Clinical issues in responding to alleged elder sexual abuse

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-400

  Chihowski, Kathryn ^a   Hughes, Susanne ^b  

^a Massachusetts Elder Protective Services   (United States)

^b Springwell Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

APS casework; Elder sexual abuse; Protective services investigations; Sexual abuse within the family; Sexual assault victims; Substantiating abuse allegations

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; CRIME; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VICTIM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME VICTIMS; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RAPE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 58149463782     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946560802359383     Document Type: Article

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