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05/30/2024

It has been a busy year so far and I have been blessed to serve and facilitate training in a number of states and Bermuda so far.

MARCH
Beginning in March with Bermuda (Virtual) "Assessing Decision Making Ability"

Also in MARCH -
Delaware APS & APS Supervisors
Georgia APS Supervisors

APRIL
IVAT "Institute on Violence Abuse & Trauma" @ the 21st Annual Hawaiʻi International Summit on Preventing, Assessing & Treating Trauma Across the Lifespan.
& 3 days of camping & hiking on the NE shore of Oahu.

MAY
A Week in Maryland for Maryland APS along side my friend Robin Pendleton from Missouri.
&
Delaware APS & APS Supervisors

Looking forward to upcoming training opportunities in June, July, August, September, and October.

PLUS MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the NAPSA Conference in Albuquerque this year September 16th - 19th.
https://www.napsa-now.org/annual-conference/

Thanking my Lord for all good things and for the strength and love to get me through the hard things.

He is my rock, my strength, my high tower.

My identifiers: Christian, Husband, Father, Granddad, Advocate,Teacher, Mentor, Friend
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09/27/2023

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Adult Protective Services received historic, dedicated federal program funding through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, the American Rescue Plan Act, and Federal Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations.

But this funding is in danger and advocacy is needed to impress on Congress the need to support APS. We need you to contact Congress to highlight the need for dedicated funding to APS and the impact of this support.

Visit the link to send a pre-scripted message or make a call. Share this urgent request with partners and allies. Be sure to add your story and data!

Send a message here: https://bit.ly/fundAPS2024

National Adult Protective Services Association
Website: https://www.napsa-now.org/

NAPSA | 1612 K Street NW #200, Washington, DC 20006

Supporting APS across the country since 1989. A forum for sharing information, solving problems, and improving the quality of services for victims of elder and vulnerable adult mistreatment.

06/07/2023

Aloha:

Friendly reminder – there’s still time to register for the upcoming virtual webinar on Understanding Self-Neglect and Responsive Approaches to Care and Support scheduled on June 15th at 1:30pm. Event details are listed below. This event is free. Registration is required. Feel free to share this info with others.

Understanding Self-Neglect and Responsive Approaches to Care and Support

A World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Event

Sponsored by the Dept. of Health Executive Office on Aging, Kupuna Collective, University of Hawai’i Center on Aging, and the Hawai’i Public Health Institute

Thursday, June 15

1:30pm-3pm

To Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WfHqaw7BR_mO_xDFlYbaFg


Self-neglect among vulnerable adults is a common form of elder abuse and is more prevalent than most people recognize. In this webinar learn to identify the signs of self-neglect and positive approaches to support and care for people who self-neglect .


What is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day?

The purpose of World Elder Abuse Day is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.

We hope you can join us.

Sincerely,

Cristina


Cristina Valenzuela

Legal Services Developer

Executive Office on Aging

Hawai‘i State Department of Health

250 S. Hotel St., Suite 406

Honolulu, HI 96813

Ph: (808)586-7265

Email: [email protected]

The purpose of this training is to raise awareness of self-neglect among vulnerable adults in Hawai'i. Speakers will provide an overview of self-neglect, self-neglect statistics in Hawai'i, responsive interventions and helpful resources, and the role of Adult Protective Services. Learning Objectives...

04/27/2023

Since Flying into Honolulu on Monday and doing 2 workshops on Tuesday it has been pretty much Non-stop here in Hawaii.
IVAT Hawaii has been a real blessing this week. I had wonderful attendance and participation in both Workshops I presented.

1.) "Dynamics of Elder Abuse & Abusive Relationships" a close look at Domestic Violence in Later Life
&
2.)"Domestic Violence Across the Lifespan – Supporting Older Adults
ANTICIPATE"

I also met some wonderful people from here in Hawaii and all over the world including, Oregon, California, Washington D.C., Arizona, and France, Canada, and Iceland as well as a surprising number of people from a variety of Tribal Nations.

It is Thursday already and today is the Awards Luncheon and as a past recipient in San Diego, of the Rosalie S. Wolf Memorial Elder Abuse Award I look forward to seeing those individuals and groups honored here at the Hawaii IVAT. And, you won't find nicer people than Sandi and Bob.

10/10/2022

In 2019 I was blessed to spend 4 weeks with the wonderful & dedicated APS professionals in Arkansas as we worked through 10 of the NAPSA training modules recommennded by ACL for all APS staff in ACL’s National Voluntary Consensus Guidelines for State APS Programs.

Just 2 weeks ago it was an honor to spend 4 days with the wonderful Arkansas APS frontline workers and supervisors again the last week of September. This time discussing multiple topics including Financial Exploitation, Self Neglect & Hoarding, Arkansas’ Pet Project (really cool), and Custody Case Docunentayion Discussion including End of Life Decisions. And wrapping up the 4th day with Understanding Self as Supervisor with the amazing Arkansas Supervisors!

Thankful to have spent this time with the Arkansas line staff again!👍!👍!♥️. They were a joy to facilitate this training with.

08/28/2022

So Happy to be in Grand Rapids for the NAPSA Conference

2022 NAPSA
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
August 29-31, 2022 at the Amway Grand Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan

09/21/2021

Thank you to everyone who donated to the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA) for my Birthday Fund Raiser. Thanks to you we reach the goal of $200, which is totally amazing!!!
https://www.napsa-now.org/
NAPSA's mission is to strengthen the capacity of APS at the national, state, and local levels, to effectively and efficiently recognize, report, and respond to the needs of elders and adults with disabilities who are the victims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, and to prevent such abuse whenever possible.
I am proud to be a member and play a small role in it's mission.

There are APS agencies all over the nation, and more than likely there is one near your community. If you have any issues, concerns or questions, it is always confidential and safe to contact an APS office near you. To get help or make a report, please click on the Learn More link below to find repo...