Training curricula and materials
Effective prevention requires that virtually everyone who works with elders
recognizes the signs of abuse and knows how to respond. Training needs to
reflect the diverse settings in which professionals work, the mandates under
which they operate, and their expertise. It should also explain divergent
approaches and points of view. Examples of curricula and training materials:
- Legal, Ethical and Practice Issues in Self Neglect Cases. A 6-hour course
for advanced APS workers for Project Master at the Academy for Professional
Excellence; San Diego State University School of Social Work
- Elder Abuse Training for Frontline Health and Emergency Response Providers.
A 6-hour classroom and computer enhanced training curriculum
for emergency medical personnel in the Health Education and Community
Health Studies Department at City College of San Francisco
- Improving the Response to Elder Abuse:A Curriculum for Law Enforcement
Agencies. Comprehensive (9-module) training curriculum, co-authored with
Candace Heisler, for the Police Executive Research Forum
- Identifying and Responding to Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse in Health
Care settings: Guidelines for California Health Care Professionals, co-authored
with Diana Koin, MD, for the California Medical Training Center, University
of California, Davis Medical Center
- Responding to Elder Abuse in Long Term Care Facilities: A Training Manual
for the San Francisco Ombudsman Program. (2001). The manual has been adapted
for use by ombudsmen statewide
- Developed and conducted Fundamentals of Conservatorship, a
12-hour course for the University of California, Berkeley Extension Division
(1994 and 1995)
- Designed training curricula for statewide adult protective service programs
in Georgia, Montana, New York, Washington, and Oregon
- Executive producer of the multiple award winning video "When
Help Was There: Four Stories of Elder Abuse" and of “Serving
the Victim of Elder Abuse”
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