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Symposium

Behavioral and Social Sciences

The National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment Mentorship Program: Key Learnings and Opportunities

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
Location: Room 4C-2
CE: 1.5

The National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment (NCAEM) recognizes that improving elder mistreatment identification, intervention, and prevention requires diverse mentorship. The NCAEM Mentorship program is a one-year program designed to mentor clinicians, service providers, researchers, policymakers, and advocates who are focusing on improving care for older adults experiencing or at risk of experiencing elder mistreatment. This symposium will begin by an overview of the NCAEM mentoring program history and goals and presentations from current and past mentees. Dr. Troutman-Jordan’s presentation will discuss their mentee project that included focus groups with home health nurses, as well as the process of then serving as a mentor and highlight opportunities for collaborative mentoring to address elder abuse. Dr. Simley will describe a mentee project focused on developing a survey for the Parkinson’s Foundation to help generate data to inform the development of a continuing education module on elder mistreatment among individuals living with Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Roberts will will focus on the role of the NCAEM in catalyzing interdisciplinary elder abuse research in long-term care settings, including nursing homes and assisted living. Dr. Steinman’s presentation will describe a mentee project focused on the conceptualization and development of a national study of racial/ethnic group differences in older adults’ involvement in Adult Protective Services. Dr. Marrs’s presentation will focus on the links between ageism and elder abuse and describe the development of an ageism public awareness project funded by the Administration for Community Living. Our discussant, Dr. Mosqueda, will provide summary remarks and moderate discussion.

Learning Objectives:

  • After attending this session, participants will understand some of the most pressing issues in elder mistreatment, and key opportunities for research in this space.
  • After attending this session, participants will have greater knowledge about the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment, as well as research, advocacy, and mentoring opportunities within the collaborative.
  • After attending this session, participants will understand the breadth and depth of projects that are possible within the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment mentorship program.

Presentations:

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
    Bridging Long-Term Care and Elder Abuse Research in a Mentor–Mentee Community of Practice

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Amy R. Roberts, PhD, FGSA, MSSA, LSW (she/her/hers) – Miami University

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
    Guarding Against Harm: Understanding and Addressing Elder Mistreatment Risks in the Parkinson's Population

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Adrianne Smiley, EdD, OTD, OTR/L (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
    A Public Awareness Message to Disrupt Ageism and Prevent Elder Abuse

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Sarah Marrs, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
    Collaborative Mentoring Opportunities via the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Meredith Troutman-Jordan, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FGSA – University of North Carolina Charlotte

  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST
    Racial/Ethnic Group Differences in Older Adults' Involvement With Adult Protective Services

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Kenneth J. Steinman, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University