What Can Elder Mistreatment Researchers Learn About Primary Prevention From Family Violence Intervention Models?

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 601-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kylie Meyer ◽  
Jeanine Yonashiro-Cho ◽  
Zachary D Gassoumis ◽  
Laura Mosqueda ◽  
S Duke Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Home Visiting ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Elder Mistreatment ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Intervention Models

Abstract Elder mistreatment (EM) is a public health problem that harms millions of older Americans each year. Despite growing recognition of its occurrence, there are no evidence-based primary prevention programs. Although EM is distinct from other areas of family violence, including child maltreatment and intimate partner violence, common risk factors and theoretical underpinnings point to opportunities for prevention strategies. Drawing on evidence-based best practices found in other fields of family violence, we identify approaches that could be tested to prevent EM at the hands of family caregivers, who are among the most likely to commit mistreatment. Specifically, we examine home visiting approaches primarily used in the child maltreatment field and identify components that have potential to inform EM interventions, including prevention. We conclude that there is enough information to begin testing a prevention intervention for EM that targets caregivers.

Family Violence in Context: An Intergenerational Systemic Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-291
Author(s):  
Stephen Southern ◽  
Raymond D. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Family Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Intergenerational Transmission Of Violence ◽  
Systems Model ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Systemic Model

Family violence represents a major public health problem and a violation of human rights. Violent families engage in child maltreatment or intimate partner violence in response to horizontal stressors, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and vertical stressors, including events in the family life cycle and changes in cultural contexts. Although family violence is often considered an individual problem, solutions require close examination of family structure, dynamics, and competence. The Beavers Systems Model for Family Functioning identified family groupings at risk of family violence. An emerging perspective on intergenerational transmission of violence from childhood neglect and abuse to elder abuse accounts for the accumulation of adverse childhood experiences and increasing risk of victimization or perpetration. An intergenerational systemic model identifies multiple contexts and levels for evaluating and treating family violence over the life span. Early identification and intervention facilitate prevention and rehabilitation. As families transcend adversity, they are able to realize post-traumatic growth and resilience. Recommendations for applications of the model are offered.

scholarly journals REFINING AN ELDER MISTREATMENT SCREENING AND RESPONSE TOOL TO IMPROVE ACCEPTABILITY IN AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S74-S75
Author(s):  
Brian Tanksley ◽  
Theresa Sivers-Teixeira ◽  
Laura Mosqueda ◽  
Bonnie Olsen ◽  
Tim Platts-Mills ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Strong Support ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Elder Mistreatment ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Adult Protective Services ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Cross Training

Abstract Elder mistreatment (EM) is a public health problem that is rarely recognized or addressed in emergency departments (ED) where a lack of evidence-based protocols leave clinicians to rely on intuition and inconsistent action plans. In this presentation we will share findings from focus groups and online surveys with ED clinicians and administrators to evaluate the perceived value and likelihood of adopting the National Collaboratory’s third core element: the EM Screening and Response Protocol (EM-SAR). Results indicated a strong support for the EM-SAR tool in general and highlighted specific considerations for refining the tool. Considerations include resistance to adding to the ED workload, need to clarify roles and responsibilities for administering the tool, hesitancy to rely on clinical judgement to assess EM, concerns over Adult Protective Services’ ability to respond to increased reports, and a desire for cross-training and cooperation. These findings and implications for ongoing feasibility testing will be discussed.

Family Violence

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tara E. Sutton ◽  
Leslie Gordon Simons
Keyword(s):  
Family Violence ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Sibling Abuse ◽  
Financial Exploitation ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Criminological Theories

Family violence encompasses a broad range of maltreatment types between family members including physical, sexual, and psychological abuse, as well as neglect and financial exploitation. Such violence includes child maltreatment, sibling abuse, intimate partner violence, and elder mistreatment. Family violence is relatively common and represents a significant social, legal, and public health problem. Specifically, research shows that rates of family violence range from 10% to 45% across family relationships in the United States. Moreover, family violence tends to occur in a socioecological context characterized by risk and vulnerability and is related to various negative consequences including psychological distress, health risks, injury, and even death. Despite overlap in the causes and consequences of family violence, work on each type has largely developed independently. However, several theoretical perspectives have been offered that apply broadly to this important social issue. Additionally, existing criminological theories can be utilized to understand the nature and consequences of family violence.

scholarly journals Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling Analysis and Validity of the Family Needs Screener

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051988851
Author(s):  
Miranda P. Kaye ◽  
Tara Saathoff-Wells ◽  
Amanda M. Ferrara ◽  
Nicole R. Morgan ◽  
Daniel F. Perkins
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Family Needs ◽  
The Family

