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Leading the Way – the Work Continues Planning for a Territorial Network to Prevent Older Adult Abuse November 8 – 9, 2011 Yellowknife, NWT Leading the Way – The Work Continues Planning for a Territorial Network to Prevent Older Adult Abuse November 8 – 9, 2011 Yellowknife, NWT Leading the Way Workshop Report November 2011 Acknowledgements The NWT Seniors’ Society would like to thank Lutra Associates Ltd., our funding partners, and workshop participants for making the Leading the Way – The Work Continues – Planning for a Territorial Network to Prevent Older Adult Abuse workshop a success. Funding Partners • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada -New Horizons for Seniors Program • Government of the NWT, Health and Social Services, and Executive In-kind Support • SOS – Sailing on Sound New Media Photo Credits • Kayley Allin, cover. • Angus Mackay, Bob Stephen, and Lois Little 1 Leading the Way Workshop Report November 2011 This report summarizes the proceedings from the Leading the Way – The Work Continues Planning for a Territorial Network to Prevent Older Adult Abuse workshop held in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, November 8-9, 2011. This report was prepared by Lutra Associates Ltd. of Yellowknife under the guidance of the NWT Seniors’ Society. Workshop Objectives 1. Learn about the Society’s work to prevent older adult abuse. 2. Share ideas for moving forward on Making Connections Building Networks to Prevent Abuse of Older Adults Project - A Framework for Action. 3. Draft a terms of reference for a territorial network to prevent older adult abuse including its relationship with the NWT Seniors’ Society. 4. Draft a detailed action plan for implementing other priorities identified in A Framework for Action document. 1 November 8, 2011 Workshop Opening Lillian Elias, Board Member, NWT Seniors’ Society, offered an opening prayer. Bea Campbell, President, NWT Seniors’ Society, welcomed workshop participants. Bea asked workshop participants to imagine three symbols: a kitchen table, a hand, and an inuksuk. The kitchen table because it is where people come together to share food and conversation, and for a common purpose, that is, to work together to respond to and prevent older adult abuse. Unfortunately, it is also a place where older adults can experience abuse. The second image, a Bea Campbell, President NWT Seniors’ Society hand, can be used to give greetings and support or it can be used to harm and abuse. The final image, an inuksuk, is a communication 1 See Appendix A for the workshop agenda. 2 Leading the Way Workshop Report November 2011 tool. Many different, broken rocks are used to build an inuksuk yet together they are strong and give direction. Bea encouraged workshop participants to remember these three images. She noted that it may take a long time to change a culture of violence and abuse, but with passion and energy, and by working together, there can be positive change. The NWT Seniors’ Society’s Work to Prevent Older Adult Abuse Bea Campbell and Barb Hood , Executive Director, NWT Seniors’ Society, introduced members of the NWT Seniors’ Society Board of Directors, alternates, and staff. Angus Mackay , NWT Seniors’ Society, provided an overview of the Society including its vision, mission, mandate, and guiding principles. Angus presented the six, interconnected goals from the Society’s Strategic Plan 2010 – 2013, and related progress/action to date. Elimination of elder (older adult) Workshop participants abuse in the NWT is one of the goals. Angus highlighted the work to prevent older adult abuse that the Society has been involved in since the 1990’s. Most recently, the Society completed a three-phased project Making Connections – Building Networks to Prevent Abuse of Older Adults (February 2011). Phase I focused on research and information gathering; Phase II included a NWT-wide symposium to present and move forward on research findings; and Phase III culminated in a framework for action on older adult abuse. The framework included seven priorities for action: 1. Communication 2. Education and Awareness 3. Prevention 4. Training 5. Building Networks 6. Legislation, Policies and Approaches 7. Funding 3 Leading the Way Workshop Report November 2011 Angus noted that the Leading the Way workshop and the establishment of a territorial network to prevent older adult abuse are important steps for moving forward on this issue. Lois Little asked workshop participants to note the change in language from “elder abuse” to “older adult abuse” . Lois indicated that the term, older adult abuse, is more inclusive as all older adults, that is, persons 50 years of age and older who can be at risk of abuse. In the north, ‘elder’ is often used to describe respected older adults of Aboriginal descent. Thus, the term “ elder abuse ” makes one think that this is an Aboriginal issue, which is not the case. All older adults are at risk of abuse regardless of their ethnicity, gender, age, or socio-economic status. Lois stressed that by changing the language used we are all able to take ownership of the issue of older adult abuse. Alphonsine McNeely , Board Member, NWT