APS Workers Job Requirements Associated with Elder Abuse Rates

Jeanette M. Daly · Gerald J. Jogerst · Kellie M. Haigh · Jennifer L. Leeney · Jeffrey D. Dawson

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Elder Abuse and Neglect Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues Social Work Education and Practice

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The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the relationship of required educational background of APS workers to the 1999 rates of domestic elder abuse. Data were obtained from APS related statutes and regulations and questions to the National Center for Elder Abuse list serve. Descriptive statistics and independent sample t-tests were used for analyses. Those states whose legislations required a social work degree for APS caseworkers did have higher elder abuse investigation rates. A lower substantiation ratio was found for those states requiring a social work degree or license. These findings suggest that social work education may lead to an emphasis on investigation and interventions and de-emphasis on the criminal aspects of elder abuse evaluation substantiations.

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