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ArticleJournal of elder abuse & neglect

The critical role of the specialized social worker as part of ED/hospital-based elder mistreatment response teams.

Alyssa Elman, Sarah Cox, Elaine Gottesman, Seth Herman, Avery Kirshner, Sarah Tietz, Amy Shaw, David Hancock, E-Shien Chang, Daniel Baek and 3 more

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Article in Journal of elder abuse & neglect. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Team-based, Multidisciplinary Care in the Emergency Department.Emergency medicine clinics of North America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Alyssa ElmanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
Sarah CoxDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Elaine GottesmanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
Seth HermanDepartment of Social Work, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
Avery KirshnerDepartment of Social Work, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
Sarah TietzDepartment of Geriatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Amy ShawDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
David HancockDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3700-2731
E-Shien ChangDivision of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
Daniel BaekDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
Elizabeth BloemenDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Sunday ClarkDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
Tony RosenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6638-4121

Funding

The Weill Cornell Medicine Research Training Program in Behavioral GeriatricsT32AG049666 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI SARA J CZAJA, Manney Carrington Reid · 2016 to 2026
$3.2M
Identifying Injury Patterns and Forensic Biomarkers Diagnostic of Physical Elder AbuseK76AG054866 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI ROSEN, ANTHONY · 2016 to 2021
$1.1M
The Impact of Differences in Backgrounds and Life Experiences on Resident-to-Resident Aggression in Long-Term Care Residents with DementiaK01AG081540 · NIA · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI E-Shien Chang · 2023 to 2026
$554k
NIA NIH HHS K01 AG081540NIA NIH HHS K76 AG054866NIA NIH HHS T32 AG049666
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergency department and hospital provide a unique and important opportunity to identify elder mistreatment and offer intervention. To help manage these complex cases, multi-disciplinary response teams have been launched. In developing these teams, it quickly became clear that social workers play a critical role in responding to elder mistreatment. Their unique skillset allows them to establish close connections with community resources, collaborate with various hospital stakeholders, support patients/families/caregivers through challenging situations, navigate the legal and protective systems, and balance patient safety and quality of life in disposition decision-making. The role of the social worker on these multi-faceted teams includes conducting a comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment, helping to develop a safe discharge plan, and making appropriate referrals, among other responsibilities. Any institution considering developing a multi-disciplinary program should recognize the critical importance of social work.

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Elder AbuseEmergency Service, HospitalPatient Care TeamSocial WorkersAgedHumansProfessional RoleSocial WorkElder mistreatmentmulti-disciplinary teamsocial work

Identifiers

PMID37691425
PMCPMC10924767

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