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SENIOR ABUSE AND NEGLECT
School of Behavioral Sciences, Liberty University
SENIOR ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Thesis: Senior abuse or neglect is a significant challenge in the United States that can happen to
anyone, regardless of age, sex, race, ethnicity, religion, or cultural background. This emotional or
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psychological abuse, financial exploitation, sexual abuse, or neglect can occur in a senior home
or with a family member, assisted living home, or nursing facility. In addition, it can be by
strangers, self, family members, friends, caregivers, or health providers. “I will sustain you in
your old age and gray hairs, even to the end of your days. The LORD made you; the LORD will
carry you; the LORD will sustain you, and the LORD will rescue you” (Isaiah 46:4). We are all
loved by God, especially the elderly.
i. Title Page
ii. Abstract
I. Introduction
a. Purpose
b. Thesis Statement (Supported with the Bible Scriptures).
II. Background
A. Senior abuse screening as a general practice
a. Based on existing literature, the elder abuse Decision Support System (EADSS)
was used to collect theoretically important abuser characteristics and victim
vulnerabilities.
B. A psychometric instrument predicting abuser risk and abuser's negative attitudes
toward victims were developed using the Elder Adult Psychological Abuse
Measure (OAPAM).
C. Under Accommodative Behavior assessment of caregiver characteristics and
perceptions.
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a. A study of the relationship between adults and their caregiver’s Under-
accommodative behavior (communication problems, painful self-disclosures, and
patronizing actions) (Lin, 2018).
b. Multidisciplinary approaches are required for detecting and
preventing elder abuse.
VI. Prevention and Intervention:
A. The practical implementation of prevention measures in senior institutions. An
overview of the elder abuse concern in institutional settings and an estimation of
the prevalence of elder abuse (Yon, Ramiro-Gonzalez, Mikton, Huber, & Sethi,
2019).
a. General five types of abuse: physical, psychological/emotional abuse, sexual
abuse, financial exploitation, and neglect (Wangmo, Nordstrom & Kressing,
2017).
B. Evidence-based peer-viewed articles on community-dwelling interventions
a. The scarcity of effective interventions hugely concerns for reducing elder abuse
and neglect (Fearing, Sheppard, McDonald, Beaulieu & Hitzig, 2017).
C. Developing and pilot testing of "Opening the door" training of APS workers in
New York City.
a. An adult learning theory approach is necessary for developing a relational system,
engagement practices, and engagement processing (Halarewicz, Gelman,
Ghesquiere & Geoffrey, 2019).
b. Empowering Adult Protective Services caseworkers to detect elderly abuse
(Halarewicz, Gelman, Ghesquiere & Geoffrey, 2019).
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VII. Programs Sponsored by the Government.
a. Services provided by the government to help seniors who are abused or neglected
VIII. Solutions to Reduce Elder Abuse and Neglect.
A. Developing and implementing a coordinated community response to address the
elder (Pickering, Maxwel, Tatro, Fales, & Hogoboom, 2022).
a. City-Level Solutions
b. Providing Solutions at the National Level
IX. Conclusion
X. References
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References
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Fearing, G., MSW., Sheppard, C.L., MSW., McDonald, L., PhD., Beaulieu, M., PhD., & Hitzig,
S.L., PhD. (2017). A systematic review on community-based interventions for elder abuse
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Haralewicz, A.K., Gelman, C., Ghesquiere, A., & Rogers, G. (2019). “Opening the door”:
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Elder abuse in the time of COVID-19—Increased risks for older adults and their
caregivers. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28(8), 876-880.
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Yon, Y., Ramiro-Gonzalez, M., Mikton, C. R., Huber, M., & Sethi, D. (2019).
The prevalence of elder abuse in institutional settings: a systematic review and meta-
analysis. European journal of public health, 29(1), 58-67.
https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky093
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