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Support groups for older people who have been abused: beyond existing
- Author:
- PRITCHARD Jacki
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 222p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book shows how support groups for victims of elder abuse provide opportunities for the voices of older people to be heard. Following groups through a two-year period, the author discusses how they were set up and the difficulties encountered and overcome, linking these experiences to group work theory. The author presents qualitative material alongside guidance for how to undertake practical and therapeutic work with male and female survivors. The book presents findings regarding the interplay of child abuse, domestic violence and adult abuse, and highlights the need for professionals to recognise close links between the different types of abuse.