Greater Cleveland Elder Abuse / Domestic Violence Roundtable

Annual Workshop

9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Friday, October 20th, 2023

Ethical Issues and Dilemmas: Particular Challenges of Responding to Domestic Violence in Later Life

Presenting: Sana Loue, PH.D. Bioethics Professor at Case Western Reserve University

Sana Loue, JD, PhD, MPH, MSSA, serves as the Vice Dean for Faculty Development in the School of Medicine and is a Professor in the Department of Bioethics.  She has secondary appointments in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatics, Psychiatry, and Global Health, as well as in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.  Dr. Loue holds a JD in law, PhDs in epidemiology and medical anthropology, an MSSA in social work, and Masters Degrees in education and theology.

She has authored or edited more than 30 books and more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, and her primary research focus in on HIV risk and prevention and on family violence in marginalized communities.  Dr. Loue is especially pleased that a number of judicial decisions have referred to her writings in the areas of forensic epidemiology, family violence and mental illness in rendering their decisions.  In addition, some of her articles have been incorporated into training materials for immigration judges.

Video: A Mother Never Gives up Hope: Older Mothers and Abusive Adult Sons (Terra Nova films)

Panelists will discuss the film/case and respond from different perspectives.

Panelists include:   

• Larry Vavro, LSW Cuyahoga County Adult Protective Services Chief
• Kelli K. Perk, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Office of Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley
• Victoria Grant RASS Justice System Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager Journey Center for Safety and Healing
• Leela Karki, Asian Services in Action (ASIAohio.org)

Facilitator: Debra Mardenborough-White, MSW, CHW, PSC

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• Program is pending approval for 3 ethics continuing education hours for Counselor and Social Worker Continuing Professional Education (by the Ohio CSWMFT Board).
• Program is pending approval for 3 hours of Continuing Legal Education Credits through The Supreme Court of Ohio.
• The Ohio Board of Nursing accepts Continuing Education Events approved for Social Workers for Continuing Nursing Education.
• To comply with the State of Ohio Counselor and Social Worker Board: Late Arrivals will NOT be admitted.

Views and written materials presented during the presentations are those of the individual presenter and do not necessarily represent the official views and/or opinions of the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging.

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