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Moderator previews Day 2 of elder abuse MDT summit, emphasizes confidentiality, evaluation and RISE model
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The summit moderator opened day two of the Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Team summit, recapping day one’s focus on trauma‑informed and person‑centered practice and outlining sessions on confidentiality, evaluation methods, the RISE model and breakout trainings. A brief break was announced with the first speaker to follow at 10:15.
The summit moderator opened the second day of the Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Team summit and outlined a full day of panels and breakout sessions focused on confidentiality, evaluation and the RISE model. "We are thrilled to begin day 2," the moderator said, and asked attendees to submit questions in the chat during the recorded Webex session.
The moderator summarized key takeaways from the first day, saying prosecutor Paige Ulrey discussed how MDT members—capacity assessors, money managers and financial analysts—fill subject‑matter gaps in elder abuse and financial exploitation cases and help shape holistic prosecutorial decisions. The moderator said Ulrey urged prosecutors to balance offender accountability with victims’ desires, noting that honoring a victim’s wishes can sometimes lead a prosecutor down a different path.
Panels on trauma‑informed and person‑centered approaches were highlighted as foundational to MDT work. The moderator said two sessions on trauma‑informed practice urged practitioners to shift from "what is wrong with the older victim" to "what happened to them" to avoid retraumatization. A person‑centered panel, the moderator said, explored tensions when respecting an older adult’s wishes (for example, maintaining family relationships) can conflict with law enforcement or prosecution goals and stressed the need for ongoing monitoring when intervention is deferred.
Communication practices were also emphasized. The moderator credited a presenter named Chris with underscoring the importance of environment and flexibility in receiving information from older adults.
Looking ahead, the moderator said the day will begin with a session on confidentiality guardrails for MDTs, followed by an all‑state panel featuring representatives from seven MDTs to discuss practical challenges, funding and approaches to information sharing. A separate session will consider how to evaluate MDT functioning and outcomes; the moderator stressed that MDTs "are not like factories" and that teams will need creative metrics to assess effectiveness.
The RISE model for elder mistreatment prevention and intervention will be the subject of another panel, where two pioneers of the model will explain its operation in practice. The program also includes multiple breakout sessions intended to let participants choose smaller, practical workshops that address specific MDT challenges.
Logistics announced at the close of the remarks included a brief four‑minute recess and a plan to return for the first speaker at 10:15. "We're gonna take a very brief break for about 4 minutes, and we'll be back with our first speaker at 10:15," the moderator said.
The opening remarks concluded with an invitation to consult the department’s elder justice website for agendas, speaker biographies and presentations posted on the MDT summit page.
