PRESENT
ELDER ABUSE NEGLECT & FRAUD:
Identifying, Responding to, and Prosecuting Crimes Against the Elderly
HYBRID-TRAINING (VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON)
Overview: Elder abuse can be defined as an intentional act or failure to act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult. An older adult is someone age 60+. Elder abuse includes physical, emotional, sexual and financial abuse, exploitation, neglect, confinement, and abandonment. Perpetrators are most often a spouse/partner, adult child, or other family member. Many cases are not reported because elders are afraid or unable to tell police, medical professionals, friends, or family about the mistreatment.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2021
8:45am-1:00pm (doors open at 8:30am)
Barnstable Police Department & Live-Streamed via Zoom
No Cost for Attendance / CEs: $35 (payable at registration)
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This training is intended to be multi-disciplinary and addresses stalking from both a criminal justice and a victim services perspective.
- Law Enforcement
- Probation/Parole
- COAs
- Prosecution
- Victim Advocates
- EMTs
- Nurses and Other Medical Professionals
- Behavioral Health Providers
- Anyone who works with and for victims and survivors
AGENDA
| 8:30am | Doors open for registration, coffee and pastries |
| 8:45am | Welcome/Opening Remarks |
| 9:00am | Recognizing and Responding to SDV in the Elderly, Abigail Foley, LICSW, Clinical Supervisor and Clinician, Independence House, Inc. |
| 10:00am | Prosecuting Intimate Partner Violence in Later Life, Attorney Advisor Jonathan Kurland, AEquitas |
| 11:00am | Break |
| 11:15am | Prosecuting Intimate Partner Violence in Later Life (cont.), Attorney Advisor Jonathan Kurland, AEquitas |
| 11:45am | Making a Difference: Protective Services for Older Victims of Abuse and Neglect, Neal O’Brien, LSW; Betina Michalowski, Protective Services Supervisors, Elder Services of Cape Cod & The Islands |
| 12:30pm | Combatting Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Long-Term Care Facility Residents and MassHealth Members in Any Health Care Setting, Elisha Willis, Senior Trial Counsel, Medicaid Fraud Division; Gregory Matthews, Managing Attorney, Medicaid Fraud Division, Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General |
| 12:45pm | Avoiding & Reporting Scams!, Kevin Connolly, Detective Sergeant, Barnstable Police Department |
| 1:00pm | Evaluations, Adjourn |
REGISTER NOW: https://bit.ly/Elder_Abuse_Neglect_and_Fraud
SAVE THE DATE:
November 16, 2021 (part 1): Substance Use and SDV Survivors
November 16, 2021 (part 2): Vicarious Trauma in the Helping Professions
