults: Supportive Interventions
In recognition of Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, EAPO hosted a Virtual Learning Series to transform conversations on how we support older adults and unleash the power of agencies to break down walls for building a more robust community response to elder abuse. The Series is supported by the Department of Justice Canada.
Presenters :
The series was launched with keynote speaker Dr. Laura Mosqueda, a professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC), the Director of the National Center on Elder Abuse, and principal investigator of an NIA-funded R01 study to understand the causes of abuse of people with dementia.
Dr. Mosqueda spoke on, Elder Abuse: Prevention, Detection, and Solutions.
This presentation is available on video and presentation is available to download.
Denise Koster, LLM, CTM Lic. PI – CEO of Koster Consulting & Associates provided a presentation on Shifting Perspectives: Cultivating Cultural Change in Responding to IPV and Elder Abuse in Community-Based Agencies.
This presentation is NOT available on video, but the presentation is available to download.
Dr. Laura Mosqueda Presentation – Download Power Point
Denise Koster Presentation – Download Power Point
Resources:
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) Resources
General/ Overview
- Factsheet: Signs of Elder Abuse
- Factsheet: The Facts of Elder Abuse
- Research Brief: Intervention in Elder Mistreatment (2023)
Caregiving
- Factsheet: Tips and Tools for Providing Culturally Competent and Responsive Care to Older People who Experience Abuse
- Factsheet: Tips and Tools for Safe and Supportive Caregiving
Multidisciplinary Interventions
- Issue Brief: Multidisciplinary Teams (2023)
Dementia and Elder Mistreatment
- Research Brief: Mistreatment of People with Dementia (2023)
- Brochure: If You Care for Someone with Dementia…You are Their Advocate!
- Issue Brief: Decision-Making Ability and Risk of Elder Mistreatment (2017)
Interviewing Older Adults
- Tips and Tools for Providing Culturally Competent and Responsive Care to Older People who Experience Abuse
- Tips and Tools for Safe and Supportive Caregiving
- Tips and Tools for Person-Centered Care in Elder Abuse
- Tips and Tools for Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care of Older People at the Intersection of Trauma, Aging, and Abuse
- Tips and Tools to Reframe the Conversation on Aging and Elder Abuse
- Interviewing Older Adults – EAGLE
- Video: Interviewing Older Adults – EAGLE
Websites
- National Center on Elder Abuse
- Training Resources on Elder Abuse (TREA)
- Elder Abuse Guide for Law Enforcement (EAGLE)
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Book References:
T. Connolly is widely recognized as a leading national expert on elder justice, for which she was honored with a MacArthur “Genius” award. She was the founding head of the Department of Justice’s Elder Justice Initiative; the architect of the Elder Justice Act, the first comprehensive federal law to address the issue; and the lead author of the Elder Justice Roadmap that guides federal, state, and local priorities.
Dr. Candy Khan, International Best Selling Author, An Award-Winning Strategic Advisor with over 20 Years of Progressive Experience in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).
Senior Manager Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – Government of Alberta
