THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA NATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER ON GLOBAL AGING THE THIRD BIENNIAL

BILL BECHILL MEMORIAL LECTURE

Description: The Center on Global Aging will focus its 2012/13 training efforts on elder abuse. Each year as many as five million older adults are injured, exploited, or otherwise mistreated by someone they depend on for care, who often is a family member and loved one. Forms of elder abuse include: physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect by self or other, emotional or psychological abuse, financial exploitation, or abandonment. Important issues include recognizing elder abuse, accessing sources of help, knowing how to report abuse, and prevention.

Kathy Greenlee serves in the dual roles of Administrator of the Administration for Community Living and Assistant Secretary for Aging. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is a new federal agency operating within the Department of Health and Human Services. ACL brings together into a single entity the Administration on Aging, the Office on Disability, and the Administration on Developmental Disabilities. ACL is charged with working with states, tribes, community providers, universities, nonprofit organizations, businesses and families to help seniors and people with disabilities live in their homes and fully participate in their communities.

Hours: 4:00pm-6:00pm, one hour lecture followed by a reception Cost: Free and open to the public, CEUs: 1 Location: Pryzbyla Center, Great Room A Register: https://regstg.com/Registration/Registration.aspx?rid=3d013bbb72f0-4e23-942a-7f9b4985aeb8 For further information: Ellen Thursby, Thursby@cua.edu, 202-319-4388

Thursday, October 4, 2012, 4pm to 6pm