Target Audience
This course is designed for physicians, healthcare professionals, and others who work with older adults.
Learning Objectives
- Describe current research findings regarding medical aspects of elder abuse.
- Report and document suspected elder mistreatment and describe current educational curricula in the dental and medical fields.
- Describe the roles of members of interdisciplinary teams and how they inter-relate.
- Recognize when an elder death may be suspicious and requires further investigation.
- Identify as resources examples of elder abuse intervention programs in Australia and Canada.
- Describe the role of Adult Protective Services and the unique role of the social worker in addressing elder abuse.
- Describe the process of determining capacity as it relates to victims of elder abuse.