Preventing Elder Abuse
Research indicates that elder abuse is a large problem in today’s society. It is important to inform people about elder abuse in order to prevent it. It is crucial for elders to get the help they need and be given ways to attain the justice they deserve if they are abused. There is a gap in knowledge on what abuse is and how to prevent it from happening in the community and institutionalized settings. My question is how effective are trainings and interventions in regards to elder abuse. Do these trainings properly educate aides, physicians, judges and the community on what elder abuse is and how to detect and prevent it? This research seeks to find what trainings and methods are most effective in preventing elder abuse. The literature
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It will be important to see if patients and residents are treated differently before and after the programs being held. This will be discovered by ethnography and observing what is taking place in the facilities. Those involved in the research will also be interviewed to find out if they felt the trainings were effective and if treatment has changed. Those involved in the research will then be interviewed in hopes to find out what they felt was the most effective and what more should be done to put and end to the issue of elder abuse. The method being used would be qualitative. This type of method allows the observation of elder and their caregivers interacting. The sampling method would be non-probability because it is important to have a specific population that deals with elder abuse.
The research being conducted will be beneficial for the organization NYC Elder Abuse Center. This centers mission is to prevent abuse and assist those that are abused or at risk. By performing this research, it will help NYCEAC find out which methods are most effective. They will be able to use these findings to create trainings for caregivers and other professionals that will assist in preventing and identifying elder abuse. These findings will be essential in helping to put an end to elder
It will be important to see if patients and residents are treated differently before and after the programs being held. This will be discovered by ethnography and observing what is taking place in the facilities. Those involved in the research will also be interviewed to find out if they felt the trainings were effective and if treatment has changed. Those involved in the research will then be interviewed in hopes to find out what they felt was the most effective and what more should be done to put and end to the issue of elder abuse. The method being used would be qualitative. This type of method allows the observation of elder and their caregivers interacting. The sampling method would be non-probability because it is important to have a specific population that deals with elder abuse.
The research being conducted will be beneficial for the organization NYC Elder Abuse Center. This centers mission is to prevent abuse and assist those that are abused or at risk. By performing this research, it will help NYCEAC find out which methods are most effective. They will be able to use these findings to create trainings for caregivers and other professionals that will assist in preventing and identifying elder abuse. These findings will be essential in helping to put an end to elder