Offerings

Multidisciplinary Teams and Coalitions

Lisa has been actively engaged in promoting elder abuse multidisciplinary teams and coalitions at the local, state, and national levels. She provides training and technical assistance to teams and coalitions across the U.S. and internationally.

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Elder Justice, Ageism, a​nd Elder Abuse
Drawing from her book of the same title, Lisa describes how "aging policy" has advanced social justice and human rights and where it has fallen short. She presents her "elder justice agenda," which offers a vision for a more just society for older adults and people of all ages.

Undue Influence in Elder Abuse
Just as "I know it when I see it" is a threshold test for pornography, it's been used to describe the intuitive sense that someone's will is being undermined. Lisa describes how undue influence has been addressed by the legal system and the field of elder abuse prevention. She offers advice for identifying and preventing it as well as how it can be undone. 

Elder Abuse Prevention: Emerging Trends and Promising Strategies 
Drawing from over thirty years in the field of elder abuse prevention, Lisa describes major trends in research, policy, and practice. These range from the early framing of elder abuse as a medical syndrome to today's emphasis on abuse as an infringement  on individual rights. She describes innovations in public policy, public awareness, and person-centered services. 

Ageism: "Ism" or Not? 
In an era of heightened attention to social justice, one voice is conspicuously missing—the voice of older adults. Lisa discusses why ageism has failed to gain the traction of other "isms," the role of ageism in America's lax response to elder abuse, and the cumulative impact of injustices over the life course that shortens lives and contributes to poverty and disability in old age. 

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It's Not Just About Exercise: Public Health and Elder Justice
Adopting elder justice begins by rejecting the narrative that old age is a disease that needs to be cured, a perspective that has led to an over-reliance on costly medical treatment and institutional care. Lisa describes public health principles and methods and how they can be used to advance health equity and independence.   

Elder Justice on the Global Stage
Advocates in the U.S. have much to gain from participating in the systematic, deliberative, and inclusive processes that the United Nations and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have applied to aging, elder rights, and elder abuse prevention. Lisa describes initiatives like the UN's tripartite approach to age as a matter of human rights, public health, and social development and the strategies associated with each.