Forum - Cross Cultural Perspectives in Elder Abuse
Seniors Rights Victoria will present a forum to consider issues of elder abuse in culturally diverse communities on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2012.
Speakers will include:
- Ljubica Petrov: Manager, Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing speaking on the topic of ageing CALD populations and the challenges for service providers.
- Marion Lau OAM JP, Deputy Chairperson of the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria speaking about ECCV's work on elder abuse issues for diverse communities over many years.
- Kate Ling, Project Officer, Seniors at ECCV speaking about the two year project she has embarked upon.
- Frances Cornelissen, Community Care Worker, Gunditjmara Aboriginal Co-operative
- Wendy Jones, Elder Abuse Project Officer, South-West Primary Care Partnership
- Gary Ferguson, Community Education Coordinator, Seniors Rights Victoria
- Minister for Health and Ageing Mr David Davis MLC launching the state government elder abuse implementation plan.
Date: Friday June 15, 2012
Time: 9.30am – 1.00pm
Venue: Victoria University Convention Centre, Level 12, 300 Flinders St. Melbourne
Cost: Free (Please note failure to attend and cancellations less than 48 hours prior to the event will incur an invoice for $50 issued to the individual who has registered.)
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Acknowledgements
Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing acknowledges and pays respect to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, on whose land this website was developed. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their ancestors and elders, both past and present and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We hope our work contributes to the wider project of respect and recognition between cultures in Australia. Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing receives project funding from the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care to administer the Partners in Culturally Appropriate Care (PICAC) program in Victoria.