Elder Abuse CEU Seminar

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Law and Ethics: Elder Abuse and Domestic Violence

As the populations ages, elder abuse, a mandated report for both Marriage & Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers, is on the rise. While we often think of Elder Abuse and Child Abuse as similar, there are key differences in the reporting laws, and in the psychological meaning of trauma both secondary to the abuse, and that which precipitates the abuse. Learn about elder abuse, and late life domestic violence. We will also consider how elder abuse is another window into family violence and consider the gray areas as cognitive function declines in elderly clients. This course meets the BBS requirement for Aging & Long Term Care, and the requirement for Law and Ethics.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. Neurobiology was Elder Abuse Specialist at the Institute on Aging in San Francisco for five years, and worked with elders traumatized by physical, psychological, emotional, and financial abuse. Her research background is in the biological basis of trauma and anxiety. Melissa has conducted trainings statewide for Adult Protective Services and has taught graduate level classes and workshops on the neurobiology of trauma, psychopharmacology and drug interactions. She is currently in practice in both Oakland and San Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and workplace/relational issues.

CEUs

This course meets the qualifications for 6 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, and meets the criteria for BOTH the Law and Ethics requirement, and the Aging and Long-Term Care requirement.

TIME & PLACE

9:00 - 4:00 pm

There will be a one-hour break for lunch on your own.

The seminar is held in the El Cerrito office, a comfortable cottage in a tranquil garden setting near all transportation. See the complete CEU Seminar Calendar for upcoming dates.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Jeanne Courtney at 510-527-5662, ext. 2, or BJCourtney@earthlink.net.