About the Curriculum

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) developed this curriculum in collaboration with the Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse and Neglect at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, with support from the Retirement Research Foundation of Chicago (grant number 2008-056). State judicial educators are welcome to adapt this curriculum for their state training programs. We ask that you notify NCSC upon use of the curriculum. You may also contact Brenda Uekert or Susan Keilitz for additional technical assistance.

Introduction

Curriculum Introduction: by Honorable John Connery (Video)

Elder Abuse Curriculum

Module One: The Physiology of Aging (Slides Handouts)
Module Two: Identifying Elder Abuse and Neglect (Slides Handouts)
Module Three: Crafting Appropriate Responses (Slides Handouts)

Instructor Resources

Instructor’s Manual
Module One: The Physiology of Aging
Module Two: Identifying Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Training Resource: Mickey Rooney Interview at the Special Committee on Aging Committee Hearing on March 2, 2011 (Video)
- Training Resource: Responding to Elder Abuse: What Judges and Court Personnel Should Know (please note that this product costs $5)
Module Three: Crafting Appropriate Responses
- Training Resource: Small Group Exercises
- Training Resource: Identifying and Responding to Elder Abuse A Benchcard for Judges
- Training Resource: Florida’s 13th Judicial Circuit modified benchcard
Evaluation Forms
Links to State Laws

All Curriculum Materials

Curriculum Materials .zip file
(Downloadable .zip file contains instructor's manual; all modules (slides, handouts, PowerPoint); evaluation forms; small group exercises; NCSC Elder Abuse Benchcard; Florida's 13th Judicial Circuit modified benchcard and excerpt of Mickey Rooney senate committee testimony.)

Additional Training Resources

NCSC’s 10 Tips Training Series