Date/Time
3 CEs
In this session, participants will learn about trends in financial exploitation of older adults in the United States. The session will explore research- and practice-informed core issues involving financial exploitation perpetrated by both strangers and known individuals/entities.
Participants will learn about steps that can be taken to prevent financial exploitation of older adults, as well as ways of supporting older adults and their loved ones who have been targets of frauds, scams, or other forms of financial abuse or exploitation.
Participants should be prepared to actively participate in this session and discuss the role of social workers in preventing and responding to issues of financial exploitation of older adults.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Understand national- and state-level contexts of the problem and its financial and emotional impacts on older adults.
Identify the most common causes and conditions under which financial exploitation of older adults can occur.
Discuss the most common forms of financial exploitation impacting older adults.
Recognize signs that an older adult may have been financially exploited and learn how to support them to reduce their future risk.
Describe tools for assessment and opportunities for social work interventions.
Target Audience: Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
Anyone interested in the topic is welcome.
Sponsored By: University of Maryland School of Social Work
Cost: $70.00-$90.00
For questions, email cpe@ssw.umaryland.edu