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ASWB Social Work Clinical

Category - Ethics

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Susan holds power of attorney over her great aunt’s estate. Doctors have diagnosed the elderly woman with Alzheimer’s disease and recommended she be taken care of in a nursing home facility. Susan realizes there is no cure and her great aunt will not be coming home. She signs the house over to herself and sells off all personal possessions belonging to the great aunt to purchase a car. This is an example of what?
  1. Guardianship
  2. Elder neglect
  3. Material exploitation
  4. Relatives’ rights
Explanation
Answer: C - Material exploitation is defined as the improper or illegal use of an elderly person’s funds, property, or assets. Other examples include forging a person’s signature, misusing money, cashing an elderly person’s checks, or coercing an elderly person into signing a document.
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