BRPT - Social Perceptions and Communications Barriers Resulting in Abuse & Neglect of the Elderly

Course Information

Category: CEU 

Base Price $15.99

BRPT Credit:  1.0 Course Hour CSTE

Purchase includes Downloadable PDF and access to online test.

Course Description

This course focuses on the impact of cultural and social perceptions of the elderly which results in abuse and/or neglect. Individual prejudice, learning deficiencies, and communication barriers all contribute to such elder-abuse and neglect. An in-depth understanding of the cultural and social perceptions that lead to elder abuse will enable the sleep professional to recognize potentially dangerous situations in clinical environments and apply appropriate interventions to prevent further abuse. The course discusses the prevalence such abuse and neglect in the United States, focusing on many of the psycho-social perspectives that lead to the malady. Many federal and industry definitions have been developed, and specific categories of abuse are discussed and revealed. Abuse takes on many forms, and the discussion reveals that the elderly is at significant risk for both sexual harassment and criminal negligence. It is incumbent on health care providers in the sleep industry to recognize abuse and neglect when it is presented, examine the etiology, and take appropriate reporting steps and remedies that result in safer elder environments.  

Course Objectives

The learner will be able to:

• Provide education to patients, families, health care professionals, and community regarding elder abuse.
• Address communication barriers that may lead to elder abuse.
• Identify characteristics of perpetrators of elder maltreatment in a sleep testing environment.
• Understand the social perceptions and prejudices that result in such maltreatment
• Increase awareness of identification of elder maltreatment.
• Understand legal definitions and terminology of elder maltreatment.
• Understand and be able to apply actions and remedies.
• Focus on biases toward understanding  elder abuse.

• To prepare the learner to understand how communication barriers contribute to abuse and neglect, thus assisting in successful completion of Domain 3, Task A of the CCSH exam.