The Successes and Challenges of Seven Multidisciplinary Teams

Abstract

The teams highlighted in this article represent a diversity of Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs) but share similar challenges and successes. These shared experiences provide an opportunity to explore the key issues germane to MDTs. A hallmark of the elder abuse prevention community from its earliest days, the MDT has proven itself as a helpful and effective tool, one that will continue to add value to the field into the foreseeable future. These teams show that MDTs play a valuable role in helping communities increase collaboration, promoting efficiency in handling complex cases of elder abuse, educating the public, and ultimately safeguarding vulnerable adults from abuse.

Keywords:

• collaboration
• Financial Abuse Specialist Teams (FASTs)
• Multidisciplinary Teams (MDTs)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors would like to thank the following people for their contributions: Jenefer Duane, Steven Hosking, Colleen Krygier, and Christabel Trinidad.

Notes

1. Samples of these agreements are available from the author upon request.