Course Overview
This seminar is designed as an advanced educational opportunity for those working or interested in the forensic health care of elders in the context of mistreatment. The seminar is designed to provide an overview of laws applicable to elders, statistics on the prevalence of elder mistreatment, assessment and interventions related to the different forms of elder mistreatment as well as public health and prevention strategies to lessen the dangers to this vulnerable population.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
0.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe elder mistreatment when health care forensic health care and legal issues intersect.
- Discuss recognition of elder mistreatment, evaluation and documentation of signs of elder mistreatment.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2012
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