Mandatory reporters are aware of the ethical and legal responsibility to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults to the appropriate authorities. However, an ethical dilemma often arises when inappropriate behaviors seem to fall into some “other” category, leaving professionals to grapple with defining them and finding viable options to address them. That “other” could be bullying, a type of maltreatment that significantly affects the well-being of those older or vulnerable adults targeted by the bully (or bullies). Join us to explore the ethical obligation to respond to bullying, focusing on bullying at congregate settings, and to discuss with subject matter expert, Dr. Kirsten Madsen, best practices and strategies included in the Senior-to-Senior Anti-Bullying Toolkit she helped create.
Dr. Kirsten Madsen, is a faculty member at Sheridan College. She received her PhD in Developmental Psychology from the University of Sheffield in England. Specifically, her graduate work was with the Sheffield University anti-bullying project. Since then she went on to assess what anti-bullying strategies were being implemented by schools across England. Dr. Madsen conducts research and has done extensive training with frontline staff in the area of bullying, aggression, age differences, gender differences, program development, and ethics. Currently her focus is bullying amongst older adults.
Price:
$60.00