The 19^th Annual William J. Neff, Sr. Symposium
on the Prevention of Crimes Against Older Adults

October 20, 2022

 

8:30-9:00         Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00-9:30        Welcome & Acknowledgements—Speaker: Kathy Bennett, Director, Bucks County
Area Agency on Aging; Matt Weintraub, Bucks County District Attorney; Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia, LCSW, Bucks County Commissioner, Vice Chair

9:30-10:15       Keynote Speakers—Jennifer Baker, Senior Policy Aide, United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Chairman Senator Bob Casey; Madison (“Maddie”) F. Sloat, Senior Policy Aide, United States Senate Special Committee on Aging, Chairman Senator Bob Casey

10:15-10:30     Break/Networking/Resource Fair

10:30-11:55     3 Breakout Sessions (auditorium, 2 classrooms)

• Guardianship—Speakers: Dianne Magee, Esq. and Rich Newman, Esq.
• COVID Grief thru A Positive Lens—Speaker: Katherine Shear, MD
• Money Mule Scams & Other Fraud—Speakers: Mike Bannon and Brendan Corbalis, Esq.

12:00-1:00       Lunch & Resource Fair

1:00-2:25         3 Breakout Sessions (auditorium, 2 classrooms)

• Disability, Aging, and Sexual Abuse: The Hidden Victim—Speaker: Bev Frantz, PhD, Temple Institute on Disabilities
• Trauma, Self-Care—Speaker: Laura Hinds, MSW, LCSW
• Dismantling Ageism—Speaker: Cathy Bollinger, Managing Director, Embracing Aging; Executive Director, Trove Street, York County Community Foundation

2:25-2:35         Break

2:35-4:00         3 Breakout Sessions (auditorium, 2 classrooms)

• Restorative Justice—Speakers: Mariel Lorenz and Sue Wasserkrug, Esq.
• LGBT Elderly—Speaker: David Griffith
• Case Study Law & Prosecution—Speakers: Deputy DAs Alan J. Garabedian, Mary Kate Kohler and Marc J. Furber

4:00-4:15         Closing Remarks & Summary of Symposium Presentations—Speaker: Kathy Bennett

4:15-4:30         Evaluations and Conclusion

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This activity has been submitted to the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.