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| Elder abuse in France | | Author(s) | Jim Ogg |
| Journal title | Social Work in Europe, vol 2, no 3, 1995 |
| Pages | pp 8-11 |
| Keywords | Elder abuse ; France. |
| Annotation | In France, service provision for older people has a distinctly family basis. Anecdotal evidence points to elder abuse occurring where relatively affluent older people live with and are being cared for by their adult children who are unemployed, leading to conflict. Health care professionals have an obligation not to interfere in family affairs, enshrined in a code of practice 'Le secret professionel', which prohibits disclosure of confidential information, made known to a health or social care professional through a family member, to third parties - with the exception of a crime or suspected crime. Whilst the intention of 'le secret professionel' is to limit unwarranted intrusion, this can be to the detriment of vulnerable groups. In the absence of national or local initiatives, small scale projects - such as in the département of Marne - are being set up to monitor and provide advice and help where abuse is suspected or found. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970320001 A |
| Classmark | QNT: 765 |
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