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Elder abuse and the law in Scotland
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This information sheet gives an overview of current law on elder abuse, as it relates to Scotland only. It should be appreciated that when considering issues surrounding elder abuse, there is overlap between various pieces of legislation and the protection of adults with mental disorders and/or incapacity, which can make the whole subject complex. It is intended to provide informal guidance only for professional health or care workers and students. It should not be used as an alternative to legal advice.
AEA's response to "Who decides?: making decisions on behalf of mentally incapacitated adults"
- Author:
- ACTION ON ELDER ABUSE
- Publisher:
- Action On Elder Abuse
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Old age and family law
- Author:
- ZENZ Gisela
- Journal article citation:
- Family Law, 33(5), May 2003, pp.340-344.
- Publisher:
- Jordan
The elderly, like all other adults, are subject to family law. Moreover, most of them have outgrown the typical conflict areas covered by family law - marriage, divorce and disputes over child custody. Other family conflicts can be avoided far better today than in former times because the aged no longer need to live with their families. However, there is one group of the elderly, in particular, for whom the task of reviewing and updating family law doctrines is possibly the most relevant, ie the growing number of very old people of 80 years old and over who often suffer from progressive physical and/or mental disabilities. They are extremely dependent on family (or 'familiar') relationships and helpless when abused or neglected - a situation in some ways comparable to that of small children.
The All Party Parliamentary Panel on Personal Social Services seminar: protecting vulnerable adults, protecting vulnerable children; current problems in law and social work practice
- Authors:
- GUNNELL John (chair), SIMS Roger (vice chair)
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. House of Commons
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 58p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Collection of papers from a seminar held by the All Party Panel on Personal Social Services. Part 1 of the seminar looks at protecting vulnerable children and contains papers on: the threshold of evidence in child abuse cases; the case of Re: H. and the practice implications for consequent action under Section 31 of the Children Act 1989; and the threshold of evidence in the protection of children. The 2nd part of the seminar deals with vulnerable adults and contains papers on: mental incapacity - a case study; protection of older people; people with learning difficulties; elder abuse in domestic settings; and Sefton SSDs policy on elder abuse.
Elderly people and the law
- Author:
- ASHTON Gordon
- Publisher:
- Butterworths
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 500p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides information on the diverse areas of law relevant to older people, bringing together a variety of legal disciplines, such as: community care; state benefits; management of financial affairs; housing and residential care; family matters; health care; elder abuse; implications of mental incapacity; testamentary provision. A collection of precedents is also included.
Social work with older people
- Authors:
- CRAWFORD Karin, WALKER Janet
- Publisher:
- Learning Matters
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 190p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Exeter
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This book is an interactive resource with activities and case studies throughout the text. Contemporary research is used to illustrate key points. It covers all aspects of social work with older people and provides suggestions for further reading and links to current guidance and policy documents. The publication is part of a series written specifically to support students on social work degree courses. Contents include: values and ethics in social work with older people; the changing context of social work practice with older people; the legal, policy and political context of social work with older people; mental health and learning disability; sensory impairment and physical impairment; vulnerability and abuse; partnership and participation.
Older people at home: practical issues
- Editors:
- MULLEY Graham, PENN Neil, BURNS Eileen
- Publisher:
- BMJ Books
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 148p.,illus.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical text focusing on everyday situations that GPs have identified as being particularly problematic when dealing with older patients. Follows a problem based approach with special emphasis on the needs of older people living at home. Includes chapters on: loneliness; elder abuse; some legal aspects of mental incapacity; what an old age psychiatrist does; rehabilitation and older people; aids to compliance with medication; public transport; money problems and financial help; care homes; housing; carers; community health services; and community care provided by the public and independent sectors.