PPT-Vulnerable Adult Abuse: A National Update & Perspective

William Benson National Policy Advisor NAPSA About NAPSA Formed in 1989 as a national association for adult protective services APS professionals Strengthen APS via Education Research Advocacy. Spring 2014. By: Diane Drew, CHELP. Member of IACCPHP . Funds for this program were made available through an Illinois Department on Aging Educational Grant. Adult Protective Service. Abuse is the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or cruel punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish; Or the deprivation by a person, including a caregiver, of goods or services that are necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness.. sexual exploitation. A vulnerable person is someone who is . at risk of harm. Door supervisors need to recognise customers who may be . vulnerable.. This will help them deal with incidents in a way that will:. Henry Silverman, MD, MA. How to Define Vulnerability?. Two senses of vulnerability. vul·ner·a·ble. . . . “to be exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.” . 2. Upon completion of this module, the employee will be able to:. Differentiate between the term “Abuse” and “Abuse Allegations”. List the different types of abuse. List the criteria that identifies victims of abuse. Facts. What is Elder Abuse?. . Abuse can be physical, psychological, sexual, financial or in the form of neglect. While one may think that abuse involved doing bad to another, it is also abusive not to do something that needs to be done. In fact, neglect is the most common form of elder mistreatment in the domestic setting. . . Beth Goldstein, Esq.. Supervising Attorney. Office of Elder Fraud and Assistance . WHAT IS A FINANCIAL ABUSE PROTECTION (FAP) ORDER?. AS 13.26.450 . – . Ex parte protective orders. Grants any protection of the vulnerable adult’s funds necessary, except the power to make a will;. Child Abuse “Child Abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.” - Herbert Ward What is it? Child abuse is any act that endangers a child’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2011 S eniors A nd L aw E nforcement T ogether Mandatory Reporting in Louisiana June 14, 2011 Harold S. Bartholomew, Jr. Assistant District Attorney Office of Walter P. Reed Child Sexual Abuse. . September 2014. Why Learn about Childhood Sexual Abuse?. The bulk of child sexual abuse is perpetrated either by a family member or someone known to the child.. Females are more likely to be abused within the family and males more likely outside the family.. Protection of Vulnerable AdultsWhat is the protection of vulnerable adults all about? All Protection of Vulnerable Adults Teams (POVA) work to ensure that all vulnerable adults are protected from abu Child abuse happens in all cultural, ethnic, and income groups. . Child . abuse can be . physical. , emotional/verbal, sexual or through neglect. . Abuse . may cause serious injury to . the . child and may even result in death. . By . Toni Bonsera, Program Specialist. Adult Protective Services. About Me. State of . Nebraska, . July 2005 - Previously worked in . CPS, . Family . Focus Pilot . and Economic . Assistance. Program . TASK FORCE More than 73,000 older adults in Michigan are victims of elder abuse. They experience abuse, neglect and exploitation. The symptoms and treatment of elder abuse are complex and demand a House Bill 1041. HB 1041. What is sexual abuse?. Any sexual act between an adult and a minor. OR. between two minors when one has . “POWER. ” over the other. OR. when one is three years older than the other. A minor is ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. .