A theoretical framework for elder abuse to guide social work practice

该项目旨在制定一个理论框架，以协助保健社会工作者有效地评估和干预虐待老年人问题。在健康环境中，社会工作者有责任在发现虐待行为时做出反应。虐待老年人损害了信任，增加了医疗成本，并加速了死亡。改善帮助受虐待老年人的做法有赖于老年人、社会工作者和国际专家的知识、经验和意愿，以提供有效和高效的理论模式来解决虐待老年人问题。 一个新的框架将使从业者能够帮助弱势老年人并提高他们的生活质量。此外，这些信息将有助于政府解决澳大利亚的虐待老年人问题。

This project aims to develop a theoretical framework to assist health social workers to effectively assess and intervene in elder abuse. Social workers have responsibility in health settings to respond when abuse is noticed. Elder abuse damages trust, increases health costs and hastens death. Improving practice to assist older people who are abused relies on the knowledge, experiences and wishes of older people, social workers and international experts to provide an effective and efficient theoretical model to address elder abuse. A new framework will allow practitioners to assist vulnerable older people and improve the quality of their lives. Further, this information will assist the government to address elder abuse in Australia.