Senior CaseAnalysis

Elder Abuse Case Analysis

(Abuse Report has been attached)

Review the reading assignments on elder abuse assessment. Using the Elder abuse assessment form and please evaluate the following vignette for suspicion of elder abuse. You are required to reference your work in APA format.

Fill out the form, describing what you see in the vignette that supports your assessment responses. You may add additional information at the end of the form to clarify your responses.

After you fill out the form, write a paper discussing your assessment and decision making, possible interventions and prevention strategies that you might use in this vignette. Justify your decisions and actions by using and referencing the course text and ethics code. All work must be written in graduate level English in APA format.

Your paper should be 3 pages plus a title and reference page.

Please add the class book as a reference:
Fisher, C.B. (2017). Decoding the ethics code: A practical guide for psychologists.

Teresa is an 80-year old woman who you are seeing in an intake counseling session. You notice she appears disheveled and markedly thin. She came to see you to help her with sudden depression, hopelessness and feeling that life has lost meaning. She describes herself as a happy and content woman, who has enjoyed life until recently. Her husband died last year, and due to declining health, Teresa has moved in with her daughter and son-in-law about 8 months ago. She tells you that her daughter is often too busy to make her lunch, or take her shopping for new clothes or personal items. Quite often the daughter and son-in-law go out for dinner not leaving Teresa anything to eat. Teresa is embarrassed and hurt that her daughter is treating her like this but doesn’t want to make a fuss.

Assignment Outcomes: Engage in ethical decision-making processes