Sara Alon
Biographic Data
| ID | 6025242 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Alon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara |
| FAMILY NAME | Alon |
| SIGNATURE | ALON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Faculty of Gerontology, University of Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Lawyers’ encounter with parents subjected to elder abuse by their adult offspring with mental disorders
One in six older adults in the world is subjected to abuse (WHO 2022). In Israel, a national survey indicated an 18.4% prevalence of elder abuse. Older parents of an offspring with mental disorder are at increased risk of abuse. Exploring lawyers' experiences in elder abuse cases involving offspring with mental disorders. A qualitative study was conducted using in-depth interviews with 15 lawyers intervening via civil law in cases of elder abuse.…
Do training programs promote identification and treatment in cases of elder abuse in Long Term Care (LTC) facilities
To examine the impact of training on detection and reporting cases of elder abuse and neglect perpetrated by staff in LTC facilities and to compare staff with previous training to those with no training. A quantitative study in which questionnaires were collected from 250 multi- professional participants at a training seminar. Trainees with previous training on elder abuse reported higher perceived self-efficacy, higher intention to take action a…
Social Workers’ Encounters with Elder Abuse and Neglect
This article examines Israeli social workers’ experiences of their encounters with elder abuse survivors and its impact on professional and personal aspects in the social workers’ lives. Participants were seventeen experienced women social workers, who intervened with elder abuse and neglect. Data were collected via in-depth semi-structured interviews. Data analysis revealed three main themes: (i) ‘Sensing the Pain’: Exposure to the Complexity of…
Giving Voice to ‘Age at the Edge’ – A Challenge for Social Workers Intervening with Elder Abuse and Neglect
Giving Voice to ‘Age at the Edge’ – A Challenge for Social Workers Intervening with Elder Abuse and Neglect
Social Workers’ Encounters with Elder Abuse and Neglect
This article examines Israeli social workers’ experiences of their encounters with elder abuse survivors and its impact on professional and personal aspects in the social workers’ lives. Participants were seventeen experienced women social workers, who intervened with elder abuse and neglect. Data were collected via in-depth semi-structured interviews. Data analysis revealed three main themes: (i) ‘Sensing the Pain’: Exposure to the Complexity of…
Giving Voice to ‘Age at the Edge’ – A Challenge for Social Workers Intervening with Elder Abuse and Neglect
Social Workers’ Encounters with Elder Abuse and Neglect
This article examines Israeli social workers’ experiences of their encounters with elder abuse survivors and its impact on professional and personal aspects in the social workers’ lives. Participants were seventeen experienced women social workers, who intervened with elder abuse and neglect. Data were collected via in-depth semi-structured interviews. Data analysis revealed three main themes: (i) ‘Sensing the Pain’: Exposure to the Complexity of…
Do training programs promote identification and treatment in cases of elder abuse in Long Term Care (LTC) facilities
To examine the impact of training on detection and reporting cases of elder abuse and neglect perpetrated by staff in LTC facilities and to compare staff with previous training to those with no training. A quantitative study in which questionnaires were collected from 250 multi- professional participants at a training seminar. Trainees with previous training on elder abuse reported higher perceived self-efficacy, higher intention to take action a…
Lawyers’ encounter with parents subjected to elder abuse by their adult offspring with mental disorders
One in six older adults in the world is subjected to abuse (WHO 2022). In Israel, a national survey indicated an 18.4% prevalence of elder abuse. Older parents of an offspring with mental disorder are at increased risk of abuse. Exploring lawyers' experiences in elder abuse cases involving offspring with mental disorders. A qualitative study was conducted using in-depth interviews with 15 lawyers intervening via civil law in cases of elder abuse.…
Elder abuse (4 works) · Elder Abuse and Neglect (4 works) · Medical emergency (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (3 works) · Suicide prevention (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works)