Training adult protective services workers about domestic violence: Training needs and strategies

Violence Against Women

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1199-1213

  Payne, Brian K ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult protective services; Domestic violence; Elder abuse

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL WORK; VIRGINIA;

EID: 51749098555     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208322702     Document Type: Article

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