Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Older Persons
by Lorin A. Baumhover and S Colleen Beall
`The text is designed as a back-up to guidelines and protocols and is aimed at practitioners in health care settings…will certainly interest readers who have a specialist interest in elder abuse…' - Professional Social Work Written for all those working in social and health care settings who work with older adults, this practical guide constitutes a current and accurate reference for detecting and managing abuse and neglect. Based on more than a decade of research, education and training in el...
Partykeer skuld die heelal jou ’n paar cool sokkies. Ethan is uit die veld geslaan toe hy een Saterdagoggend sien hoe die nuwe meisie in sy klas ’n paar sokkies steel. Sommerso helder oordag by ’n vlooimarkstalletjie. Almal by die skool wonder reeds oor die meisie wat aan die einde van die vorige kwartaal by die skool aangekom het. Haar naam is Charlie Prins. Pouses sit sy eenkant. Dit lyk of sy nie raakgesien wil word nie. In watter skool was sy voorheen? Het sy broers of susters? Is sy goed me...
The inspiration behind the upcoming HBO Max limited series directed by Susanna Fogel and co-executive produced by Cathy Schottenstein Ninety-six-year-old Beverley Schottenstein’s legal victory against the biggest bank in the world, J.P. Morgan, and two of her own grandsons made financial headlines around the globe. Now, Beverley’s granddaughter Cathy reveals that her cousins’ crimes were not merely financial, but also deeply personal—and all too common. Beverley’s War warns readers of the rea...
A Daughter's Guide to Not Going to Jail For Helping Your Mother
by Valencia Black
What Lies Beneath Love and Hidden Secrets
by Yasmine Mitchell and Monica Parker
Preventing the Emotional Abuse and Neglect of People with Intellectual Disability
by Sally Robinson
There's so many different types of abuse, and it all comes down to the same thing. It's making people nothing. And Fran was nothing. There was never anything nice said about her, everything was negative. And she had to put up with that, and we had to put up with that, until we all sort of believed it, almost.'Preventing the Emotional Abuse and Neglect of People with Intellectual Disability throws light onto the traumatic experiences faced by people with intellectual disability living in disabili...
Understanding Elder Abuse (Concise Guides on Trauma Care)
by Shelly L. Jackson
This book helps mental health clinicians anticipate, recognize, and respond to elder abuse. As the baby boom generation reaches retirement age, mental health clinicians will increasingly be working with older adults, some of whom will have experienced abuse or are at risk of experiencing abuse. This book will help clinicians recognize and respond appropriately should they encounter such clients in their practice. This concise, reader‑friendly book quickly familiarizes readers with essentia...
Overcoming Self-Doubt and Improving Your Self-Esteem
by Michelle Oscar
The problem of domestic violence and partner abuse knows no bounds, can affect anyone, and when kept silent and in the dark can become deadly. Hon. John Leventhal presided over the Brooklyn Felony Domestic Violence Court, the first felony domestic violence part in the nation, since it opened in June 1996 until he was elevated to the appellate court January 2008. While domestic violence has greater social and legal visibility today then it did in the past, the problem still remains a massive and...