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Regina Univ. (Saskatchewan). Univ. Extension. Seniors Education Centre. – 1993
This document presents the final report from an educational and community development program designed to raise awareness about the abuse and neglect of the elderly. The Elder Abuse Prevention Project is briefly described in terms of project goals, objectives, the model used, the target groups served, and the evaluation processes employed. It is…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Foreign Countries, Frail Elderly, Older Adults
Goettler, Darla – 1992
The Elder Abuse Prevention Project sponsored by the Seniors' Education Centre, University Extension, University of Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada) emerged from a provincial workshop held by the Centre in 1989. The workshop was designed to examine possible avenues for addressing elder abuse issues in Saskatchewan. The purposes of the project were to…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Foreign Countries, Frail Elderly, Older Adults
Regina Univ. (Saskatchewan). Univ. Extension. Seniors Education Centre. – 1989
This report describes a 2-day elder abuse workshop, hosted by the Seniors' Education Centre, University Extension, University of Regina in 1989 and attended by 96 participants from across Saskatchewan, Canada. Included is the text from the keynote address by Geri McGrath, a social worker from the Psychogeriatrics Day Hospital, Seven Oaks General…
Descriptors: Elder Abuse, Foreign Countries, Frail Elderly, Older Adults
Regina Univ. (Saskatchewan). Univ. Extension. Seniors Education Centre. – 1993
A project was designed to begin an Elder Abuse Prevention Education initiative specific to northern and Aboriginal needs in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. The key principle in every dimension of the project was getting to know one another and talking with Aboriginal older adults and those who work with them. In early 1993, LaRonge, Saskatchewan,…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Elder Abuse, Family Problems, Family Violence
Theilheimer, Ish, Ed.; Eisner, Kathy, Ed. – Transition, 1995
This topical quarterly newsletter issue examines the prevention of family violence, with a specific focus on activities, trends, and research dealing with Canadian families. Four feature articles include: (1) "Stopping Family Violence: Steps Along the Road," in which researchers and social workers discuss the meaning of violence, the…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Court Litigation, Demography
Regina Univ. (Saskatchewan). Univ. Extension. Seniors Education Centre. – 1996
Educational needs and interests of seniors and professionals were studied in relation to abuse and mistreatment of older adults in Saskatchewan, Canada. A triangulated approach involved three data collection instruments: telephone questionnaire interviews, focus group meetings, and key informant telephone interviews. Older adults, aged 55 and…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Educational Needs, Educational Research, Elder Abuse