The Community Response Network in Kelowna was formed from the policydriven
elder abuse committee and as a response to the Adult Guardianship
Act of British Columbia enacted in 2000. After the inception of the act that
addresses abuse, neglect and self-neglect of adults, the Community Response
Network - a community development initiative that was implemented from
social policy - was unsure of its role in the community. The purpose of this
qualitative research is to assist the network in defining its role in supporting
adults who may be vulnerable to harm. What is the role of the Community
Response Network? What did the network do in the past? How effective was
it? Who should be involved? It was thought that the network would continue to
offer education and awareness to community members. Through a purposeful
convenience sample of participants in both a focus group and individual
interviews, various themes such as structure, values, context and tasks were
evident through verbatim analysis. As well, through a feminist analysis,
several dichotomies and inconsistencies were interpreted. Recommendations
for the network include continuing education and awareness workshops,
strengthening linkages in the community, and inviting a diverse group of
people to become involved in the committee.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/12399 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Bird, Marie Christine |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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