scholarly journals A LOGIC MODEL TO DESCRIBE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN THE U.S

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S502-S503
Author(s):  
Zach Gassoumis ◽  
Karl Urban ◽  
Gila Shusterman ◽  
Stephanie Whittier Eliason
Keyword(s):  
Technical Assistance ◽  
National Level ◽  
System Change ◽  
Logic Model ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
Adult Protective Services ◽  
Traditional Structure ◽  
Unique Nature ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The U.S

Abstract The adult protective services (APS) system in the U.S. serves as an investigative and service delivery system, targeting cases of reported abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older adults and adults with disabilities. APS developed from a piecemeal investigatory system, driven by state and local processes. This system has persisted, with little federal oversight or uniformity. In turn, little systematic information exists about the structure and process of the APS system nationwide. This poster presents an effort to construct a logic model for APS in the U.S., compiled jointly by researchers and practitioners under the auspices of the National APS Technical Assistance Resource Center. The process included initial drafting by six experts from various backgrounds and was reviewed by diverse stakeholders in three iterative rounds of review. Because of the unique nature of APS, the product has a partially non-traditional structure for a logic model, plotting context, inputs/resources, activities, activity metrics, and results. Inputs/resources are plotted across various sources: APS staff, consultative experts, community partners, operational supports, funding for services, and legal and ethical processes. Activities, activity metrics, and results are mapped across three stages of service provision—intake, investigation, and post-investigation services—and at the quality assurance level. The resultant logic model can be used at the national level to drive system change and evaluation; alternatively, it can be customized to specific state/local contexts to enable quality improvement and evaluation efforts. The pursuit of these efforts, coupled with existing national strategies, can contribute to continued system change and evolution within APS.

scholarly journals Adult Protective Services and Law Enforcement: Does It Add or Subtract to the Precarity of Living Alone With Dementia?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 601-601
Author(s):  
Michael Splaine
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Space And Place ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Full Understanding ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
Adult Protective Services ◽  
Online Groups ◽  
Loss Of Autonomy ◽  
Standard Practices ◽  
The U.S

Abstract In 2014, more than 12.5 million people age 65+ lived alone in the U.S. Of these, approximately one third had a cognitive impairment. Although protective services may identify risks to such individuals, they may not have a full understanding of the notion of precarity, or the looming uncertainty regarding space and place, that solo dwellers experience. This presentation explores the tension between the intentions of protective services and the experience of precarity for persons living alone. More specifically, persons living alone with dementia participating in online groups and community events report feelings of risk of loss of autonomy and rights if their status becomes known. The presenter will review these impressions against current police and adult protective services policies and standard practices.

scholarly journals Piloting the Adult Protective Services’ Identification, Services, and Outcomes Matrix: Focus Group Findings

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 47-47
Author(s):  
Jarmin Yeh ◽  
Pi-Ju Liu ◽  
Jacques Perkins ◽  
Andrew Butler ◽  
Sara Stratton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
Client Outcome ◽  
Adult Protective Services ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Napa County ◽  
The U.S

Abstract The historical lack of outcomes-related data in Adult Protective Services (APS) has affected funding coming to the program. Without data quantifying the effectiveness of APS services, policymakers have been unable to justify budget increases to improve wages for workers or professionalize the field. For the first time in APS history, the U.S. Administration for Community Living sponsored a pilot project to implement a novel evidence-based assessment tool into APS electronic systems, called the Identification, Services, and Outcomes (ISO) Matrix. The goal was to improve APS’ ability to reduce harm of abuse and neglect and maintain client’s independence to live in the community. APS workers in San Francisco and Napa Counties were trained and phased into using the ISO Matrix over a six-month implementation period. This poster presents findings from six focus groups conducted between February 13 and March 28, 2019, with 34 San Francisco and Napa County APS workers and supervisors. Utilizing semi-structured, in-depth interviewing techniques, APS workers and supervisors expressed their views and experiences. Facilitators and barriers of implementing the ISO Matrix were assessed and opportunities for improvements were identified. Findings revealed a tension between their hopefulness that the ISO Matrix could modernize APS data-tracking and yield evidence of improved client outcome to bolster the field, and their frustrations about new burdens the ISO Matrix placed on their labor and workflow. Understanding frontline perspectives of APS workers and supervisors has practical and policy implications for adopting the ISO Matrix in other counties and states across the U.S.

