Prevention and Intervention in Cases of Abuse
Prevention and Intervention in Cases of Abuse
Author(s): Simona BodogaiSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: POLIROM & Universitatea Bucureşti - Dept. de Sociologie şi Asistenţă Socială
Keywords: methods and techniques of intervention in cases of abuse; prevention and control
Summary/Abstract: Unfortunately, we encounter increasingly frequent cases of abuse towards the elderly. Unlike child abuse, the abuse towards the elderly seems a much neglected topic. Based on the change of perceptions and attitudes towards older people over time, this article addresses the issue of abuse towards the elders analyzing: the types of elderly abuse, the methods of preventing and controlling the abuse of older people, the institutions responsible for protecting abused elderly people, the international perspective on this issue.
Journal: Revista de Asistenţă Socială
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 97-104
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
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