Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

  • Define elder abuse and understand the impact of ageism on elder abuse.

  • Identify the various forms (financial, physical, sexual, psychological and neglect) and indicators of elder abuse.

  • Describe the intersectionality of risk factors that predispose older adults to elder abuse.

  • Outline the legal obligations for reporting and relevant Canadian laws and legislation in Ontario.

  • Understand community response models and the benefits of interdisciplinary and case consultation teams in responding to elder abuse.

  • Identify provincial organizations and community services and their role in supporting/responding older adults vulnerable or experiencing elder abuse.

  • Describe systemic challenges and barriers to navigating and accessing support services in Ontario.

  • Identify prevention approaches and the importance of education in the prevention of elder abuse.

  • Understand the importance of social change campaigns in shifting the public's attitude of aging and elder abuse and its influence on policy and practice.

What you will learn

Students will learn about elder abuse and neglect through interactive discussions, case discussions, videos, and group activities. Students will gain insight of the various forms of elder abuse, intersectionality of risk factors and the impact of abuse on the health and well-being of older adults. Canadian laws and Ontario’s legislation related to elder abuse and reporting will be reviewed as well as barrier to reporting. Elder abuse strategies to prevent violence and abuse of older people and awareness campaigns aimed at creating social change to shift the public's attitude and social norms to value older people and the different experiences of aging will also be explored. The course will provide students the opportunity to learn about community-based approaches and system navigation of provincial and local community services/resources to support older adults who are at-risk or experiencing elder abuse.

Course curriculum

  1. 1
  2. 2

    • Learning Outcomes

    • Slides

    • Introduction and Land Acknowledgement

    • Raeann Rideout Introduction

    • Learning Objectives

    • Ageism

    • What Is Ageism?

    • Raeann Comments

    • Assumptions About Age

    • Disrupt Aging Video Introduction

    • Disrupt Aging Video

    • Disrupt Aging Discussion & Audience Comments

    • Consequences of Ageism

    • Anti-Ageism in the Workplace Campaign Introduction

    • Anti-Ageism Campaign Video

    • Anti-Ageism Campaign Discussion

    • How Common Is Ageism?

    • How to Combat Ageism?

    • Defining Elder Abuse

    • Senior's Safety Line

    • Ageism and Abuse

    • Audience Question

    • Conclusion

    • Readings

    • Readings Continued

    • Pillemer, Burnes, MacNeil 2021 - Connection Between Ageism and Elder Mistreatment

    • ROPE (RElating tO Old PEOPlE EvaluatiOn)

    • Global Report on Ageism - WHO

    • Revera - Report on Ageism

    • HelpAge: How older people's human rights are denied

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    • Link Mentioned During the Live Broadcast
  3. 3

    • Session 2 Slides

    • Introduction

    • Power Imbalance

    • Victim Profile

    • Abuser Profile

    • Risk Factors

    • Ecological Model

    • Forms of Elder Abuse

    • Elder Abuse - Its Time To Face The Reality Video

    • Financial Abuse

    • Emotional Abuse Video

    • Audience Comments

    • Audience Comments Continued

    • Case Study

    • Emotional Abuse

    • Alberta Abuse Video

    • Neglect

    • Physical Abuse

    • Femicide

    • Sexual Abuse

    • Barriers to Disclosure

    • For Next Week...

    • Week 2 Assignment

    • Readings

    • Videos Mentioned During Session
  4. 4

    • Session 3 Slides

    • Krista James' Guest Slides

    • Introduction

    • Assignment Discussion

    • Discuss Question

    • Mandatory Reporting

    • Retirement Home Bill of Rights

    • Duty to Protect

    • Duty to Report

    • Audience Questions

    • Legislation

    • Krista James Guest

    • Relevant Ontario Laws

    • Discussion with Krista James

    • Closing

    • Week 3 Assignment

    • Links Mentioned in Session
  5. 5

    • Slides

    • Introduction

    • Key Models in Ontario to Respond to Elder Abuse

    • Preventing Elder Abuse

    • It's Not Right Video

    • It's Not Right Video Discussion

    • Elder Abuse Prevention Continued

    • Elder Abuse Networks & Guest Introduction

    • Pauline Presentation Start

    • Provincial Resources

    • Conclusion

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