A study of social work practitioners and their needs when intervening in cases of elder abuse and neglect (Record no. 2796)

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Classification number 362.6042 STU
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Personal name Maher, Penelope Ann
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Title A study of social work practitioners and their needs when intervening in cases of elder abuse and neglect
Statement of responsibility, etc Maher, Penelope Ann
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Remainder of title A thesis submitted to the University of Canterbury in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Masters of Arts in Social Work.
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Date of publication, distribution, etc 2005
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Summary, etc Thesis (MA - Social Work) - University of Canterbury, 2005. This thesis explores the needs of social work practitioners when intervening in cases of elder abuse and neglect. Ten social workers who work with older persons were interviewed to discover how training and knowledge prepared them for intervention in cases of elder abuse and neglect, how they ensured 'safe practice', what aspects of intervention in cases of elder abuse and neglect generated confidence or diffidence, and what they believe would be helpful to resource support and enhance their practice in cases of elder abuse and neglect. A qualitative research project was undertaken using semi-structured questions. Grounded theory was used to analyse the findings and constructivist theory helped to interpret the data. The thesis includes an exploration of the experiences of practitioners in situations of conflict and tension, and discusses how they manage working within a multi-disciplinary team, how they ensure professional and personal safety within the context of their practice, the importance of co-working and networking and how, with minimal education and training opportunities, they use reflective practice within supervision to develop practice wisdom. Five recommendations are made from the findings: that accurate statistics be collected on the number and nature of interventions; that education and training programmes be developed to provide an emphasis on legal issues, working within a multi-disciplinary team structure, and general conflict resolution skills; that networking be recognised as an important component of the social work role; that the term 'Safe Practice' be defined and acknowledged as a term that incorporates both practitioner and client; and that further research be undertaken in other New Zealand centres into the needs of social work practitioners when intervening in cases of elder abuse and neglect. This research should include less experienced practitioners, a supervisor's perspective and a Maori perspective.--AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element ELDER ABUSE
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element NEGLECT
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element SOCIAL WORKERS
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element OLDER PEOPLE
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element PREVENTION
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://files.vine.org.nz/koha-files/Penny Maher.pdf">https://files.vine.org.nz/koha-files/Penny Maher.pdf</a>
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Vine library Vine library 06/07/2011   TRO 362.6042 STU A00669059B 02/08/2011 06/07/2011 Thesis / dissertation
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Vine library Vine library 21/06/2012   Online ON12060107 21/06/2012 21/06/2012 Access online