intimate partner violence and rural older women center for gerontology at virginia tech women’s...
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Intimate Partner Violence and
Rural Older Women
Center for Gerontology at Virginia TechCenter for Gerontology at Virginia Tech
Women’s Resource Center of the New River ValleyWomen’s Resource Center of the New River Valley
Funded by grant # R03HD059478 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Funded by grant # R03HD059478 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD and the NIH Office of the Director (OD)and the NIH Office of the Director (OD)
Community Professionals’ Community Professionals’ Response Response
Professionals Likely to Come in Contact Professionals Likely to Come in Contact with Older Victims of IPVwith Older Victims of IPV
Primary Health Care Providers
VictimMental Health
Clinicians
Aging Service
ProvidersClergy and Lay Clergy
Domestic Violence Services
Legal System
Dept Social
Services
Emergency Medical
Staff
Professional AwarenessProfessional Awareness
Professional awareness of IPV is limitedProfessional awareness of IPV is limited
Sometimes you speculate that
abuse is going on,
but that’s not the concern
that is typically presented.
~ Social Worker
Professional Silos of SupportProfessional Silos of Support
Mental Health Counselor
Primary Healthcare
Provider
Clergy & Lay Clergy
LTC/Home Provider
Emergency Healthcare
Community Network of SupportCommunity Network of Support
Mental Health Counselor
Primary Healthcare
Provider
Clergy & Lay Clergy
LTC/Home Provider
Challenges Affecting Challenges Affecting Professional Awareness of IPVProfessional Awareness of IPV
• Limited data to suggest late life IPV is a problem
• Lack of routine screening
• Limited disclosure among providers
• Limited IPV training opportunities
• Assumption that clients seek help from primary care providers and faith leaders
Unlike the protocols in place for [a]
medical condition, there is no
standardization as to how we proceed
when we see signs of abuse.
We don’t know how to respond.~ Emergency Medical Technician
Enhancing Professional Enhancing Professional Response to IPVResponse to IPV
Provide trainings on• IPV in late life• Screening protocols & tools• Referral services in community
Support• Outreach activities targeting older women• Establishing professional response protocols• Communications and collaborations among
professionals• Normalizing client conversations about IPV