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Maintaining Elders in the Community
June 2, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
“Maintaining Elders in the Community”
A Continuing Legal Education Program Approved for Two CPCS Mental Health Litigation Credit Hours
Sponsored by Kerry Kotar and Norman J. Sherman, CPCS Mental Health Regional Coordinators
Date of CLE: June 2, 2022
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: On Zoom—REGISTER HERE
PROGRAM
Hour One
Presenters/Panel: Mary Kate Connolly, O’Sullivan & Connolly PC, Kara Fink of Health and Social Services Consortium, Lisa Ouellette Kurowski of Bristol Elder Services, and Andrea Trombley of Minuteman Senior Services.
Topic: Investigating Reports of Elder Neglect or Abuse
Hour Two
Presenter: Paul Zeizel, PsyD
Topic: Evaluating Elders’ Capacities in Guardianship and 8B Petitions
The first hour of this program on Zoom will explore elder neglect and abuse through the lens of the investigating elder services agency including their legal authority to act and community services offered. The second hour will focus on how an expert determines a variety of mental capacities that mental health litigators must confront in guardianship and civil commitment cases. Q&As follow each panel/presentation.
