Welcome to the Elder Abuse Training Institute

 

 

The Elder Abuse Training Institute is a first-of-its-kind center devoted entirely to training professionals from the medical community, legal community, law enforcement, social services, and government agencies about all aspects of elder abuse: detection,  reporting, investigating, prosecuting, caring for victims, and prevention.

 

Additionally, the Training Institute goes a step beyond existing educational programs on elder abuse by offering multidisciplinary team trainings that address how to work effectively with other agencies, how to conduct abuse assessments, and how to investigate complex cases of abuse.

 

Download our printable Training Institute flyer (pdf) on customized training packages.

 

 

We tailor our trainings so that professionals who are new to the field, intermediate or advanced may build upon their knowledge and skills.


The Elder Abuse Training Institute is supported by a grant from UniHealth Foundation, a non-profit philanthropic organization with a mission to support and facilitate activities that significantly improve the health and well being of individuals and communities within its service area.

 
 
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Presenters include the directors and several team members of the Elder Abuse Forensic Center.

Trainings are organized by Elaine Chen, Elder Abuse Training Institute Coordinator

Elaine Chen has been privileged to work with older adults in various settings, including five years at the Cypress Senior Center as Recreation Specialist: Social Services and a year volunteering at Alzheimer’s Services of the East Bay in Berkeley. She has also been inspired by former coworkers, consumers and advocates at the Dayle McIntosh Center, Orange County’s Independent Living Center, where she worked on an educational Health Care Access program for consumers with disabilities and collaborated with a statewide systems change network. In a past life, Ms. Chen taught and counseled on nutrition. Ms. Chen has a B.S. in Nutritional Sciences, a certificate in Gerontology, and an M.S. in Gerontology.