Advocacy toolkit: elder abuse
The
Advocacy toolkit is the culmination of three years work on an advocacy
training project undertaken by Action on Elder Abuse and funded by the
Department of Health.
Advocacy Schemes have a critical role of
supporting older people in the prevention of elder abuse. The
toolkit, produced in conjunction with Action for Advocacy, questions the relationship between advocacy and elder
abuse and explores how advocacy can be used to empower older people to
tackle abuse, protect and stop abusive situations arising.
The toolkit provides practical advice for individual advocates,
managers of advocacy schemes and senior managers of organisations that have
secured funding for advocacy work or are contemplating seeking such funding.
In addition the toolkit aims to promote a better understanding and enhanced working relationships
between advocates and professional within the statutory services.
Topics covered include:
·
What
is Elder Abuse
·
Tackling
abuse through Advocacy
·
Practice
Issues and Dilemmas
·
Different
Advocacy Approaches to Tackling Elder Abuse
·
Organisational
Policies and Procedures self audit
·
Useful
Contacts
This elder abuse advocacy toolkit does not stand
alone as an aid for advocates who deal with elder abuse issues on a daily
basis. It should form part of a
coherent training and development package for what is a difficult and
complex subject area.
However, it should contribute to the
improvement of the lives of abused older people who at times suffer
unbelievable hardship and suffering.
Copies
of toolkit can be downloaded free of charge by clicking
here or hard copies purchased at £5 each by emailing enquiries@elderabuse.org.uk
with your full details and request.
