ELDER ABUSE INTERVENTIONS: BUILDING KNOWLEDGE & RESOURCESTOWARDS ENHANCED PRACTICE OUTCOMES

                    CONFERENCE PROGRAM 
                                 OVERVIEW

9:00 am        Registration

9:30 am   Christine Elliot, Patient Ombudsman Ontario 

• What is the mandate and vision of Patient Ombudsman office?
• What are the procedures and process for accessing services?
• How the office may serve to identify and help with elder abuse situations

10:15 am Dr. David Burnes – Professor/Researcher at University
                of Toronto Faculty of Social Work

• Using/adapting the principles of Harm Reduction and Risk Management as options for elder abuse interventions.

11:45 am Therese Liston, MSW, RSW; Mental Health Consultant; Seniors
                 Mental Health Service, West Park Healthcare Centre

•  Complex Multifaceted Community Based Cases Studies

12:30-1:15 pm Lunch (provided)

1:15-3:15 pm Graham Webb – Executive Director, Advocacy
                      Centre for the Elderly 

• What are Powers of Attorney?
• How Powers of Attorney can be used as a tool to prevent/intervene in Elder Abuse situations? 

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