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Innov Aging
Innov Aging
innovateage
Innovation in Aging
2399-5300 Oxford University Press US 

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2436
igaa057.2436
Abstracts
Session 6145 (Symposium)
AcademicSubjects/SOC02600
Evaluating an Integrated APS–Elder Advocate Intervention Model in the State of Maine
Burnes David 1 Connolly Marie-Therese 2 Kimball Patricia 3 Lewis Stuart 4 Salvo Erin 5 1 
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 
University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
3 
Elder Abuse Institute Of Maine, Brunswick, Maine, United States
4 
Hofstra/Northwell Health, New York City, New York, United States
5 
Maine Adult Protective Services, Augusta, Maine, United States
2020 
16 12 2020 
16 12 2020 
4 Suppl 1 Program Abstracts from The GSA 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting “Turning 75: Why Age Matters”695 695
© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America.2020This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.Abstract
Despite recommendations to include a distinct intervention phase in Adult Protective Services (APS), most APS programs close cases following investigation/substantiation phases without engaging in a defined intervention phase. This study implements and evaluates a novel APS service planning/intervention model in the state of Maine. Using an experimental efficacy trial design with stratified random sampling at the level of Maine APS offices, this study compares standard APS care with an enhanced/integrated APS intervention model involving “elder advocates”. Advocates were trained in motivational interviewing, supported decision-making, teaming, restorative justice, and goal attainment scaling to develop capacity to work with both the older adult victim and perpetrator and to strengthen the family and social systems surrounding the victim-perpetrator dyad. This presentation will present results on the efficacy of this integrated APS/elder advocate model and discuss the challenges and successes in conducting elder abuse intervention research in collaboration with APS and APS clients. Part of a symposium sponsored by Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Elderly People Interest Group.