Elder Abuse/Vulnerable Adult Abuse: Screening, Assessment & Resources

Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM, Zoom

This lecture series is for Beaumont employees and providers only.

This first portion of this session will give a general overview of elder abuse, including the signs and symptoms, risk factors, and aging changes that make older adults vulnerable to abuse. It will also discuss how to take a trauma informed approach to care, as well as how to screen and report abuse.  The second half of the session will cover the definitions of vulnerable adult, abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults under Michigan law.  It will also cover the warning signs of financial exploitation and the parasitic living arrangements that lead to financial exploitation.

1. Identify types of abuse as well as signs and symptoms of each type
2. Discuss risk factors for elder abuse
3. Review proper screening and reporting strategies
4. Define vulnerable adult
5. Define abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation
6. Discuss warning signs of financial exploitation

ADVANCED REGISTRATION REQUIRED

There is no fee to participate, however, ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.  Connection instructions will be provided to all pre-registered participants in advance.

Click on the Register tab above to access the registration form.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.50 hours), AMA PRA Non-Physician (Attendance) (1.50 hours), APA Psychology CE (1.50 hours), General Attendance (1.50 hours), IPCE (1.50 hours), Nursing CE (ANCC) (1.50 hours), Social Work CE (ASWB) (1.50 hours)

In support of improving patient care, Beaumont Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Medicine CME: Beaumont Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing CE: Beaumont Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1.5 ANCC contact hour.  Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychology CE: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.

Social Work CE: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Beaumont Health is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Beaumont Health maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 continuing education credit.

Participants must log-in, attend the entire lecture and complete the evaluation form to receive contact hours/credits.