This training is for all mandated reporters who work in the City and County of San Francisco, and whose agencies receive funding from the City and County of San Francisco. If you have not attended an elder and dependent adult abuse training in the past fiscal year, please see your supervisor about your need to participate.

Mandated Reporters are, by law, any person who has assumed full or intermittent responsibility for care or custody of an elder or dependent adult, whether or not that person receives compensation, including administrators, supervisors, and any licensed staff of a public or private facility that provides care or services for elder or dependent adults, or any elder or dependent adult care custodian, health practitioner, clergy member, or employee of a county adult protective services agency or a local law enforcement agency.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

- Describe 3 common scenarios in which elders and dependent adults are susceptible to abuse

- Identify 4 “red flags” which indicate possible elder or dependent adult abuse- Define the term “mandated reporter," as legally defined by California State Law

- Practice knowledge application of 4 legal obligations of mandated reporters, as required by the State of California

- Analyze the role of Adult Protective Services (APS) in protecting elders and dependent adults from abuse

Your Instructor:

Shawna Reeves, MSW, Director of Elder Abuse Prevention at Institute on Aging. Previously, she was Director of Financial Education and Advocacy at Council on Aging Silicon Valley. Shawna has published numerous articles on elder financial abuse and has presented throughout the country on consumer issues and innovative ways to prevent elder financial abuse. Shawna received her MSW from Smith College School for Social Work.

Date: Tuesday, January 12, 12:30-2 p.m.

Place: Online. The Zoom link for joining this workshop will be sent in your confirmation email.

Cost: No charge, but RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.

Continuing Education Information (1.5 Continuing Education Units): BRN (RNs only); CAMFT (serves LCSWs, MFTs, LPCCs and LEPs); MCLE (Attorneys/Licensed fiduciaries). If you seek 1.5 professional Continuing Education Units, please note this in your reservation. There will be no charge for this.

For further information or cancellation (within 24 hours prior to event), in addition to questions, grievances, concerns, and special accommodations, please contact Caitlin Morgan, Education Manager, Institute on Aging, at cmorgan@ioaging.org, or (415) 750-4114.

Introductory Level: No knowledge of the specific content area is required—you need not have in-depth knowledge or skills. The activity will provide information in accordance with basic knowledge of the topic. All Continuing Education certificates will be delivered digitally, within 20 working days of the event. An evaluation will be sent via email to those seeking CEs, and a CE certificate will also be sent via email.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN), Provider # CEP13610, for 1.5 Contact Hours.

CAMFT: Institute on Aging is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for this program. IOA maintains responsibility for the course and its content. Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs. CAMFT provider number is #135377.

State Bar of California (MCLE) : Course meets the qualifications for 1.5 hours of continuing education credit for Attorneys (Provider #13264).