The Faces of Elder Abuse: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Friday, November 4, 2022

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Location: 232 CC

CE: 1.5

Chair(s)

PT

Pamela B. Teaster Teaster, PhD, M.A., M.S.

Professor & Director
Center for Gerontology
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, United States

Slides

Discussant(s)

GA

Georgia Anetzberger, Ph.D, NASW, FGSA

Consultant, Elder Abuse and Adjunct Faculty
Medicine and Applied Social Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Individual Symposium Abstract First Author(s)

Eniola Cadmus, MB;BS; FWACP; PhD

Senior Lecturer
Department of Community Medicine
College of Medicine/ University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
NT

Noriko Tsukada, PhD, MGS

Professor
College of Commerce
Nihon University
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Farida Ejaz, Ph.D., FGSA, LISW-S

Senior Research Scientist II
Center for Research and Education
Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
CLEVELAND, Ohio, United States

This presentation gives a real world and compelling picture of the abuse of older adults, with authors representing three different World Health Regions (i.e., Regional Office for Africa, Regional Office for Southeast Asia, and the Regional Office for the Western Pacific) each locating the problem within an area’s historic and present societal treatment of older persons. An actual and emblematic case study of the abuse of an older adult will frame each presentation. Presenters will synthesize empirical data and research on the problem, explaining its usefulness and limitations as well as guiding frameworks utilized to address the problem, highlighting efforts of leading figures in each area or region who are addressing the problem and explaining existing policies and future initiatives to address the abuse of older adults. Dr. Eniola Cadmus will present perspectives on elder abuse in Nigeria. Drs. Noriko Tskudada and Asako Katsumata and will present perspectives from Japan. Drs. Farida Ejaz and Mala Shankardass will present perspectives from India. Dr. Georgia Anezberger will tie together the differences and commonalities within each region drawing upon a holistic and person-centered picture of the issue and problem of elder abuse.

Learning Objectives:

After attending this session, participants will be able to understand conceptual issues and frameworks related to elder abuse in three World Health Organization Regions of the world.
After attending this session, participants will be able to understand individual experiences of older adults related to elder abuse in three World Health Organization Regions of the world.

Presentations:

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

The Face of Elder Abuse in Africa: The Nigerian Perspective
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Eniola O. Cadmus, MB;BS; FWACP; PhD – College of Medicine/ University of Ibadan
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

What Can We Learn From the Three Murder Case in a Fee-Based Nursing Home in Japan?
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Noriko Tsukada, PhD, MGS – Nihon University
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Elder Maltreatment in India: Examining the Senior Citizens Act of 2007 and Its Implementation
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Farida K. Ejaz, Ph.D., FGSA, LISW-S – Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging