Special Issues with Vulnerable Adults and the Elderly PowerPoint Presentation

100.0 %Criteria

20.0 %Part One: Clinical Issues (: physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual)

Does not discuss clinical issues as required by the assignment instructions.

Attempts to discuss clinical issues as required by the assignment instructions, but information provided is inaccurate or irrelevant.

Provides a brief, cursory discussion of clinical issues as required by the assignment instructions. Demonstrates a superficial understanding of clinical issues on vulnerable adults and the elderly.

Provides a thorough discussion of clinical issues as required by the assignment instructions. Demonstrates a substantial understanding of clinical issues on vulnerable adults and the elderly.

Provides an in-depth discussion of each clinical issue as required by the assignment instructions. The types of consequences are clearly delineated and the student demonstrates advanced knowledge of the consequences of clinical issues on vulnerable adults and the elderly.

15.0 %Part Two: Common Forms of Vulnerable Adult and Elderly Neglect

Does not include common forms of neglect.

Minimal forms of neglect are identified. No further description of the forms of neglect is provided. Demonstrates a lack of understanding of the forms of vulnerable adult and elderly neglect.

Forms of neglect are provided with a brief, cursory explanation of each form. Demonstrates a superficial understanding of the types of vulnerable adult and elderly neglect.

Forms of neglect are provided with adequate explanations defining each form, including examples that support the information provided. Demonstrates a substantial understanding of the forms of vulnerable adult and elderly neglect.

A comprehensive list of the forms of neglect is offered with in-depth explanations for each form. Explanations include examples of the neglect and the result of each form of neglect on the vulnerable adult/elderly. Demonstrates an advanced understanding of the forms of vulnerable adult and elderly neglect.

15.0 %Part Two: Warning Signs of Vulnerable Adult and Elder Abuse

Does not identify warning signs.

Minimal warning signs are provided. There is no additional explanation of the warning signs offered. Demonstrates a lack of understanding warning signs that indicate vulnerable adult and elder abuse.

Warning signs are present with a brief explanation of each sign. Demonstrates a superficial understanding of warning signs that indicate vulnerable adult and elder abuse.

Warning signs are present with an adequate explanation of each sign. Warning signs relate to one to two types of elder abuse. Demonstrates a substantial understanding warning signs that indicate vulnerable adult and elder abuse.

Warning signs of abuse are offered with in-depth explanations of each warning sign. Warning signs relate to three or more types of elder abuse and an explanation distinguishing each type of abuse is provided. Demonstrates an advanced understanding of warning signs that indicate vulnerable adult and elder abuse.

20.0 %Part Two: Legal and Ethical Considerations for Reporting Abuse and/or Neglect of Vulnerable Adults and the Elderly

Does not describe legal and ethical considerations for reporting abuse and/or neglect.

Describes legal and ethical considerations but does not provide any explanation or description of the consideration. Demonstrates a lack of understanding of the legal and ethical considerations for reporting neglect and/or abuse.

Legal and ethical considerations are briefly described. Lacks support as to why the consideration is relevant. Demonstrates a superficial understanding of warning signs that indicate vulnerable adult and elder abuse. Demonstrates a superficial understanding of legal and ethical considerations for reporting abuse and/or neglect.

Legal and ethical considerations are adequately described. Support is offered to validate the reasoning for the consideration. Demonstrates a substantial understanding of legal and ethical considerations for reporting abuse and/or neglect.

Legal and ethical considerations are described in depth. A clear delineation between ethical considerations and legal considerations is provided and support is offered to validate the reasoning for each consideration. Demonstrates an advanced understanding of legal and ethical considerations for reporting abuse and/or neglect.

5.0 %Speaker Notes

The presentation does not contain speaker notes.

The presentation contains vague speaker notes and/or inaccurate or poorly written speaker notes.

The presentation?s speaker notes are present and are generally competent.

The presentation contains advanced speaker notes that indicate what might be said if giving the presentation in person.

The presentation includes comprehensive speaker notes that give a complete picture of what would be said if the presentation was given in person.

10.0 %Layout

The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing, headings, and subheadings to enhance the readability. The text is extremely difficult to read with long blocks of text, small point size for fonts, and inappropriate contrasting colors. Poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting is evident.

The layout shows some structure, but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or a distracting background. Overall readability is difficult due to lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold, or lack of appropriate indentations of text.

The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color, or busy background detracts and does not enhance readability.

The layout background and text complement each other and enable the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.

The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text.

5.0 %Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.)

Inappropriate word choice and lack of variety in language use are evident. Writer appears to be unaware of audience. Use of ?primer prose? indicates writer either does not apply figures of speech or uses them inappropriately.

Some distracting inconsistencies in language choice (register) and/or word choice are present. The writer exhibits some lack of control in using figures of speech appropriately.

Language is appropriate to the targeted audience for the most part.

The writer is clearly aware of audience, uses a variety of appropriate vocabulary for the targeted audience, and uses figures of speech to communicate clearly.

The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope.

5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

Slide errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning.

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader.

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader.

Slides are largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present.

Writer is clearly in control of standard, written academic English.

5.0 %Evaluating and Documenting Sources (in-text citations for paraphrasing and direct quotes, references page listing and formatting, as appropriate to assignment and style)

Contains no title slide, no references section, and no correctly cited references within the body of the presentation.

Title slide is incomplete or inaccurate. References section includes sources, but many citation errors. Citations are included within the body of the presentation but with many errors.

Title slide has minor errors. References section includes sources, but they are not consistently cited correctly. Citations are included within the body of the presentation but with some errors.

Title slide is complete. References section includes correctly cited sources with minimal errors. Correct citations are included within the body of the presentation.

Title slide is complete. References section includes correctly cited sources. Correct citations are included within the body of the presentation.

100 %Total Weightage