2017 Elder Justice Community Grand Rounds 

Goal Attainment Scaling: Defining the Success of Elder Mistreatment Interventions

David Burnes, PhD will review current data about the prevalence and risk factors of elder mistreatment, critique the central way of understanding elder mistreatment as a yes/no issue, and make a case for conceptualizing elder mistreatment along a continuum of severity. Dr. Burnes will present his research on a client-centered treatment planning and measurement procedure for use in community-based elder mistreatment response interventions. This is called "goal attainment scaling," which accommodates different definitions of intervention success across cases.

Dr. David Burnes is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work and an Affiliate Scientist at Baycest Health Sciences. He completed a PhD at the Columbia University School of Social Work in New York City, concentrating in gerontology. His research program centers around the issue of elder mistreatment, including abuse, neglect, and various forms of financial exploitation, and focuses on the development of basic science, prevention, and outcome measurement strategies in both community and long-term care settings. 

• A light breakfast will be served. Please plan to stay at the end of the meeting for networking with your colleagues. 

• There is no fee for this educational and networking event.

• Space is limited. First come, first served

• Please email Kasey Brown at kbrown@nyceac.com, or call (212) 746-1416 with any questions.