Professional Education
Ethical Challenges Facing Professionals in
Aging Services
Join us for a thought-provoking seminar designed specifically for aging services professionals. This session will explore key ethical topics that impact daily care decisions for older adults, including traditional vs. relationship ethics, confidentiality, resident rights, and professional boundaries. We’ll also address critical issues like elder abuse prevention, reporting, and end-of-life care. Through practical strategies and meaningful discussions, participants will gain a deeper understanding of ethics in their work, empowering them to make well-informed decisions that enhance both resident care and their organization’s ethical culture. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with peers and strengthen your ethical decision-making skills!
3 Hours Ethics CEUs
Cost: $79/Early Bird Rate $69 (ends April 25)
The training will be held on Friday, May 9 from 8 a.m. - Noon at the Legacy Plaza East Conference Center at 5330 East 31st Street in Tulsa, OK.
AGENDA
8:00 a.m. Sign-In
8:30 a.m. Part I: 10 Most Common HIPAA Violations, Lisa Cromer, Ph.D.
9:30 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. Part II: Ethical Challenges Facing Aging Services Professionals,
Arvella McCollom, LTCA
11:45 a.m. Certificate Distribution
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Name three of the most common HIPAA violations.
• Compare & contrast traditional ethics vs. relationship ethics.
• Identify ethical challenges that may test your professional boundaries when dealing with clients, patients, or residents.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
• LCSW/MSW
• LPC/LMFT
• Long-Term Care Administrators
• Home Care Administrators
• Case Managers
• Anyone working with older adults in healthcare or social services
CEU APPROVALS
• LPC/LMFT; LCSW/MSW (OK CEP#20250210); Home Care Administrators
• This program has been submitted but not yet approved for three (3) participant hours of Ethics from NAB/NCERS and CCMC/PACE.
Speaker Bios
Lisa DeMarni Cromer, Ph.D.
Lisa has 18 years’ experience teaching psychology at Syracuse University and The University of Tulsa where she is Professor of Psychology. She is also the Associate Professor of Research at The University of Oklahoma OU-TU School of Community Medicine. She is an accomplished speaker on a variety of ethics-related topics and comes highly recommended by both the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma and Family & Children’s Services.
Arvella McCollom, BBA, LTCA
Arvella is recently retired after spending 30 years working in Oklahoma long-term care facilities. She was most recently at Green Tree Assisted Living and Memory Care in Sand Springs where she served as Residence Director for five years, and before that she spent 10 years as Campus Director at Baptist Village of Broken Arrow. She is currently caring for her mother who is living in a Tulsa-area assisted living facility.