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Podcasts
Podcasts share promising practices and innovations from adult protective services (APS) and allied programs across the country. Our goal is to highlight what is achievable with fresh ideas and new partnerships to help you envision what may be replicated in your program.
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Episodes
A Conversation with Kari Benson, ACL’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging
12/4/2024
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, Kari Benson, provides information and insight into the Administration for Community Living and the Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services.
- Transcript PDF / 317 KB
Disability Inclusion in APS
9/27/2024
According to National Adult Maltreatment Reporting System (NAMRS) data, a little under 25% of APS reports are called into APS regarding adults aged 18-59. In this podcast, we will discuss how APS can better serve people with disabilities who are under 60 years old. Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Patty Quatieri of the Disabled Persons Protection Commission and Leigh Anne McKingsley, Senior Director of Disability & Justice Initiatives for The ARC.
- Transcript PDF / 237 KB
Protecting the Protectors - Highlighting the Texas Dept. of Family & Protective Services Safety Unit
8/12/24
In this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Linsay Tomlinson, Director of Worker Safety Support at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The Safety Unit provides response, training, and support to APS professionals across the state of Texas.
- Transcript PDF / 249 KB
Partnership between Nevada APS and Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
6/03/24
In this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Tammy Sever, former chief of APS in Nevada, Robin Tejada, Chief of Nevada APS and Debra Bookout, Directing Attorney of Guardianship Advocacy Project at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. We will learn more about Nevada APS and their commitment to their clients through their work with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada.
- Transcript PDF / 231 KB
Trauma on the Job: Surviving Exposure in APS
3/29/24
In this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Taryn Hughes, a compassion fatigue therapist with Forest Hughes & Associates. Ms. Hughes trains human services professionals regarding compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. We will learn more about how APS professionals normalize what we see and how we can limit our trauma exposure.
- Transcript PDF / 243 KB
APS & Reporter Communication - EDC Pathways to Safety Improving Communication
2/05/2024
In this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Dr. Kristin Lees Haggerty, Project Director of the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment and Associate Director of the National Dementia Care Collaborative at the Education Development Center. We will learn more about their report, "Adult Protective Services and Reporter Communication Recommendations for Improving Practice", available at the EDC website.
- Transcript PDF / 239 KB
A Conversation with the Native American Elder Justice Initiative
11/08/2023
In this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Bill Benson and Peggy Jo Archer from the Native American Elder Justice Initiative (NAEJI). We will learn more about how NAEJI works to address the lack of culturally appropriate information and community education materials on elder abuse in Indian Country.
- Transcript PDF / 225 KB
Department of Justice Elder Justice Initiative and the MDT Resource Center
9/12/2023
In this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Shelly Jackson and Talitha Guinn-Shaver of the Department of Justice Elder Justice Initiative. Listeners will learn about the ongoing work of the Elder Justice Initiative and more specifically about how the MDT Resource Center can support APS programs.
- Transcript DOCX / 83 KB
Administrative Approaches to Self-Neglect in Colorado, Oregon, and Tennessee
8/21/2023
In this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Stefanie Woodard of Colorado, Traci Robertson of Oregon, and Joyce Reed of Tennessee. We will hear how each state has continued their administrative work on APS cases involving self-neglect. This podcast is a follow-up to the July 14, 2022 webinar titled, “Innovative Responses to Self Neglect.”
- Transcript DOCX / 82 KB
Last Modified: 12/04/2024