Courses 

Older people in our communities often experience a profound imbalance of power in their relationships as the status of older people diminishes and their care needs increase.

This power imbalance can be exploited in a range of relationships:

• partners,
• carers,
• adult children
• and in institutional settings.

The range of abuses experienced by older people include physical and sexual violence and emotional and financial abuse.

For some people this abuse is a continuation of abuse across their lifespan e.g. domestic violence, whilst for others, past experiences of abuse may resurface in later life.

This training looks at recognizing and responding to experiences of abuse of older people.

It also provides opportunities to discuss appropriate responses to both current and past abuse, in a context of human rights and access to safety, justice and services on an individual, interagency and societal level. Strategies for prevention are showcased.