One of the distinguishing features of an Enhanced Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Team (E-MDT), is the involvement of specialists who provide unique expertise in complex elder abuse discussions. Geriatric psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, civil attorneys, and forensic accountants, to name just a few…
This month’s webinar will build upon the content presented in June’s webinar on substitute decision-makers, which set the foundation for discussion on guardianship and powers of attorney. In July’s webinar, Anita Raymond will explain the evolving landscape in guardianship considerations…
Substitute decision-makers, including those designated through power of attorney documents and guardianship arrangements, can wield significant influence over the lives and well-being of older adults. While these arrangements can serve as valuable tools for family members and caregivers of older…
This brief provides an overview of the types of evaluations available to E-MDTs as they consider ways to measure progress made at individual and program levels.
This brief provides guidance on a process for tracking cases discussed at E-MDTs.
This brief provides a model for a data collection program that can link case and program-level data.
This brief makes a case for establishing a logic model to guide each E-MDT program and clarify a team’s goals and operations.
This session explores how multidisciplinary teams navigate client capacity issues. Presenters discuss common capacity diagnoses among older adults and explain the difference between a capacity assessment and cognitive screening. Participants will be able to identify tools and techniques utilized by…
The Elder Justice Toolkit is a resource created by the National Center on Law & Elder Rights. It contains practical information on civil legal remedies, practice tips, and sample pleadings for attorneys seeking protection and redress for their clients who…
The Senior Abuse Financial Tracking and Accounting (SAFTA) toolkit was developed to provide law enforcement with a simplified tool for investigating suspicious financial patterns and prosecuting cases of elder financial exploitation. The toolkit includes the SAFTA tool (an Excel macro-enabled…
Funders are often interested in how effective your program has been in meeting its goals and diminishing risk for older adults. This webinar covers techniques and processes to capture service plan outcomes (successes and failures), understand the impact of case…
Through an interactive case scenario, discussion takes place on the unique role prosecutors can play in forging connections with law enforcement and allied partners on an E-MDT. Information is shared on how to recognize the components of an unrelated case…