The Geriatrician clinicians of the Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Institute - Forensic Assessment Center Network (TEAM-FACN) in Houston, have many years of experience providing capacity assessment services for Adult Protective Services (APS) and Texas courts. A process has developed which is efficient, consistent, and evidence-informed. In the last two years, telecommunication has been added to this process to conduct assessments of APS clients in areas of Texas remote from the Houston area. Of the 545 capacity assessments TEAM-FACN has completed across the state of Texas over the first two years of adding telecommunication, 211 (39%) were conducted with in-person interviews and 334 (61%) were conducted using videoconference interviews. APS and the courts in remote areas of Texas have embraced the use of the videoconference assisted capacity assessments. This article describes this evidence-informed process and how telecommunication technology is incorporated to expand the reach of the service.

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成人防护服务的能力评估：视频会议或面试。

位于德克萨斯州休斯敦的德州老年人虐待和虐待研究所-法医评估中心网络（TEAM-FACN）的老年医师具有多年为成人保护服务（APS）和德克萨斯州法院提供能力评估服务的经验。已经开发出了一种高效，一致且有据可依的流程。在过去的两年中，已将电信添加到此过程中，以评估德克萨斯州远离休斯敦地区的APS客户。在增加电信的头两年中，TEAM-FACN已在德克萨斯州完成了545项容量评估，其中211项（占39％）是通过面对面采访进行的，而334项（占61％）是使用电视会议的采访进行的。APS和德克萨斯州偏远地区的法院已经接受了视频会议辅助能力评估的使用。本文介绍了此循证过程，以及如何结合电信技术来扩展服务范围。