Information Sheet

 

 

  • Peer Support Network Teleconference Information Sheets:
    • Mental Capacity - Dr Catherine Yelland is a Geriatrician at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.  She covered issues about how to address capacity loss from a medical perspective
    • Financial Abuse - Do I Stand a Chance? - Tim Feely discussed risk factors that make older people more vulnerable to finanical elder abuse and some prevention strategies that can help reduce these risks.
    • Drawing the Line on Duty of Care -by Margaret Arthur from Carne, Reidy & Herd Lawyers
    • Domestic Violence in Older Age - Janis Downing from the Roma
    • Duty of Care  - The PSN had Elder Law Specialist Brian Herd from Carne, Reidy & Herd as the guest speaker on Duty of Care of Service Providers when working with elder abuse situations.
    • When and How to Approach GAAT? - the guest speaker was Darren Clarke from the Guardianship and Administration Tribunal from the Deparment of Justice and Attorney-General.
    • The Office of the Adult Guardian - the guest speaker was Dianne Pendergast (Adult Guardian) from the Office of the Adult Guardian.

 For more information about the Peer Support Network please check out the Peer Support Network page or contact Desley Peters on 1300 651 192 or eapu.psn@lccq.org.au.

 

 

  • Peer Support Network Teleconference Information Sheets:
    • Mental Capacity - Dr Catherine Yelland is a Geriatrician at the Princess Alexandra Hospital.  She covered issues about how to address capacity loss from a medical perspective
    • Financial Abuse - Do I Stand a Chance? - Tim Feely discussed risk factors that make older people more vulnerable to finanical elder abuse and some prevention strategies that can help reduce these risks.
    • Drawing the Line on Duty of Care -by Margaret Arthur from Carne, Reidy & Herd Lawyers
    • Domestic Violence in Older Age - Janis Downing from the Roma
    • Duty of Care  - The PSN had Elder Law Specialist Brian Herd from Carne, Reidy & Herd as the guest speaker on Duty of Care of Service Providers when working with elder abuse situations.
    • When and How to Approach GAAT? - the guest speaker was Darren Clarke from the Guardianship and Administration Tribunal from the Deparment of Justice and Attorney-General.
    • The Office of the Adult Guardian - the guest speaker was Dianne Pendergast (Adult Guardian) from the Office of the Adult Guardian.

 For more information about the Peer Support Network please check out the Peer Support Network page or contact Desley Peters on 1300 651 192 or eapu.psn@lccq.org.au.