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16 2023 Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Symposium

PRESENTERS

Elder Abuse: Intervention and Investigative Strategies for Older Adults

with Cognitive Impairments Breakout Session 4: 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM

The Department of Veteran’s Affairs is a huge federal institution designated to provide a wide gamut of services to eligible veterans who served honorably in any branch of the US Military. This workshop will provide citizens an overview of how the Department of Veteran’s Affairs carries out its mandate of serving those who served. The presenter will discuss the relationships among the three branches of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery - to provide a comprehensive picture of its inner workings. Navigating the VA Healthcare System 101 Breakout Session 4: 2:00 PM – 2:50 PM An introduction to the issues of mental capacity and neuro- psychological evaluations. In this presentation, we will discuss the meaning of capacity, and its relationship to decisional capacity: explore the range of expressions of capacity, and the range of challenges or obstacles surrounding capacity and assessments and distinguish purposes for capacity assessment to help determine needed client/victim interventions and assistance with investigations. This workshop will also include resources available when obstacles exist to provide intervention, client services, and needed multi-agency collaboration to implement thorough investigations. Also, what steps can be taken to best prepare for resource utilization and overcome investigative barriers that exist to provide needed interventions to clients/victims with cognitive impairments. This workshop will discuss how older adults can engage in cognitively stimulating activities, particularly in learning new skills, to increase cognitive abilities and functional independence. Additionally, it will cover research on cognitive health disparities among low-income minority older adults, the barriers they might face to participating in learning, and how policy and learning program directors can help mitigate such barriers. Learning New Skills in Older Adulthood: The Benefits and Barriers Breakout Session 5: 3:30 PM – 4:20 PM

Dr. David Franklin Psy.D., M.H.A. Neuropsychologist Director of the Riverside County EAFC Director of the Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program

Angela Rosato, MAM Coordinator Riverside County Elder Abuse Forensic Center

PRESENTER

Teresa Graney, LCSW Doctor of Social Work Loma Linda VA Healthcare System

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Tania Rodriguez Graduate Student in PhD program University of California, Riverside