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6th Annual Elder Abuse Conference

Connections that Count: Linking Legal, Clinical and Social Work Professionals for Elder Justice

Join Legal Assistance for Seniors for an exceptional day of learning and sharing best practices.

This event is geared toward attorneys, health care professionals, fiduciaries, and members of senior services agencies.

DETAILS

Monday, June 20, 2011
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland, California 94607

Agenda

Agenda

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM - Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM  - Opening Remarks

9:15 AM - 10:30 AM – Keynote: Paying Attention to Elder Abuse: What We Can All Do, Tristan Svare, Esq.

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Break

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM  - Breakout Sessions

□         Screening for Cognitive Changes in Older Adults: Why, How, and Then What?, Charles Filanosky, Ph.D.

□         Institutional Elder Abuse … The Solution: Care Advocate Program, Dr. Rita Stuckey, EdD, MA, MPA, RN

□         How to Remove an Abusing Trustee, Lynn Searle, JD, LLM

□         Spotting Elder Financial Abuse and Undue Influence - A Panel Discussion - Moderator: Kristen Boney, Esq.; with Michelle Duval, Esq.; Laura Spease, Esq.; Julie L. Batz, Esq.; James Treggiari, Esq.; and Kirsten Voyles, Esq.

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM – Lunch (included in registration fee)

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM - Breakout Sessions

□         Aging, Cognition and Capacity, Jonathan Canick, Ph.D.

□         Promising New Treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other Brain Diseases that Place the Elderly at Risk, William H. Frey II, Ph.D.

□         Understanding & Proving Undue Influence to Fight Elder Abuse, David G. Knitter, Esq.

□         Improving California's Response to Elder Abuse: A Blueprint, Panel discussion led by Lisa Nerenberg, MSW, MPH, and Mary Counihan, MSW

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM - Break

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Breakout Sessions

□         Research Findings on Undue Influence in Probate Conservatorships, Mary Joy Quinn, RN, MA and Lisa Nerenberg, MSW, MPH

□         How to Recover Your Elder Clients’ Assets Prior to Filing a Lawsuit , Lizabeth N. de Vries, Esq. and Superior or Probate Court? Forum-Shopping Tips for Elder Abuse Complaints, Daniel D. Murphy, Esq.

□         Cultural Competency in Addressing Elder Abuse in Asian and Pacific Islander communities, Stella Kang, J.D.

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM  - Closing Remarks

Please note: session times are tentative.

INFORMATION

· Registration fees:
$125 Individual/Corporate/Private Bar
$95 Non-Profit/Government

·         Up to 6 hours continuing education credit may be available for attorneys (MCLE), MFTs, LCSWs, Registered Nurses, and Psychologists. Credits for Public Administrators, Public Guardians, and Public Conservators may be available, pending approval. 

Download the full Elder Abuse Conference Program:

Elder Abuse Conference Program 2011 

2011 Conference Sponsorship

Help in the fight against elder abuse by becoming a conference sponsor.

2011 Sponsorship Opportunities are still available. Please call Donna at 510 832-3040, ext. 331 or dbooher@lashicap.org to find out how you can help Legal Assistance for Seniors commemorate our 35th anniversary by becoming a sponsor of this conference. 

Legal Assistance for Seniors is grateful to the following for making this event possible.

□         The Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Fernandez, Lyons, Greenwood, Harley & Oberman Foundation

□         Herb Thomas & Associates

□         Gordon Greenwood

□         Institute on Aging

□         AgeSong at Lakeside Park

□         Eldercare Services