Elder Abuse Reporting and Prevention

The importance of providing training in elder abuse to healthcare facilities and in-home helpers is increasingly being recognized as the need for care for geriatric clients is growing and with that, the opportunity for abuse grows with it. Owing to the close contact and relationships workers have with clients, these individuals are in an excellent position to observe abuse by family members, unscrupulous businesses or predatory individuals. Most states now require workers to report abuse and neglect, which has created a need to train workers in their reporting responsibilities. While some agencies and training institutions have added content on elder abuse to existing curricula, others rely on local adult protective service agencies, elder abuse consortia, or health and social service agencies to present the information at in-service training sessions or workshops. Presentations on abuse typically cover the physical and behavioral signs and symptoms of abuse, indicators, reporting requirements and what will happen when reports are made. In addition to enlisting workers’ support in identifying abuse by others, training can further reduce the likelihood that workers, themselves, will engage in abusive or negligent conduct.

This training uses a variety of resources that can give workers confidence and skills in defusing potentially volatile situations, clarify expectations with respect to acceptable conduct toward clients, alert workers to the penalties for abuse, and help them cope with the inevitable stresses associated with care giving. This class can further raise workers’ morale and help to eliminate negative public perceptions and stigma that have been created by media attention to abuse by helpers. It can help workers understand, protect themselves against, or avoid aggressive, inappropriate, or offensive conduct by those they serve. Training that promotes positive professional practices, such as documenting clients’ refusal to accept care or Developing Training Programs on Elder Abuse Prevention healthcare workers and in-home helpers getting receipts for purchases, can protect workers and their agencies against groundless criticism or spurious allegations of inadequate care or abuse. So help to be an answer to the prayers of elders in jeopardy and educate yourself and your facility today.

(2 Contact Hours)

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