Examining the use and effectiveness of  Elder Abuse Protocols: a Western Australian case study

Blundell, Barbara; Timms, Diedre

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Authors

Blundell, Barbara

Timms, Diedre

Date

2018

Type

Conference Paper

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Citation

Blundell, B. and Timms, D. 2018. Examining the use and effectiveness of Elder Abuse Protocols: a Western Australian case study. In: 5th National Elder Abuse Conference, 19 - 20 Feb 2018, Sydney, Australia.

Source Conference

5th National Elder Abuse Conference

Faculty

Faculty of Health Sciences

School

Curtin School of Allied Health

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95659

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Elder abuse protocols have been developed for use in different jurisdictions over a number of years to guide staff and professionals in responding to elder abuse. There usage and effectiveness has been unclear, as they have generally not been evaluated. This project focussed on exploring the usefulness and effectiveness of the Elder Abuse Protocols developed by Alliance for the Prevention of Elder Abuse: Western Australia in 2013, as well as developing an updated version of the Protocol and supporting the new protocol with a number of workshops for stakeholders. Three focus groups and an online survey were conducted with stakeholder organisations and people working with older people in order to examine the usefulness and effectiveness of the Protocols. The research data, along with a review of literature and similar documents from other jurisdictions, informed an updated version of the Protocol.