Financial Elder Abuse and Exploitation: Prevention Strategies and Tools

Written by Adam Peck Category: Elder Law January 26th, 2013 2 min read

Financial Abuse and Exploitation: Prevention Strategies and Tools” is the theme for the 2010 Rocky Mountain Conference on Aging on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at The Ranch in Loveland.

This conference is geared toward care providers and other front line workers or volunteers that have routine contact with older adults. Participants will explore the challenges and complexities of financial abuse and exploitation. They will become aware of warning signs and acquire strategies for prevention and intervention related to financial abuse and exploitation of older adults says California Financial Elder Abuse Attorney Steven Peck who may be contacted toll free at 1.866.999.9085.

Laura Mosqueda, M.D., University of California Irvine School of Medicine, will open the conference with the keynote presentation on “Elder Mistreatment — Issues and Solutions.” Dr. Mosqueda will provide an overview of elder mistreatment in the United States. She will discuss the barriers to identification and diagnosis, the challenges to good research, and the importance of education on the topics.

Breakout sessions will cover how culture, family dynamics and trust relationships impact this topic.
Participants will have the opportunity to hear how financial institutions and other agencies are responding to
this issue and how services are being coordinated in Colorado.

The capstone presentation, “Taking the Next Step — Putting Today Into Practice,” by Tammi Vacha-Haase, Ph.D., Colorado State University Department of Psychology, will provide concrete ideas on how to implement conference information, resources and tools, overcome challenges, and be proactive to reduce financial abuse and exploitation of older adults.

The Rocky Mountain Conference on Aging is presented through a partnership between Colorado State University Extension, Colorado State University Center on Aging and the University of Northern Colorado’s College of Natural and Health Sciences Gerontology Program. The conference is sponsored in part by AARP.

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Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.