Assignment: Reflection Paper
Brochure
I. Prepare an informational brochure that identifies the most important facts that older adults, staff, caregivers, families, and public need to know about elder abuse prevention and caregiver stress.
II. Evaluate the elder abuse community resources supporting aging, families, and elder care.
For your brochure, you will identify the most important considerations for preventing elder abuse and identify helpful caregiver stress management resources. Address the following questions in your brochure:
1) What are the most important considerations for preventing elder abuse?
2) What are three to four important facts that individuals and families need to know about elder abuse prevention?
3) Why is it important to evaluate caregiver stress and provide caregiver stress management resources?
4) What types of elder abuse prevention resources and caregiver stress management resources are available and how do they provide support to older adults, staff, caregivers, families, and the public?
5) What are three to four valuable resources that older adults, staff, caregivers, families, and public should know about elder abuse prevention (including at least one way to report suspected elder abuse in your own community)?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
References
• Center for Disease Control. (2017). Elderly Abuse Prevention.
• Fearing G, Sheppard CL, McDonald L, Beaulieu M, Hitzig SL. A systematic review on community-based interventions for elder abuse and neglect.external icon J Elder Abuse Negl. 2017; 29(2-3): 102-133. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2017.1308286.
• MacNeil, G., Kosberg, J. I., Durkin, D. W., Dooley, W. K., DeCoster, J., & Williamson, G. M. (2010). Caregiver mental health and potentially harmful caregiving behavior: The central role of caregiver anger. Gerontologist, 50, 76-86. doi:10.1093/geront/gnp099.
• National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. (2003). The role of culture in elder abuse.
• Samuels, C. (2020). Eye-Opening Facts About Elder Abuse, and How to Effectively Report It.
• U.S. Administration on Aging. (2011). A profile of older Americans.