Support groups for older people who have been abused : Beyond Existing / Jacki Pritchard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pritchard, Jacki.

Series:

Violence and Abuse

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abused older people.

Older people--Abuse of--Prevention.

Older people.

Social work with older people--Great Britain.

Social work with older people.

Beyond Existing (Project).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this thought-provoking book, Jacki Pritchard shows how support groups for victims of elder abuse provide invaluable opportunities for the voices of older people to be heard. Following groups through a two-year period, she discusses how they were set up and the difficulties encountered and overcome.

Contents:

Support Groups for Older People Who Have Been Abused; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Terminology used in the book; 1. The Project: Beyond Existing; 2. Setting Up the Groups; 3. Vignettes of Members; 4. Running the Groups 1: Practical Matters; 5. Running the Groups 2: The Sessions; 6. Themes and Stories 1: The Abuse; 7. Themes and Stories 2: The Healing; 8. Vera's Poems; 9. Problems and Lessons Learnt; 10. Evaluation; 11. Conclusion; Appendix 1: Poster for Victims; Appendix 2: Poster for Professionals, Workers and Others; Appendix 3: Leaflets for Victims

Appendix 4: Leaflet for Professionals, Workers and OthersReferences; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-90446-2

1-84642-390-2

OCLC:

60779300