Clinicians and others who want to learn more about elder care as it relates to Banner Health psychiatric and behavioral health services and the Crisis Response Center can earn 2 hours of continuing education units (CEUs) by attending a free workshop presented by the group SAFEE and hosted at the Abrams Building on the Banner – University Medical Center South campus.
No registration required. Walk-ins welcome.
SAFEE—which stands for Stop Abuse and Financial Exploitation of Elders—is a function of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office Taskforce for Southern Arizona. It’s a coalition of agencies and organizations designed to promote prevention, prosecute perpetrators and provide information to prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation of older and vulnerable adults.
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The event, “Free Training: In a Time of No Budgets,” will be held:
WHEN: Friday, April 6, 2018 | 9-11 a.m.
WHERE: Abrams Public Health Center, Conference Rooms 1106-08 – 1st Floor
3950 S. Country Club Road, Tucson
(East of Banner – UMC South)
TOPICS & PRESENTERS:
- “All you wanted to know about the CRC (and more!) but were afraid to ask”
Richard Rhoads, MD, Chief Psychiatrist, Crisis Response Center, Tucson - “Psychiatric and Behavioral Health Services within Banner Health”
Katharine Woods, DO, MS, Medical Director for Hospital Psychiatry, Banner – UMC South
The workshop is directed at case managers and adult protective services (APS) workers, and professionals working with the elderly interested in preventing neglect, abuse and exploitation.
For more information, contact the office of Doug Clark, assistant state attorney, at (520) 628-6504.
EXTRA INFO
Senior resources available from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office include:
- Consumer Scams
- Senior Scam Alert Series
- Life Care Planning
- Senior Abuse
- Elder Abuse Information and Training Guide
- Task Force Against Senior Abuse (TASA) Hotline & Resources
For additional information, you also can visit the “Arizona Healthy Aging” webpage for the Arizona Department of Health Services. See “Elderly Safety & Abuse Prevention” to learn more.
Other websites to view:
- Pima Council on Aging: https://www.pcoa.org
- City of Tucson Senior Programs: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/parks/senior-programs
- Seniors Resource Guide - Tucson: https://seniorsresourceguide.com/directories/Tucson/index.html
—David Mogollón