On September 25, 2015, the Atlanta Area Coalition on Aging and Mental Health (AACAMH), chaired by the Fuqua Center, in partnership with the Atlanta Regional Geriatric Education Center (ARGEC), hosted a one day workshop, Building Workforce Competency: Ethical Considerations for Identifying, Reporting, and Responding to Self-Neglect in the Older Adult Population designed for Clinical Psychologists, Advance Practice Nurses, RNs, Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, and other interested providers. Ethics CEs were approved by AANP; GPA; GA-NASW; and LPCA-GA. Topics included ●Ethics of Identifying and Responding to Abuse, Neglect or Exploitation of Older Adults ●Elder Investment Fraud and Exploitation: Ethical Considerations ● Screening for Cognitive Issues: Tools You Can Use ● Ethics of Responding to Self-Neglect: Opening the Conversation
