Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- SECTION ONE: UNDERSTANDING ELDER ABUSE -- ONE: Historical Context -- Historical Context -- Systems' Responses to Elder Abuse -- TWO: Defining Elder Abuse -- Introduction -- Age -- Health and Functional Status of the Victim -- Gender -- Residence: Abuse Occurs at Home -- Relationship Between Victim and Abuser -- Forms of Elder Abuse -- Conclusion -- THREE: Dynamics of Elder Abuse -- Why Does Elder Abuse Occur? -- Why Specific Forms of Elder Abuse Occur -- Why Does An Older Person Who Is Being Harmed Maintain a Relationship with the Abuser? -- Conclusion -- SECTION TWO: RESPONDING TO ELDER ABUSE -- FOUR: Identification and Reporting -- Identifying Elder Abuse -- Indicators of Elder Abuse -- Abuse and Neglect in Long-term Care Facilities -- Additional Guidelines for Effective Interviewing -- Reporting/Referring Elder Abuse -- Additional Considerations for Reporting/Referring Abuse in Facilities -- Conclusion -- FIVE: Systemic Responses to Elder Abuse -- Adult Protective Services -- Criminal Justice System -- Civil Justice System -- Health Care System -- Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs -- Long Term Care Ombudsman -- Additional Agencies That May Offer Useful Services for Elder Abuse Victims -- Conclusion -- SECTION THREE: COLLABORATION -- SIX: Collaborative Efforts: Benefits and Obstacles -- Overview -- Historical Perspective -- Collaborative and Noncollaborative Approaches to Elder Abuse -- Collaborative Approaches -- Types of Collaborative Efforts -- Advantages of Elder Abuse Collaborations -- Recognizing and Overcoming Obstacles -- Professional Visions and Philosophies -- Challenges Relating to Historical Distrust and Poor Prior Interactions -- Challenges Relating to Definition and Understanding of Elder Abuse -- Challenges Relating to Setting.

Challenges Related to Legal Requirements and Limitations -- Challenges Relating to Roles -- Challenges Related to Personality Conflicts -- Additional Challenges for Formalized Teams -- Team Member Obstacles -- Deviation From Accepted Procedures -- Long-term Team Sustainability -- Conclusion -- SEVEN: Effective Interventions and Informal Collaborations -- Overview -- Informal Multidisciplinary Responses -- Case 1: Emotional and Physical Abuse and Financial Exploitation -- Effective Interventions Through Collaboration -- Case 2: Caregiver Neglect -- Guiding Principles: Empowerment and Self-Determination -- Case 3: Domestic Violence -- Case 4: Betty: A Case of Self-Neglect -- Guiding Principles in Facilities -- Case 5: Sexual Abuse in a Licensed Facility -- Conclusion -- EIGHT: Team Processes -- Overview -- Steps of Team Processes -- Planning Phase -- The Work -- Evaluation -- Sustaining Team Effort -- Implementing Change Based on the Evaluation Results -- Conducting Strategic Planning -- Utilizing Data to Direct Research -- Dissemination of Information About the Team -- SECTION FOUR: ACCOMPLISHING THE WORK -- NINE: The Work of a Case Management Team -- Overview -- Phase I: Case Referral -- Phase II: Assessment or Investigation -- Phase III: Crafting an Intervention Plan -- Phase IV: Implementation of the Intervention Plan -- Multi-Agency Case: Doris -- Single-Agency Case: Estelle -- TEN: Enhancing Victim Safety Through Collaboration -- Elder Abuse Can Lead to Serious Harm or Death -- Case Illustration -- ELEVEN: A Collaborative Model for Holding Abusers Accountable -- Law Enforcement -- Conclusion -- TWELVE: Systems Review and Change Through Multidisciplinary Collaborations -- Introduction -- Importance of Systems Review and Change -- Conclusion -- SECTION FIVE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? -- THIRTEEN: Strategies to End Elder Abuse.

Need for Strategic Initiatives -- Advocating for Social Change -- Improving Services and Remedies for Current Victims -- Helping Future Victims by Expanding Knowledge Through Data Collection and Research -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX A -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.