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Boots on the Ground Roundtable: Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation — Dynamics, Resources and Interventions* (1 CE Contact Hour)

Boots on the Ground Roundtable Meeting

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. Learn more here.

Date: Friday, June 24th, 2022

Time: 11:00AM - 12:30PM

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).

Guidelines for Virtual Participation: 

  • Overall, we encourage attendees’ cameras/audio to be enabled during the discussion segments of the agenda.

  • During the presentation, we encourage the use of chat box to share contact information, updates, and resources, as well as questions and comments for our speakers.

  • After the presentation, we encourage attendees to unmute themselves or utilize the chat box for Q&A.

*Please note: In order to be awarded Continuing Education Contact Hour, LMSWs or LCSWs MUST be present for the entire educational session and complete an evaluation form that includes full name as listed on license, license type (i.e. LMSW or LCSW), and license number.


Council of Senior Centers and Services, Inc. d/b/a LiveOn NY, SW CPE is recognized by New York State Education Department’s (SED) State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0414.