Assessment that accurately categorizes families’ risk for family violence (i.e., intimate partner violence and child maltreatment) and identifies areas of family need is essential for prevention program planning, practice, and resource allocation. The Family Needs Screener (FNS) assesses risk for intimate partner violence and child maltreatment. It is used as a tool to prioritize those who are in the greatest need of services as well as plan prevention efforts in selected prevention services offered to military families. To date, no peer-reviewed studies examine the factor structure of the FNS. In this study, we examined measurement aspects of the FNS as an assessment tool in identifying risk of family violence. Data were drawn from Army families ( N = 18,159) who were screened between 2009 and 2013 and matched to substantiated cases of family violence. Exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) was used to examine the factor structure, measurement invariance, and predictive validity of the FNS. Results supported a shortened measure with a five-factor structure and full gender invariance. In particular, relationship issues were predictive of both intimate partner violence and child maltreatment. In addition, family of origin/history of family violence was predictive of substantiated cases of child maltreatment. Findings support the use of the FNS to assess risk, allocate, and plan for services in an Army population. Implications for scale modifications and use, as well as prevention efforts, are discussed.

Distinct and Overlapping Correlates of Psychological and Physical Partner Violence Perpetration

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (13-14) ◽  
pp. 2375-2398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Cascardi ◽  
Ernest N. Jouriles ◽  
Jeff R. Temple
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Potential Significance ◽  
High Prevalence

Despite its high prevalence, adverse impact, and potential significance in understanding the onset of physical partner violence (PV), there has been surprisingly scant research on psychological PV perpetration. The present research, guided by social learning and attachment theories, addresses this gap in the literature by examining overlapping and distinct correlates for psychological and physical PV perpetration in emerging adults. Undergraduates ( N = 504) with current or recent dating experience were recruited to complete a self-report survey. The survey included measures of emotional and physical child maltreatment, witnessing physical family violence, insecure attachment, hostility, and anger. The sample was 63% female and racially and ethnically diverse (50% non-White, non-Hispanic, or Hispanic of any race). Insecure attachment and anger, but not hostility or child maltreatment, were uniquely correlated with psychological PV, whereas only physical child maltreatment and witnessing physical family violence were unique correlates for physical PV. Neither emotional nor physical child maltreatment potentiated relations between insecure attachment, hostility, or anger and either form of PV. Although females were more likely to perpetrate psychological and physical PV, correlates for each form of PV did not vary by gender. The relations between physical child maltreatment and physical PV are consistent with a social learning theory explanation for physical PV. Insecure attachment and anger appear to be particularly important correlates for psychological, but not physical, PV. Thus, psychological and physical PV may have distinct risk profiles and may require different intervention targets.

scholarly journals The Appropriateness of the Duluth Model for Intimate Partner Violence and Child-to-Parent Violence: A Conceptual Review

Partner Abuse ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-532
Author(s):  
Alexandra Papamichail ◽  
Elizabeth A. Bates
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Gender Socialization ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Etiological Factor ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Complex Phenomenon ◽  
Conceptual Frameworks ◽  
Duluth Model

Research demonstrates that child-to-parent violence (CPV), an under researched form of family violence, is associated with intimate partner violence (IPV). The aim of this article is to critically explore the influence of the Duluth model of IPV on the overarching conceptual frameworks used to explain CPV. Although gender socialization could indeed be a factor implicated in CPV, the prefixed assumptions of the Duluth model about gender as the ultimate etiological factor, have shaped and dominated the discourses of CPV resulting in devaluation of a range of other factors pertinent for understanding this type of violence. It has been established that violence, and more specifically family violence, is a highly complex phenomenon that has history and continuity; as such contextual, multi-modal explanations are favored (Asen & Fonagy, 2017). This article discusses the tenets of the theory and consequently, its influence on discourses around etiology and maintenance of this narrative. Future recommendations include ecological, lifespan approaches based upon tailored, evidence-based interventions.

scholarly journals Sibling Violence

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-156
Author(s):  
Nathan H. Perkins ◽  
Susan F. Grossman
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Older Americans ◽  
Federal Policies ◽  
Sibling Violence ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
The Creation

Social work has played an integral role in the conceptualization and implementation of policy aimed at prevention and intervention of various forms of family violence. Seminal federal policies to address child abuse and neglect (Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act), elder abuse (Elder Justice and Older Americans Acts), and intimate partner violence (Violence Against Women and Family Violence Prevention and Services Acts) all focus on specific types of violence in the family. To date, however, there are no federal policies specifically addressing physical and/or emotional sibling violence (Perkins, Coles, & O’Connor, 2017; Perkins & O’Connor, 2016). This article examines the exclusion of policy addressing physical and emotional sibling violence considering other family violence policies. Along with prevalence, consequences, and associative factors connected to sibling violence, definitional issues that impede the creation of policy to address this form of family violence are highlighted. Children as a marginalized population, deserving the attention of social workers through policy advocacy will be discussed as well as psychoeducation and interprofessional collaboration that may facilitate the creation of policies aimed at addressing this form of family violence.

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