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E-Newsletter • October 2023 |
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Social workers can play a key role in protecting elders from abuse. Ellen M. Craine, JD, LMSW-Clinical and Macro, ACSW, INHC, looks at the signs and strategies for prevention.
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Elder Abuse: The Secret Behind Closed Doors
By Ellen M. Craine, JD, LMSW-Clinical and Macro, ACSW, INHC
According to the National Council on Aging, as many as 5 million older Americans are abused each year. Likely contributing to the potential for abuse is a lack of support and coping tools for family caregivers. In addition, one in 10 Americans aged 60 and older have experienced some form of elder abuse.
Elder abuse is a form of domestic abuse and may include physical, emotional, financial, or sexual abuse as well as exploitation, neglect, and abandonment. Among the physical signs of abuse are bruises, broken bones, abrasions, and clear signs of overmedication. Sexual abuse includes forcing someone to have sexual encounters of any kind. Emotional abuse may include the way someone communicates with the older adult and the sharing of information that should be known to cause harm to the older adult. Neglect may include not providing proper nutrition and/or a proper living environment for the older adult. Financial abuse includes spending the older adults’ money or getting the older adult to give the abuser money under false pretenses—for example, the abuser says it’s needed to pay a personal debt or bill then spends it for their own use.
Elder abuse occurs in adults who are 60 years of age or older.
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The Scope of the Mental Health Crisis
A recent study published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry suggests that one-half of the world’s population will be affected by mental health disorders by age 75, reports Earth.com.
A Dangerous Work Place
Assaults are occurring with increasing frequency in hospitals and clinics. Workers in health care and social work are involved in three in four nonfatal workplace violent injuries. Axios looks at the disturbing trend.
Gut Feelings
A new article in Psychology Today explores the role gut dysbiosis plays in psychiatric health and the conditions associated with gut microbiota dysfunction.
Improving Outcomes for Diverse Infants and Children With Disabilities
The UConn School of Medicine was awarded a $10 million federal grant to create the Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Development Equity Center to improve outcomes for diverse infants and children with disabilities who are less likely than others to receive early intervention services. |
Portable Telediagnostic Solution
Henry Schein Medical, the US medical business of Henry Schein, Inc, and Medpod Inc, have launched Medpac—a lightweight, portable telediagnostic solution that allows health care providers to offer comprehensive professional care regardless of location, helping to bridge the gap between remote telemedicine consultations and in-person office visits. Learn more »
New Book About Experimental Research
Experimental Research Designs in Social Work: Theory and Applications by Bruce A. Thyer—a comprehensive overview of the theory and practice of experimental research in the field of social work—is new from Columbia University Press. Learn more » |
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