Elderwerks Continuing Education Opportunities

External Professional

Elderwerks Education Team

Cultural Competency, Ethics, & Legal Topics

Abuse & Neglect Learn how to identify abuse and neglect in various settings, home, community, or LTC, how to report, and follow up. CC20 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Elder Financial Exploitation Financial abuse against older adults. Who, where, and how to safeguard people from predators. CC21 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Financial Exploitation The Crime of the Century - Seniors are targets of financial exploitation by both professional scammers as well as unscrupulous family members and caregivers. Learn how to protect vulnerable older adults with legal procedures including powers of attorney and guardianship. CC22 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Legal Remedies to Financial Exploitation When undue influence and financial exploitation occurs what can we do? Learn about legal tactics used to help seniors who may have been abused. CC23 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Legal Protection: Planning for Dementia General background on aging population & dementia, legal documents to be put in place to plan for dementia, ramifications of not having docs in place, and how to receive and respond to patients/clients with legal documents in place.

CC24 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Celebrity Estate Battles

Learn about the legal issues resulting from the estate planning missteps of famous celebrities. Discover probate avoidance methods including joint tenancy, trusts, and lifetime gifting. Review when it is appropriate to assign powers of attorney.

CC26 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Powers of Attorney Updates

Updated laws regarding powers of attorney and what that means to you. Review the purpose of advanced directives: Several precarious scenarios will be presented

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