Ernst Joy Swanson, Maschi Tina
a School of Social Work , Wayne State University , Detroit , Michigan , USA.
b Graduate School of Social Service , Fordham University , New York , New York , USA.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2018 Nov-Dec;30(5):354-367. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2018.1510353. Epub 2018 Aug 22.
Elder abuse is a global systemic problem in which one or more traumatic or stressful life experiences directly affect older adults, their families, and communities. Despite its devastating impact, the understanding of-and response to-elder abuse has rarely been explored through a trauma-informed lens. Despite the prevalence of traumatic and stressful life experiences, research and practice are just beginning to target the intersection of elder abuse and life course trauma. This article demonstrates how knowledge about the causes, consequences, and responses to elder abuse can be integrated with the principles of trauma-informed care to improve agency and community responses to preventing or intervening with elder abuse and neglect. In order to address the ongoing problems with detection and treatment of elder abuse, we assert that instilling trauma and elder abuse informed care in organizational services and policies forms a synergistic alliance and would address many of these concerns.
虐待老年人是一个全球性的系统性问题，其中一个或多个创伤性或压力性生活经历会直接影响老年人、他们的家庭和社区。尽管其影响具有毁灭性，但很少有人从创伤知情的角度探讨对虐待老年人的理解和应对。尽管创伤性和压力性生活经历普遍存在，但研究和实践才刚刚开始关注虐待老年人与生命历程创伤的交叉点。本文展示了如何将关于虐待老年人的原因、后果及应对措施的知识与创伤知情护理原则相结合，以改善机构和社区对预防或干预虐待和忽视老年人行为的应对。为了解决在虐待老年人的发现和治疗方面持续存在的问题，我们主张在组织服务和政策中灌输创伤和虐待老年人知情护理，形成协同联盟，并将解决许多此类问题。
