Guardianship for Your Own Good: Improving the Well-Being of Respondents and Wards in the USA

Wright, Jennifer L.

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“…institutionalization of the victim, incarceration of the perpetrator). Scholars have argued that relatively draconian forms of intervention (guardianship, institutionalization) come at the expense of victim autonomy (Kohn, 2010;Wright, 2010). Jackson and Hafemeister (2011) have urged scholars to develop interventions that simultaneously address the needs of the elderly victims and the abusive individuals.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…unemployment, mental health issues). Furthermore, unlike APS caseworkers, whose actions are governed by state statute and consequently tend to focus on victim safety (Quinn and Zielke, 2005), elderly victims may assess the situation through a different lens, taking into consideration factors other than their own safety (Bergeron, 2006;Wright, 2010), particularly if the abusive individual is a family member.…”

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Differences in causal attributions of caseworkers and elderly clients in the USA: impact on case resolution and cessation of abuse

Jackson

Hafemeister

2013

The Journal of Adult Protection

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper was to test whether differences in attributions between caseworkers and their elderly clients regarding the cause of reported elder abuse occurring in a domestic setting impact the ability of caseworkers to effectively intervene in elder abuse cases. Design/methodology/approach -Interviews were conducted with 63 pairs of caseworkers and either the elderly client with a substantiated report of elder abuse or their surrogate. Findings -Initially, 61.9 percent of the pairs of interviewees held discordant attributions regarding the cause of the elderly person's abuse. However, at the close of the investigation, only 41.3 percent of the pairs of interviewees held discordant causal attributions, with 13 elderly persons having changed their attributions to be in alignment with the caseworker. Discordant causal attributions at the close of the investigation was related to an inability to find a resolution and achieving cessation of abuse. Research limitations/implications -It will be beneficial to determine methods APS caseworkers can employ to narrow the causal attribution gap. Practical implications -Reconciling discordant causal attributions while maintaining victim autonomy can enhance the likelihood of effective interventions and lead to greater victim safety. However, this takes more time than most APS caseworkers in the USA are allowed by statute to allocate to one case and may necessitate statutory changes that accompany changes in practice. Originality/value -This is the first study to assess differences between caseworkers and their elderly clients regarding their causal attributions of reported abuse occurring and whether those differences are related to the likelihood of reaching a resolution and the cessation of abuse.

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Section: Differences In Causal Attributionsmentioning

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Differences in causal attributions of caseworkers and elderly clients in the USA: impact on case resolution and cessation of abuse

Jackson

Hafemeister

2013

The Journal of Adult Protection

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“…Over a third (37%) of older women live alone (41% live with a spouse) compared to 19% of older men (70% of whom live with a spouse) (AoA, 2011). The prospect of being removed from their home and placed in an institutional setting is abhorrent to many older adults (Kohn, 2010;Wright, 2010). Relatedly, underlying the PFE interpersonal dynamics is the older adult's deep-seated fear of what the future may hold (Hafemeister and Jackson, n.d.).…”

Section: Living Alone With An Accompanying Fear Of the Futurementioning

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Theory-based models enhancing the understanding of four types of elder maltreatment

Jackson

Hafemeister²

2016

International Review of Victimology

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Notwithstanding that elder abuse has existed since antiquity, it was only during the 1990s that society began to recognize that elder abuse is a pervasive and pernicious problem needing a systematic response. Despite this emerging attention to elder abuse and society's dedicated efforts to address it, little attention has been given to articulating a theory-based foundation to explain the occurrence of elder maltreatment, which in turn may explain why society's efforts have had limited success. Using the results of our research as the foundation, we present here distinct models that encapsulate four types of elder maltreatment, including one model that focuses on what transpires when two relatively distinct forms of abuse co-occur. We assert that elder maltreatment should be divided into distinct subtypes reflecting their different etiologies, risk factors, interpersonal dynamics, correlates, and consequences, and which in turn necessitate distinct societal responses. Without recognizing that this abuse occurs in the context of a relationship, understanding of elder abuse and the building of relevant models will be significantly limited. Although the application of these models has not yet been empirically tested, their articulation should enhance the understanding of elder maltreatment and promote new lines of related research and societal responses.

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“…The need for evidence to support the validity of limited guardianship and the lack of validated instruments for capacity assessment mean that the majority of court decisions are still in favor of plenary guardianship. 4 With the purpose of assisting law and health practitioners when deciding on whether guardianship should be limited in AD, the present report compiled data on the capacity of individuals with different stages of the disorder. To this end, we collected evidence-based information about the abilities of subjects with AD to carry out activities that can be restricted by guardianship proceedings according to the Brazilian Civil Code, such as financial management, voting, testifying in court, consenting to sexual intercourse, making medical treatment choices and changing marital status.…”

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confidence: 99%

What are the boundaries of legal guardianship in Alzheimer’s disease? An evidence-based update in the context of the Brazilian Civil Code

Sudo

Salles²,

Santiago³

2016

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Guardianship for Your Own Good: Improving the Well-Being of Respondents and Wards in the USA

Cited by 11 publications

References 4 publications

Differences in causal attributions of caseworkers and elderly clients in the USA: impact on case resolution and cessation of abuse

Differences in causal attributions of caseworkers and elderly clients in the USA: impact on case resolution and cessation of abuse

Theory-based models enhancing the understanding of four types of elder maltreatment

What are the boundaries of legal guardianship in Alzheimer’s disease? An evidence-based update in the context of the Brazilian Civil Code

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