Seniors’ Society, asked Angus if the NWT Seniors’ Society had ever gone to the Minister with seniors’ housing issues. Angus Mackay replied that the Society has been working on housing issues and is planning to meet with newly elected MLAs to encourage them to follow through on election promises, including a review of housing policies. Moving Forward on Networks to Prevent Abuse of Older Adults Panelists Lorraine Phaneuf , Co-Chair, Coalition Against Family Violence; Bob Stephen , Senior Research Associate, Lutra Associates Ltd.; and Angus Mackay , Director Educational Programs, NWT Seniors’ Society shared ideas and best practices for networking and addressing older adult abuse. Lorraine Phaneuf described the Bob Stephen and Lorraine Phaneuf ready to begin their presentations. purpose, mandate, structure, history, and current activities of the Coalition Against Family Violence. Lorraine highlighted 4 Leading the Way Workshop Report November 2011 nineteen (19) recommendations identified by the Coalition as being crucial to existing and ongoing work to address family violence in the NWT. Many of these recommendations also address older adult abuse. Lorraine noted that the Coalition’s link to communities is through Shelter Directors. The Coalition is challenged to effectively engage partners outside Yellowknife because of a lack of funding for travel. Lorraine said that it takes a team of people working collaboratively to make the Coalition work and be successful. Bob Stephen reported on research undertaken in 2005 and 2010. Bob highlighted the positive impacts of adopting best practices and not ‘reinventing the wheel’. He presented three best practices and promising approaches relevant to establishing networks in the NWT: 1) community development (i.e., Lena Mackay, Debbie Greenland, Melinda Laboucan and Bea where community members and Campbell during a break. organizations work together and develop solutions); 2) co-ordinated community response (e.g., interdisciplinary teams of professionals, interagency and community coordination); and 3) community response networks (as developed and piloted in British Columbia in the mid-1990’s). Bob indicated that best practices to address older adult abuse involve five elements: 1. Information that confronts the assumptions and misconceptions about older adult abuse; 2. Public Education ; 3. Advocacy against older adult abuse; 4. Community Response and Community Level Intervention (i.e., coordinated responses and approaches); and 5. Protocols (i.e., clear policies and procedures for handling cases of abuse). Bob also shared a checklist for assigning responsibility for addressing older adult abuse that was presented in a 2007 National Seniors’ Council report. 5 Leading the Way Workshop Report November 2011 In his presentation Angus Mackay discussed: • The need for a territorial network to prevent older adult abuse (e.g., to provide a stronger and coordinated response, to lobby government, and because other Canadian jurisdictions have recognized the need and have successfully established networks). • The type of work a territorial network would do (e.g., advocate, carry on the work outlined in the NWT Seniors’ Society’s Framework for Action document, support and be a resource to regional and community networks, and seek funding). • Next steps for workshop participants to consider (e.g., making a commitment to establish an NWT network, identifying priority actions from the Framework for Action , and set a date for organizations to confirm their involvement in a territorial network). Judy Francey , a workshop participant from Inuvik, asked Angus when the NWT Seniors’ Society expected to create a territorial network. Angus Mackay indicated that it is the hope that by the end of this workshop there would be agreement and commitment from at least some workshop participants to be part of a territorial network. Angus said that the NWT Seniors’ Society has been working on this issue for the past two decades, but they can’t do it alone. They need help. Angus spoke of the potential of Judy Francey presenting small group findings. funding from the Federal Government to cover the cost of establishing a territorial as well as some community networks. Alphonsine McNeely felt that there could be potential sources of funding especially if we look at the root causes of older adult abuse, in particular, the residential school experience and ongoing negative impacts arising from this history. 6 Leading the Way Workshop Report November 2011 Angus Mackay replied to say that the Federal Government has made funding available in the past. He also said that we do not need to start “from scratch”, that there were examples in other jurisdictions that the NWT could build on. Angus confirmed that the NWT Seniors’ Society would continue to be as involved as they needed to be in order to keep the momentum going. Neighbours, Friends and Family During the lunch break Barb Hood , NWT Seniors’ Society presented Neighbours, Friends and Family project materials to address abuse of older adults. She also asked workshop participants to complete an evaluation form commenting on the materials.
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