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Protective Services

on the sensitivity in identifying child and youth (1) Organized an elder protection and prevention
abuse injuries and enhancing their knowledge of network consensus camp: In October 2022, a
reporting responsibilities. Additionally, efforts were gathering of 149 network members from central
made to strengthen proactive care and improve and local law enforcement, mental health, long-
the timeliness, frequency, and collaboration in term care, vulnerable families, and protection
vaccination for special education students and their services was convened to enhance cooperation
families within schools. and consensus among various network units.
2. Strengthening of professional child and youth (2) Developed a program for neglect recognition
protection training: tools and referral guidelines for the elderly:

(1) Training for new recruits: In 2022, 2 sessions Recognizing the challenges in identifying cases of
of educational training were conducted for elderly neglect, the task was entrusted to Chung
newly recruited child and adolescent protection Shan Medical University to develop supportive
social workers. The training covered various tools to assist healthcare professionals, long-
topics, including an overview of child and term care providers, social workers, and
adolescent protection services, legal regulations, others in early detection of cases involving
investigation procedures, and intervention service elderly neglect. This facilitated timely referral to
skills. A total of 118 individuals successfully appropriate service resources or reporting. In
completed the training. 2022, the preliminary draft and pilot testing of the
neglect recognition tools and referral guidelines
(2) Education and training for professionals providing
for the elderly were completed.
support services to disadvantaged adolescents
and their families: Through regional supervision, (3) Developed and published a program for elderly
the challenges encountered in implementing protection guidelines: In order to establish
the programs by various units were discussed, a localized approach to practice, facilitating
aiming to enhance professional knowledge and social workers in conducting comprehensive
improve work capacity. In 2022, a total of 7 assessments and formulating intervention plans
sessions were conducted, with 722 participants. for individuals and their families, the MOHW
commissioned the Federation for the Welfare of
3. Deepening the quality and education of elder and
the Elderly to develop and officially publish the
disabled persons' protection work:
Elderly Protection Guidelines.

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