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September 2020
Webinar – Social Distancing and Financial Exploitation: the Impact on Older Adults
Today, social distancing is an important component of public health. However, the isolation that results has important implications for financial decision making, fraud vulnerability, and cognition among older adults. Join this panel for a discussion of emerging research on these topics and steps you can take to further protect older adults who are targeted by scammers. Register Here! Presenters: Patricia Boyle, Ph.D., Professor Division of Behavioral Sciences and Neuropsychologist, Rush University Medical Center, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center Robert Mascio: Director,…
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National Training Institute
Improve your response to victims of crime through promising practices, current research, and effective programs and policies. Our multidisciplinary institute offers more than 80 victim-centered, practice-based, research-informed trainings to sharpen your skills, connect with peers, and reach across professions
Find out more »December 2020
Evidence is Power Webinar
Community-based agencies receive growing pressure to implement “evidence-based programs.” That is, programs that have been studied and deemed “effective” by researchers. But what is considered evidence? And how can community-based agencies build their own evidence of what works in their communities? This webinar will examine these questions and explore the many opportunities and challenges that agencies face when conducting research and evaluations in community settings. We will discuss strategies for agencies to maximize the utility and power of the data…
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