title: Developing an undue influence screening tool for Adult Protective Services.
abstract: The study purpose was to develop and pilot an undue influence screening tool for California's Adult Protective Services (APS) personnel based on the definition of undue influence enacted into California law January 1, 2014. Methods included four focus groups with APS providers (n = 33), piloting the preliminary tool by APS personnel (n = 15), and interviews with four elder abuse experts and two APS administrators. Social service literature-including existing undue influence models-was reviewed, as were existing screening and assessment tools. Using the information from these various sources, the California Undue Influence Screening Tool (CUIST) was developed. It can be applied to APS cases and potentially adapted for use by other professionals and for use in other states. Implementation of the tool into APS practice, policy, procedures, and training of personnel will depend on the initiative of APS management. Future work will need to address the reliability and validity of CUIST.
authors.affiliation: a Probate Court (Ret.) , California Superior Court , County of San Francisco, San Francisco , California , USA.
authors.forename: Mary Joy
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.affiliation: b California Elder Justice Coalition , San Francisco , California , USA.|c Health Education Department , City College of San Francisco , San Francisco , California , USA.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nerenberg
authors.affiliation: d Keck School of Medicine , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California , USA.
authors.forename: Adria E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.affiliation: e Davis School of Gerontology , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California , USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Wilber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006077:Government Agencies; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012947:Social Work
keywords: Adult protective services; California Undue Influence Screening Tool; elder abuse; undue influence