Elder Abuse and Cognitive Impairment Research Study - Practitioners and Advocate Focus Groups

Elder Abuse and Cognitive Impairment Research Study 

The Australian Government Attorney-General’s Department has commissioned the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre to undertake a research project on Elder Abuse and Cognitive Impairment (EACI).

The research explores advocate and practitioner experiences and responses to elder abuse of older people with cognitive Impairment. It hopes to better understand and develop an evidence-based approach to enhancing response to and prevention of elder abuse.

Focus Groups

In the project's first phase, we'll hold online focus groups with advocates and practitioners who have professional insights into and have supported older people with cognitive impairment who are victims of elder abuse. We are keen to hear about the impacts and experiences of elder abuse victim-survivors with cognitive impairment to underlay drivers of elder abuse, including ‘challenging behaviours’ compared to older people with no cognitive impairment, characteristics of perpetrator types and help identify specific forms of elder abuse that impact older people with cognitive impairment.

For more information on the project and your involvement, please follow the links to read the Explanatory Statement and Consent Form. If you would like to participate in the study, please complete the Consent Form and return it via email to eaci.research@monash.edu.

We will be holding 60-minute online focus groups on the following dates:

• Thursday 5 June 2025, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
• Thursday 5 June 2025, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
• Thursday 5 June 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
• Tuesday 10 June 2025, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Tuesday 10 June 2025, 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
• Wednesday 11 Jun 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Wednesday 11 Jun 2025, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
• Thursday 12 June 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
• Thursday 12 June 2025, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
• Friday 13 June 2025, 10:45 am – 11:45 am
• Friday 13 June 2025, 1:30 pm – 2:30pm
• Friday 13 June 2025, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Please register for a session on the following page and use an organisational email. 

This is a screening measure as this project discusses sensitive information. Persons who purposefully misrepresent themselves will be subject to removal from the project. Your insights during the focus group will be completely anonymous.

Once you register for a session, a member of the research team will contact you to send you a Zoom link.

If you are interested in participating but none of the available session times are suitable, please email our team at eaci.research@monash.edu, and we can arrange an interview. 

Thank you for your support. Should you have any questions regarding this project, please email eaci.research@monash.edu