Little is known about midlife and older women who experience intimate partner violence living in rural places and their resource needs. Guided by a strengths perspective, we provided insights into resources that midlife and older women use, or would like to use, in their journey in leaving an abusive partner. Eight women who had left an abusive partner participated in a face-to-face interview. They drew on a wide variety of paid and unpaid resources, while each woman had a unique set of resources that contributed to her being able to make such a significant life transition. It is clear that we need to have a variety of formal and informal resources available to older women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural places, and new forms of resources need to be developed. Our results also indicate that increased efforts are needed in improving both public and professional education regarding older rural women and IPV.
We explored the severity, number, and reasons for transportation challenges experienced by older adult drivers, nondrivers who live with a driver, and nondrivers who do not live with a driver. A random sample of 1,670 Atlantic Canadian community-dwelling older adults completed a mailed survey. Drivers comprised 80% of the participants. Just more than one fifth of participants experienced at least occasional transportation challenges. Two thirds of nondrivers who lived with a driver reported having no transportation challenges. Almost half of the nondrivers who did not live with a driver indicated never experiencing transportation challenges, and 84% of drivers had no transportation challenges. Nondrivers who did not live with a driver experienced greater frequency and severity of transportation challenges. This research contributes to our understanding of the characteristics of older adults with different driving statuses and their transportation challenges, which can contribute to providing appropriate transportation supports for older adults in the future.
IntroductionThe longer an individual is out of work the less likely that individual will ever return to work. Research has shown that, after six consecutive months of absence an individual has only a 50% chance of returning to work, this falls to 20% after 12 months’ continuous absence and 10% after 24 months’ continuous absence.To evaluate if a cognitive behavioural intervention (CBT) impacts on an individual’s decision to return to the workplace following a long term absence as measured by an individual’s successful return to their previous work or a decision to seek alternative employment in a cohort of 27 individuals who are long term absent from work (8–57 months).MethodsWe reviewed all cases referred, over a three year period (2014–2016), for a CBT intervention. (12–14 sessions over an average of a 6 month period).Results70% of a cohort of 27 individuals returned to their previous work or were in a position to seek alternative employment.DiscussionThe findings suggest that a CBT intervention does support recovery and rehabilitation to work. Although the intervention involved a small cohort, the findings provide justification for continued investment and expansion of the current programme.
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