Elder Financial Exploitation:
What Aging Services Professionals Need To Know
Continuing Education Units Webinar
Right at Home South Shore Long Island
| Title | Elder Financial Exploitation: What Aging Services Professionals Need To Know |
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| Date | Wednesday, January 24, 2024 |
| Time | 1 p.m. EST |
| Cost | Free |
| Credit | Includes 1 complimentary CE credit*
This webinar is designed for social workers, case managers, care coordinators, nurses, caregivers, and other senior care professionals. |
| Webinar | Register |
The risk of elder financial exploitation has grown exponentially, costing Americans more than $28 billion per year, according to the AARP.
This webinar will present new research describing the societal, personal and contextual risk factors that increase susceptibility to financial exploitation and fraud. Learn how artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency present novel threats to older adults and the signs an older adult is being financially exploited by friends, relatives or international scammers. Take away actionable strategies to prevent and respond to exploitation with the goal of safeguarding older adults’ retirement savings.
- Identify the latest trends in scams and fraud.
- Detect signs of suspicious activity or behavior of financial exploitation.
- Name strategies to prevent and support victims of financial exploitation.
- Describe societal and individual risk factors that increase susceptibility to financial exploitation.
About the Presenter:
Marti DeLiema, Ph.D., is a gerontologist and Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota. An important component of aging well is avoiding financial abuse and fraud, yet victimization causes millions of Americans to become financially fragile in older age. Using both quantitative and qualitative research methods, Professor DeLiema studies elder maltreatment through focus groups, in-depth interviews, surveys, and panel data. She regularly collaborates with financial institutions, the AARP, FINRA Foundation, and federal protection agencies to analyze victimization risk factors and to test efforts to inoculate consumers from fraud and abuse through enhanced consumer education and advance care planning interventions.
*This webinar is designed for professionals and family caregivers. Eligible professionals can claim ONE FREE CE credit within 60 days of the live webinar by attending the live event or watching the recorded program. For a list of approved accreditation providers and other information, visit https://asaging.org/ceu-information.
