LTC 328 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Abuse and Advocacy Presentation

Resources: Abuse and Advocacy Presentation Grading Criteria

Choose three types of abuse that you will cover in your presentation:

·         Physical abuse

·         Sexual abuse

·         Emotional or psychological abuse

·         Neglect

·         Exploitation or financial abuse

 

Prepare a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation with detailed speaker notes. In your presentation, address the following:

·         Describe each type of abuse and what fits within that category

·         Provide statistics about the prevalence of each type of abuse.

·         What advocacy services are available for older adults? Does everyone have the same access to these services? Explain why or why not.

·         What is the role of advocacy in protecting the rights of older adults?

Describe Elder Law Services. How can these services help protect the rights of older adu