Elder Abuse and Lawyers' Ethical Responsibilities: Prevent, Identify & Respond
Elder abuse is a significant and growing problem in Australia. To meet their ethical obligations, lawyers must be aware of the risk factors and signs of elder abuse, and equip themselves with the knowledge of how to respond to situations of concern.
Lawyers have an important role to play in preventing and responding to elder abuse. Multiple elder abuse inquiries, disciplinary proceedings and court rulings have noted that where lawyers fail to meet their professional responsibilities, they may inadvertently enable elder abuse and exploitation to occur.
This course aims to equip lawyers to effectively prevent, identify and respond to elder abuse. It is designed to:
- improve lawyers’ knowledge of types of elder abuse, and key risk factors that heighten the vulnerability of older clients;
- equip lawyers’ with strategies to prevent elder abuse, and to identify and act on warning signs or ‘red flags’;
- explore specific examples of elder abuse in the context of financial arrangements, including power of attorney appointments;
- support lawyers in meeting their ethical obligations to older clients; and
- increase awareness of resources available to assist lawyers and their older clients
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Last Updated: December 2021
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Clear and Simple AdviceGood. It gives more understanding of the issues and remedies available.
- M. Selth, SolicitormichaelElder Abuse and Lawyers' Ethical Responsibilities: Prevent, Identify & Respond Elder abuse is a significant and growing problem in Australia. To meet their ethical obligations, lawyers must be aware of the risk factors and signs of elder abuse, and equip themselves with the knowledge of how to respond to situations of concern.LawCPD -
Excellent overview of ethical challenges dealing with older clientsThe course was well paced and raised the fundamental considerations when dealing with older clients who may be at risk of being abused. For those wanting to delve a little more deeply there were references to a number of sources of material and government publications as well as support services.
- M. Quirk, SolicitormargaretElder Abuse and Lawyers' Ethical Responsibilities: Prevent, Identify & Respond Elder abuse is a significant and growing problem in Australia. To meet their ethical obligations, lawyers must be aware of the risk factors and signs of elder abuse, and equip themselves with the knowledge of how to respond to situations of concern.LawCPD -
In-Depth ContentI'm returning to practice after a long absence, so I appreciated the depth of the content covered in this course.NSW Business OwnerElder Abuse and Lawyers' Ethical Responsibilities: Prevent, Identify & Respond Elder abuse is a significant and growing problem in Australia. To meet their ethical obligations, lawyers must be aware of the risk factors and signs of elder abuse, and equip themselves with the knowledge of how to respond to situations of concern.LawCPD
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Excellent courseIt helped me focus on important matters that a solicitor should seriously consider in acting for an elderly client.NSW SolicitorElder Abuse and Lawyers' Ethical Responsibilities: Prevent, Identify & Respond Elder abuse is a significant and growing problem in Australia. To meet their ethical obligations, lawyers must be aware of the risk factors and signs of elder abuse, and equip themselves with the knowledge of how to respond to situations of concern.LawCPD
