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Section 3: INTERVENTION
Modules 13/14: Violence Prevention Continuum /
Intervention Approaches, Practices, Supportive Legislation
Violence Prevention Initiative
Respect Aging:Preventing Violence against Older Persons
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Agenda
• Welcome
• Learning together:
• Intervention approaches, practices & supportive legislation
• Small group activity
• Reporting back to whole group
• Wrap-up / Evaluation
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Patricia and Helen’s Story
•30-year relationship
•Helen:
• Dementia: 4 years
• Loud, argumentative
• Strikes out, chokes
•Patricia:
• Still cares for Helen
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GOVERNMENTSERVICES
LEGISLATION TOOLS
APPROACHES
PRACTICES
INTERVENTION
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Violence Prevention Continuum
1.Short-Term
& Emergency Relief
Strategies
2.Capacity-Building
Strategies
3.Systems Change
Strategies
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Violence Prevention Continuum
1.Short-Term
& Emergency Relief
Strategies
2.Capacity-Building
Strategies
3.Systems Change
Strategies
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Canadian intervention approaches
• Adult protection legislation
• Advocacy
• Community response networks (CRNs)
• Consultation teams
• Counselling
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Canadian intervention approaches
• Hotline
• Information and education
• Multi-disciplinary team
• Peer support and advocacy
• Shelters, safe houses
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Effective intervention
Consider:
1. Level of risk
2. Consent
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How you can help
1. Give clear messages
2. Help with safety planning.
3. Know the violence prevention and response resources in your region
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How you can help
4. Be careful when giving advice
5. Remember that basic human rights apply to older persons too
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It takes a community…
• An effective response to violence against older persons requires coordination and collaboration among agencies, community groups, governments and individuals.
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Legislative interventions
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Federal laws
• The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• The Criminal Code of Canada
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Provincial laws
• Human Rights Act
• Mental Health Care & Treatment Act
• Family Violence Prevention Act
• Advance Health Care Directives Act
• Enduring Powers of Attorney Act
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Provincial laws
• An Act Respecting the Protection of Adults
• Adult Protection Act replaces the Neglected Adults Welfare Act
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Provincial services• Victim Services
• Legal Aid
• Peace Bond
• Emergency Protection Order
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Patricia and Helen’s Story
• Interventions:
• Helen: Day program for persons with dementia
• Patricia: Caregivers’ group