scholarly journals Abuse of and Intervention for Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 86-86
Author(s):  
Pamela Teaster ◽  
Cory Bolkan
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
The United States ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Adult Protective Services ◽  
Service Staff ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Abstract Beginning in the United States in 2020, SARS-CoV-2 lead to unprecedented changes in the lives of both younger and older people. Efforts to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus, which included physical distancing and self-quarantine not only upended the lives of many people but also created natural laboratory conditions for the mistreatment of older adults. Exploring the mistreatment of older adults during the pandemic presented an unprecedented opportunity to examine perspectives of service providers and affected older adults. This symposium offers four perspectives on this subject. Dr. Karen Roberto and colleagues will present changes and challenges that COVID-19 brought for Adult Protectives Service staff and the vulnerable adults whom they serve. Ms. Lori Smetanka and colleagues will present changes and challenges that COVID-19 created for state and local Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Dr. Holly Ramsey-Klawsnik and Ms. Tammy Seaver will report on how the pandemic affected Nevada Adult Protective Services clients, casework, and staff. Finally, Dr. Pamela Teaster and colleagues will discuss how older adults experienced exploitation attempts during the early months of the pandemic. Dr. Cory Bolkan will begin the discussion, highlighting how conditions brought about by COVID-19 both enabled and thwarted efforts to address elder abuse.

Guns on Campus: Surveying a rugged post-Heller/ McDonald landscape

2013 ◽  
Vol 45 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 77-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leif Magne Lervik
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Public Colleges ◽  
Concealed Weapons ◽  
Second Amendment ◽  
Academic History ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Public Colleges And Universities ◽  
The Right ◽  
The U.S

In June 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees an individual the right to keep and bear arms. Two years later, this decision was also made applicable to state and local governments. Today, seven U.S. states have provisions allowing the carrying of concealed weapons on their public senior high school campuses. This article, introduced by a brief comment on the Second Amendment’s legal and academic history, traces several recent developments of legal change. It discusses relevant arguments and attitudes towards guns on campus, and explores issues of future concern for public colleges and universities within the realm of firearms and campus safety.

scholarly journals Food-Based Dietary Guidelines for Seafood Do Not Translate into Increased Long-Chain Omega-3 Levels in the Diet for U.S. Consumers

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1816
Author(s):  
Michael F. Tlusty
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
National Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Omega 3 Fatty Acids ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Complete Understanding ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Long Chain

Humans under-consume fish, especially species high in long-chain omega-3 fatty acids. Food-based dietary guidelines are one means for nations to encourage the consumption of healthy, nutritious food. Here, associations between dietary omega-3 consumption and food-based dietary guidelines, gross domestic product, the ranked price of fish, and the proportions of marine fish available at a national level were assessed. Minor associations were found between consumption and variables, except for food-based dietary guidelines, where calling out seafood in FBDGs did not associate with greater consumption. This relationship was explored for consumers in the United States, and it was observed that the predominant seafood they ate, shrimp, resulted in little benefit for dietary omega-3 consumption. Seafood is listed under the protein category in the U.S. Dietary Guidelines, and aggregating seafood under this category may limit a more complete understanding of its nutrient benefits beyond protein.

scholarly journals Overview of PROMISE

2020 ◽  
pp. 216514342098045
Author(s):  
David E. Emenheiser ◽  
Corinne Weidenthal ◽  
Selete Avoke ◽  
Marlene Simon-Burroughs
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Social Security Administration ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Health And Human Services ◽  
The Social ◽  
The U.S

Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE), a study of 13,444 randomly assigned youth and their families, includes six model demonstration projects and a technical assistance center funded through the U.S. Department of Education and a national evaluation of the model demonstration projects funded through the Social Security Administration. The Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services and the Executive Office of the President partnered with the Department of Education and Social Security Administration to develop and monitor the PROMISE initiative. This article provides an overview of PROMISE as the introduction to this special issue of Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document