Elder abuse and neglect: Past endeavours as a springboard for the future

Authors

  • Glynnis Brook Principal Academic staff member and the Programme Leader of the Bachelor of Social Work at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol20iss3id341

Keywords:

elder abuse, older people, health social work, social work practice, history

Abstract

This paper traces the emergence of, and responses to, the phenomenon known as elder abuse and neglect in Aotearoa New Zealand and considers where to from here.

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2017-07-17

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Brook, G. (2017). Elder abuse and neglect: Past endeavours as a springboard for the future. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 20(3), 44–51. https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol20iss3id341

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