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Training Adult Protective Services Workers About Domestic Violence

Training Needs and Strategies

Georgia State University

Many cases of elder abuse involve instances of partner abuse. In this study, attention is given to whether adult protective services supervisors think their workers know enough about specific aspects of domestic violence. Attention is also given to the strategies that the supervisors think would be most useful to teach about domestic violence. According to the supervisors, workers need to know more about intervening with perpetrators, planning for their own safety, and dealing with frustrations. The supervisors rated the importance of understanding theoretical perspectives as low. Results also show that agencies with domestic violence training policies participate in domestic violence training programs more often.

Key Words: adult protective services • domestic violence • elder abuse

This version was published on October 1, 2008

Violence Against Women, Vol. 14, No. 10, 1199-1213 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801208322702


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