Specialized Violence: Elder Abuse
Presented by Kelly A. Watt, PhD
This webinar on Specialized Violence – Elder Abuse is presented by Kelly A. Watt, PhD.
Elder abuse is defined as “the actual, attempted, or threatened physical or serious psychological harm, either deliberate or reckless, of vulnerable older people that is unauthorized and perpetrated by people who are in positions of trust, responsibility, or authority with respect to the vulnerable older people” (Storey, Hart, & Kropp, 2016, p. 6). This definition includes both physical abuse and neglect. Elder abuse varies substantially in form and severity and, as a result, poses unique challenges to law enforcement and other professionals working in this area. This webinar includes a review of definitional issues regarding elder abuse as well as a discussion of the prevalence and scope of the problem. In addition, this webinar reviews methods for assessing and managing risk for elder abuse perpetration; in particular, this webinar focuses on the use of structured professional judgment guidelines such as the Elder Abuse Risk List (EARL; Storey, Hart, & Kropp, 2016).
Upon completion of this webinar you will be able to:
Describe elder abuse
Describe challenges related to assessing and managing elder abuse, including the prevalence and form of this behavior
Describe structured professional judgement guidelines in the assessment and management of risk for elder abuse
Kelly A. Watt, PhD
Custom training options for groups of 5 to 500+