Free Webinars: Elder Abuse
The National Consumer Law Center will be holding free webinars on the topic of Elder Abuse on June 29, 2016 and June 30, 2016. Both webinars will take place from 2:00 pm-3:30 pm Eastern. On June 29 the specific topic of discussion will be Capacity and Vulnerability to Elder Abuse, while the topic of the June 30 webinar will be Legal Responses to Elder Abuse: The Role of APS, Legal Aid, and Protection and Advocacy.
Additional sponsorship for these Webinars are provided by a grant from the Administration for Community Living. The webinars are part of a series of National Elder Rights Training Project webinars for the National Legal Resource Center. There is no charge for these webinars.
If you have any questions about the webinars, email slekberg@nclc.org
Summary of the programs:
Capacity and Vulnerability to Elder Abuse (June 29)
Incidences of elder abuse, exploitation, or other forms of mistreatment of older adults by family members, friends and other trusted adults, are on the increase. Uncovering and remedying elder abuse or exploitation often involves determining what an older person that may be experiencing cognitive decline understands or understood in the past.
This webinar will discuss the legal standards of capacity necessary for valid transactions involving wills, contracts, Powers of Attorney, and guardianship or conservatorship. Diminished cognitive capacity may contribute to an older adult's vulnerability to undue influence and other instrumentalities of elder abuse and exploitation. The speakers will discuss cognitive capacity, consent and undue influence.
Presenters:
- Daniel Marson, J.D., Ph.D., Department of Neurology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
- Erica Wood, Asstistant Director, American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
- Lori Stiegel, J.D., Senior Attorney, ABA Commission on Law & Aging
Legal Responses to Elder Abuse: The Role of APS, Legal Aid, and Protection and Advocacy (June 30)
It has been said that we cannot prosecute our way out of the problem of elder abuse. A myriad of complex legal issues arise from typical scenarios of elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation that are uniquely addressed by civil legal providers working in collaboration with APS and P&A attorneys. Legal remedies such as asset recovery, revoking PoAs, removal of abusive guardians, restoring public benefits, recession of property transactions, contracts and wills, housing fairness, and Olmstead remedies are at the very center of assuring the independence, safety, and financial security of older adult and people with disabilities who fall victim to elder abuse.
This webinar will explore best practice models of collaborations between legal provider, adult protective services, and protection and advocacy networks in responding to the most difficult legal issues arising from elder abuse.
Presenters:
- Betsey Crimmins, Senior Attorney, Elder, Health, and Disability Unit, Greater Boston Legal Services
- A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont
- Andrew Capehart, Assistant Director, National Adult Protective Services Association