LTC/328 LTC 328 Week 5 Abuse and Advocacy Presentation

Week 5 Abuse and Advocacy Presentation

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 adults?