Boots on the Ground Roundtable Meeting: Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation: Dynamics, Resources and Interventions

Jun
24
Boots on the Ground Roundtable Meeting: Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation: Dynamics, Resources and Interventions
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LiveOn NY’s Boots on the Ground Roundtable (BOTGR) is a virtual, supportive, solution-driven space for direct aging service professionals and others to obtain and share resources, information, innovative ideas, and network with other professionals in an effort to stay connected and work collaboratively to continue serving older New Yorkers. Self-Care Exercise: Flowers: Food for the Soul with Richard L. Anderson, Chief Marketing Officer & Director | BloomAgainBklyn Open Space: New Economy Project ‘s Susan Shin, Legal Director, will speak about legal and other vital resources for low-income seniors harmed by abusive and discriminatory financial practices, including predatory debt collection and financial scams. Come hear about financial justice issues affecting older New Yorkers, what you can do to help your clients in these situations, and the organization's free NYC Financial Justice Hotline for low-income New Yorkers, and know-your-rights workshops for your clients and staff Presentation: Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation: Dynamics, Resources and Interventions Description: Elder abuse cases can be complex, with many situations involving multiple forms of abuse, relationships of trust between the victim and abuser, feelings of shame, self-blame, and fear in the older adult, and mental and physical health needs. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the complexity, with increased isolation, new scams, and increased economic insecurity for many. The NYC Elder Abuse Center/Weill Cornell Medicine will discuss the dynamics of elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation, how these dynamics have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, how to engage and support older adults around potential elder abuse, how to identify and report elder abuse, and why a multi-disciplinary approach to elder abuse is important now more than ever. Speaker: Ayana Mortley, Training Coordinator | New York City Elder Abuse Center at Weill Cornell Medicine Continuing Education*: This workshop is eligible for 1 Contact Hour for New York State Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSW) & Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW).
Date and Time
June 24, 2022 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm America/New York Timezone
Location
Zoom
Virtual
Tags
@HealthyAging @OlderAdult @SeniorCitizens
Categories
Education For Adults Non-Profit Training
Contact
Stephanie Ruiz-Barcelo
2123986565
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LiveOn NY’s Boots on the Ground Roundtable (BOTGR) is a virtual, supportive, solution-driven space for direct aging service professionals and others to obtain and share resources, information, innovative ideas, and network with other professionals in an effort to stay connected and work collaboratively to continue serving older New Yorkers.

Self-Care Exercise: Flowers: Food for the Soul with Richard L. Anderson, Chief Marketing Officer & Director | BloomAgainBklyn

Open Space: New Economy Project ‘s Susan Shin, Legal Director, will speak about legal and other vital resources for low-income seniors harmed by abusive and discriminatory financial practices, including predatory debt collection and financial scams. Come hear about financial justice issues affecting older New Yorkers, what you can do to help your clients in these situations, and the organization’s free NYC Financial Justice Hotline for low-income New Yorkers, and know-your-rights workshops for your clients and staff

Presentation: Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation: Dynamics, Resources and Interventions

Description: Elder abuse cases can be complex, with many situations involving multiple forms of abuse, relationships of trust between the victim and abuser, feelings of shame, self-blame, and fear in the older adult, and mental and physical health needs. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the complexity, with increased isolation, new scams, and increased economic insecurity for many. The NYC Elder Abuse Center/Weill Cornell Medicine will discuss the dynamics of elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation, how these dynamics have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, how to engage and support older adults around potential elder abuse, how to identify and report elder abuse, and why a multi-disciplinary approach to elder abuse is important now more than ever.

Speaker: Ayana Mortley, Training Coordinator | New York City Elder Abuse Center at Weill Cornell Medicine

Continuing Education*: This workshop is eligible for 1 Contact Hour for New York State Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSW) & Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW).