Can standardized measures provide helpful feedback about adult protective services substantiation? Pilot data from a short self-neglect assessment.

Can standardized measures provide helpful feedback about adult protective services substantiation? Pilot data from a short self-neglect assessment. J Elder Abuse Negl. 2020 Apr 03;:1-16 Authors: Liu PJ, Stratton SK, Hass Z, Conrad KJ Abstract Can standardized assessment contribute to improving Adult Protective Services (APS) practice? In this exploratory study, San Francisco and Napa APS utilized a newly developed short self-neglect assessment to test how standardized measures provide information for substantiation decision making. Findings demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity for the short self-neglect assessment, and analyses revealed important issues that could improve practice. Review of outliers revealed: (1) problems using the assessment tool, (2) misunderstandings of APS procedures, and (3) struggles navigating the case management system. These revelations could all be easily addressed in training. Caseworker's clinical judgment and experience also continue to have a place in complementing the use of the standardized assessment. PMID: 32242767 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect - Category: Geriatrics Tags: J Elder Abuse Negl Source Type: research