NCEA/NAPSA Webinar Registration
Date: April 15th, 2008
Time: 2:00 - 3:15 PM EST
Topic: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day - June 15, 2008
Please join us APRIL 15, 2008, 2:00 – 3:15 PM EST, for a
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) Training and Informational Webcast
Hosted by the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA)
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: June 15, 2008:
What Can Your Community Do to Raise Awareness?
National Crime Victims Rights Week is a time of national remembrance to build public awareness about challenges crime victims face and to celebrate the hard won progress in victims’ rights and services. The 2008 NCVRW theme, “Justice for Victims. Justice for All.,” suggests that because anyone can become a victim of crime, every citizen has a powerful stake in victims’ rights. To join in this national observance, the NCEA is hosting a webcast to raise awareness of victims of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and to encourage people to begin thinking about how they might recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, 2008. (from the 2008 NCVRW Resource Guide: http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ncvrw2008/pdf/resource_guide.pdf )
“World Elder Abuse Awareness Day involves activities to bring greater recognition of mistreatment of older adults wherever they live throughout the world and to highlight the need for appropriate action.... World Awareness Day involves multigenerational and multidisciplinary initiatives developed by countries, communities, neighborhoods and organizations. It can encompass volunteer and educational programs, cultural and art events, as well as diverse use of information technology, all aiming to create an awareness of elder abuse and its consequences.” (from International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse’s Community Guide to Raise World Awareness on Adult Abuse: http://www.inpea.net/downloads/community_guide_12_22_06.doc )
The April 15, 2008 webcast will provide specific information and ideas on what local communities and states can do to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in their own communities.
• Trudy Gregorie with JusticeSolutions will present on activities taken to heighten awareness of various crime victims and their needs, and how those activities and the tools available might be applied to the issue of elder abuse.
• Betty Malks from International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse will discuss World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and their Community Guide Toolkit, which has ideas and suggestions for activities for organizations and communities on or around World Day.
• Carolyn Petrak from the University of Delware, the NCEA Public Awareness grantee, will share examples of what the NCEA is doing to raise public awareness. Ms. Petrak will summarize what the research says about what makes a campaign successful and share examples of some creative or innovative campaigns/activities that others might wish to replicate.
Date: APRIL 15, 2008
Time: 2:00 – 3:15 PM EST
Registration Information:
Presenters
Trudy Gregorie has 29 years of experience in victim services and criminal justice at the local, state and national levels. Currently, she is a Senior Director with Justice Solutions, a national non-profit in Washington D.C., and a national consultant on public safety and victim issues. She is a founding member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Triads and has served on the Board of Directors of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse since 2001. In 1999, Gregorie was awarded the National Crime Victim Services Award by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Betty F. Malks, MSW, CSW, has over 30 years experience in Adult Services. She spearheaded the creation of the Santa Clara County Social Services Agency’s Department of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS), bringing together all adult programs under one umbrella, including Adult Protective Services, Public Administrator/Guardian/Conservator, In-Home Supportive Services, and Senior Nutrition. Ms. Malks serves as the North American Regional Representative for the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) and is a member of the Education Committee of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA). Additionally, Ms. Malks was the architect of the Financial Abuse Specialist Team (FAST) which has recovered/prevented the loss of $157 million of client assets.
Carolyn Petrak, M.P.A., recently joined the National Center on Elder Abuse as the Director of Social Marketing and Campaign Outreach. She began her advocacy work as a consumer protection investigator at the Delaware Department of Justice, where she received commendation from Attorney General M. Jane Brady. Carolyn has also worked for a behavioral health care provider, and most recently she was the Program Assistant for the Delaware Girls Initiative, where she managed several public awareness projects and aided the organization in creating a collaborative community committed to advocacy for girls’ issues.
Kathleen Quinn, NAPSA Director, has over 30 years experience in the victims’ services and elder abuse fields.
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