Conduct In and Around the Courthouse and The Wisdom of Yoda In the course of a single day, Adult Protective Services Specialists often wear several different hats: social worker, investigator, advocate, errand boy, doctor, Girl Friday, counselor, attorney, and a host of others. We’re Superman, Oprah, Marcus Welby MD., Wonder Woman and Perry Mason all […]
Miscellaneous
This section contains information not covered in the Pre-Academy Workbook that may help you as an APS Specialist.
Testifying
COURTROOM TRICKS RESPONSES 1. Rapid firing of questions. Take time to answer, be deliberate, ask to have question repeated. 2. Attorney becomes condescending/benevolent (shake confidence). Give a firm decisive answer. 3. Attorney friendly, courteous and polite (catch off guard-false security). Stay alert, can’t let attorney discredit you. 4. Belligerent, […]
The Witness
The Witness Walk to the witness stand with even steps. When taking the oath, hold your right arm up high with fingers straight and look at the officer administering the oath. When the officer finishes the oath, “…so help you God”, you say “I do” in a loud voice so that all in the courtroom […]
Social Worker as Witness
Social Worker as Witness Patricia C. ClarkUniversity of Wisconsin – Eau Claire VIOLATIONS Criminal (felonies or misdemeanors): offenses where penalty may be fines and/or incarceration. Civil: offenses where sole penalty is forfeiture of money or goods. Ordinances: civil law enacted by a local unit of municipal government, i.e. city, town, village JURISDICTION Means “authority to […]
Seven Basic Areas to all Social Work Practice
Seven Basic Areas to all Social Work Practice Jankovic and Green (1981) presented research on child welfare workers at the 1980 APM which was later published in Journal of Education for Social Work. 17(3): 28-35.Out of research, seven basic areas were identified to be basic to all social work practice and its relationship to the […]
A Community Dialogue Series on Ethics and Elder Abuse: Guidelines for Decision-Making
A Community Dialogue Series on Ethics and Elder Abuse: Guidelines for Decision-Making Georgia J. Anetzberger, PhDCarol Dayton, MSWPaulette McMonagle, MA ABSTRACT. Ethical dilemmas characterize the prevention and treatment of elder abuse. Yet, few guidelines exist for professionals or communities to examine and resolve them. A Community Dialogue Series on Ethics and Elder Abuse was held […]
Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Study of Adult Protective Service Workers in the United States
Elder Abuse and Neglect: A Study of Adult Protective Service Workers in the United States Ronald Dolon, EdDBernard Blakely, PhD ABSTRACT The study analyzes data from a 1987 survey of 1,137 adult protective service workers in forty states and Washington, D.C. A four-page questionnaire was mailed to obtain information on the perceptions and practices of […]
A Profile of Older Americans: 2011
A Profile of Older Americans: 2011 Administration on Aging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Table of Contents The Older Population Future Growth Marital Status Living Arrangements Racial and Ethnic Composition Geographic Distribution Income Poverty Housing Employment Education Health and Health Care Health Insurance Coverage (Taken from the US Administration on Aging Profile of […]
Cross-Cultural Geriatric Ethics: Negotiating our Differences
Cross-Cultural Geriatric Ethics: Negotiating our Differences By Harry R. Moody In the United States there is a long and tragic history of discrimination in healthcare based on skin color. On the one hand, this history should make us sensitive to the voices of minority ethnic groups (Jones, 1981). On the other hand, that very same […]