Document Type
Learning Object
Depositor
Rebecca Mauldin, Social Networks for Social Good Lab, UTA
Deposit Date
6-12-2026
Data Type
This is a data collection instrument created using Network Canvas.
Abstract
The Social Network Assessment Protocol for Adult Protective Services (SNAAPS) is a Network Canvas interview protocol designed to support the collection, organization, visualization, and interpretation of social network data from older adults. The protocol was developed for use by Adult Protective Services practitioners, social workers, first responders, and other service providers who assess, refer, and intervene on behalf of older adults' well-being. The protocol facilitates the identification of social network characteristics associated with risk and protection related to elder mistreatment, including support relationships, financial involvement, conflict within the network, frequency of contact, connections to formal services, and patterns of network structure. The assessment is interviewer-administered and generates visual network representations that can support assessment, case planning, referral decisions, and interdisciplinary communication. This protocol was developed by the Social Networks for Social Good Laboratory at The University of Texas at Arlington in collaboration with Adult Protective Services stakeholders and the McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston. Development was supported by the National Institute on Aging (Award No. 1R01AG089193). Software Requirements This file is a Network Canvas protocol and must be opened using the free, open-source Network Canvas software suite. Users may view, administer, or modify the protocol using Network Canvas applications, including Architect (protocol design), Interviewer (data collection), and Fresco (web-based administration). No programming experience is required. Network Canvas software is available from the Complex Data Collective.
Disciplines
Social Work
Publication Date
Summer 6-12-2026
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Mauldin, R. L., & Carter, L. E. (2026). Social Network Assessment for Adult Protective Services (SNAAPS), version 1.0: A Network Canvas data collection instrument. [Network Canvas protocol]. The University of Texas at Arlington. https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/socialnetworksforsocialgood_datasets/4/
Comments
This protocol is a product of research that was funded in part by the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, grant number R01AG089193. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.