Elder Financial Abuse by Family Members
Presenters: Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP
What: 60 minute, On-Demand
Self-Paced, Non-interactive, Asynchronous Audio Podcast
CE Credits: 1 CE Credit for social workers, psychologists, therapists, certified care managers, and more (see below)
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Course Description
One out of every 20 older adults in the U.S. is a victim of financial exploitation, losing an average of $80,000 to $186,000 (olderadultnestegg.com).
The vast majority of elder financial abuse cases are most likely to be somebody the older adult knows: 54% family members, 31% care workers, and 13% partners (Jackson, 2016).
Banks and money service businesses reported a 400% increase in suspicious activity from 2013-2017. The vast majority of this suspicious activity involved people over 60 (olderadultnestegg.com).
Today’s guest, Dr. Peter Lichtenberg, is a national expert in preventing financial abuse and exploitation and reducing its impact on older adults.
In this 60min continuing education podcast, you’ll discover examples of elder financial exploitation, you’ll learn what puts older adults at risk for financial exploitation, and you’ll become aware of resources to help older adults, caregivers, and professionals prevent elder financial exploitation and recover from identity theft.
Educational Objectives
After attending this beginner-level program in full, participants will be able to:
- Illustrate examples of elder financial exploitation
- Examine risks for financial vulnerability in older adulthood
- Describe resources to help older adults, caregivers, and professionals prevent elder financial exploitation and recover from identity theft
Target Audience: This seminar is open to all Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers, Therapists, Geriatric Care Managers and other interested mental health and senior care professionals.
This program is intended for those with a beginner level of knowledge and experience related to this content.
Recording Date: This program was recorded on May 17, 2021
Here's what you'll see inside the course
Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP
Peter A. Lichtenberg, Ph.D., ABPP is the Director of The Institute of Gerontology and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, and a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. A clinician and researcher throughout his career Dr. Lichtenberg, one of the first board certified Clinical Geropsychologists in the nation. He devotes his clinical and research efforts to better understand the intersection between cognitive impairment, financial capacity and financial exploitation; finding ways to balance autonomy and protection for older adults. Across the past decade he has created several tools to help assess financial vulnerability, and financial decision making capacity and partnered with the State of Michigan to have his tools implemented by Adult Protective Services. His website www.olderadultnestegg.com has attracted thousands of professionals, caregivers and older persons where narrated trainings and his scales can be found and used. The recipient of several major professional awards Dr. Lichtenberg has authored 7 books and over 190 scientific articles in Geropsychology.
How To Earn CE Credits
Participants will have their participation registered through Center for Mental Health & Aging. This program is available for continuing education (CE) credit after the following steps have been successfully completed:
Step 1: Attend 100% of the course. Attendance is tracked via the online platform.
Step 2: Successfully pass the course post-test; a score of 75% or greater is passing. (You have a total of 3 attempts to pass the post-test)
Step 3: Complete the Course Program Evaluation & Attestation
Step 4: Download Your Certificate
Certificates of completion will be emailed immediately following submission of electronic survey and also available for download in the course platform. It's that simple!
About the host
Regina Koepp, PsyD, ABPP
Dr. Regina Koepp is a board certified clinical psychologist, clinical geropsychologist, founder of the Center for Mental Health & Aging.
Prior to founding the Center for Mental Health & Aging, Dr. Koepp was an assistant professor at Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and former staff psychologist at the Atlanta VA Health Care System, where she provided direct patient care and consultation on the Geropsychiatry Outpatient Mental Health team for more than a decade.
Dr. Koepp earned her doctorate at the PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences where she won the Richard W. Morrell Community Commitment Award.
Praise for the Podcast
We're Democratizing Education about Mental Health & Aging!
The podcast is free for ALL to listen. We want everyone, regardless of their ability to pay, to have access to this much needed information about the "Psychology of Aging". We see this as democratizing mental health education.
Only professionals wanting to earn CEUs will need to pay. Professionals, it is with your business that we can provide this education to everyone! So, thank you for being here and contributing to this important mission.
Resources Shared in this Interview
Learn More About Elder Financial Exploitation & Helpful Resources
· The SAFE Program: Successful Aging thru Financial Empowerment
· National Center on Elder Abuse
· CFPB Office of Financial Protection for Older Americans
· Elder Financial Protection Network
· Federal Trade Commission Scam Alerts
Where to Report Elder Abuse
If you suspect abuse, you can do something about it. First, recognize the signs. It can be painful, but don’t ignore the signs. Instead, acknowledge the signs, then report the situation so it can be investigated. Here’s how:
- For imminent risk or harm, call 911
- File a report with the Division of Aging Services’ Adult Protective Services at 1-866-552-4464
- For older adults in Assisted Living, Senior Living, Personal Care Homes, Nursing Homes, etc, the DCH Health Care Facilities Regulation at 1-800-878-6442
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman
- Find your local Ombudsman by calling your local Area Agency on Aging.
- Call the Office of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman 1-866-552-4464
Continuing Education Approvals
Social Workers
Center for Mental Health & Aging, #1801, 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 as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Center for Mental Health & Aging maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/25/2022 – 03/25/2023. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.
Psychologists
Center for Mental Health & Aging is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Center for Mental Health & Aging maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Counselors
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Care Managers
CMHA is approved by the National Academy of Certified Care Managers (NACCM) as a continuing education provider, #21-905CMHA. This activity approved for 1 CMC contact hours.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs)
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Important Details
Speaker Disclosures:
- Financial: Director of The Institute of Gerontology and the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, and a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Lichtenberg has authored 7 books and over 190 scientific articles in Geropsychology.
There is no known commercial support or conflict of interest for Center for Mental Health & Aging
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