Shows
APS TARC PodcastThe Heroes of APSIn this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert will speak with Joe Applebaum and Stu Maddux, the co-founders of the Clowder Group, a social impact film company that is producing a docuseries titled, “The Heroes of Adult Protection”. For a transcript of this podcast, please visit https://ehc.acl.gov/uploads/March_2025_APS_TARC_Podcast_Transcript_d4140651f0.pdf.
2025-03-1223 minAPS TARC PodcastLifespan’s E-MDT Technical Assistance Resource CenterACL’s Final Rule notes that State entities shall establish policies and procedures, consistent with State law, to ensure coordination and to detect, prevent, address, and remedy adult maltreatment and self-neglect with other appropriate entities. In this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert will speak with Lindsay Calamia (EMDT Program Manager) and Allison Granata (Director for EMDT Initiatives) of LifeSpan of Greater Rochester’s Enhanced Multidisciplinary Technical Assistance Resource Center. For more information on the resource center, please visit www.NYSEMDT.org. For a transcript of this podcast, please visit https://ehc.acl.gov/uploads/January_2025_APS_TARC_Podc...
2025-01-1528 minAPS TARC PodcastA Conversation with Kari Benson, ACL’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for AgingDeputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, Kari Benson, provides information and insight into the Administration for Community Living and the Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services.
2024-12-0421 minAPS TARC PodcastServing APS Clients with DisabilitiesAccording to National Adult Maltreatment Reporting System (NAMRS) data, a little under 25% of APS reports are called into APS regarding adults aged 18-59. In this podcast, we will discuss how APS can better serve people with disabilities who are under 60 years old. Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Patty Quatieri of the Disabled Persons Protection Commission and Leigh Anne McKingsley, Senior Director of Disability & Justice Initiatives for The ARC.
A transcript of this podcast is available at https://pstrapiubntstorage.blob.core.windows.net/strapib/assets/September_2024_Podcast_Transcript_8761b367e8.pdf.
2024-09-3019 minAPS TARC PodcastProtecting the Protectors - Highlighting the Texas Dept. of Family & Protective Services Safety UnitIn this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Linsay Tomlinson, Director of Worker Safety Support at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The Safety Unit provides response, training and support to APS professionals across the state of Texas.
A transcript of this podcast is avaiable at https://pfs2.acl.gov/strapib/assets/July2024_Podcast_Transcript_146fc6e23b.pdf.
2024-08-1124 minAPS TARC PodcastPartnership between Nevada APS and Legal Aid Center of Southern NevadaIn this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Tammy Sever, former chief of APS in Nevada, Robin Tejada, Chief of Nevada APS and Debra Bookout, Directing Attorney of Guardianship Advocacy Project at Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada. We will learn more about Nevada APS and their commitment to their clients through their work with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada.
A transcript for this podcast is located at https://pstrapiubntstorage.blob.core.windows.net/strapib/assets/May2024_Podcast_Transcript_64f4ccab06.pdf.
2024-05-1718 minAPS TARC PodcastTrauma on the Job: Surviving Exposure in APSIn this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Taryn Hughes, a compassion fatigue therapist with Forest Hughes & Associates. Ms. Hughes trains human services professionals regarding compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. We will learn more about how APS professionals normalize what we see and how we can limit our trauma exposure.
2024-03-2529 min
APS TARC PodcastAPS & Reporter Communication - EDC Pathways to Safety Improving CommunicationIn this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Dr. Kristin Lees Haggerty, Project Director of the National Collaboratory to Address Elder Mistreatment and Associate Director of the National Dementia Care Collaborative at the Education Development Center. We will learn more about their report, "Adult Protective Services and Reporter Communication Recommendations for Improving Practice" available at https://www.edc.org/pathways-safety-examination-federal-and-state-level-barriers-and-facilitators-elder-abuse-reporting.
2024-01-2723 minAPS TARC PodcastA Conversation with the Native American Elder Justice InitiativeIn this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Bill Benson and Peggy Jo Archer from the Native American Elder Justice Initiative (NAEJI). We will learn more about how NAEJI works to address the lack of culturally appropriate information and community education materials on elder abuse in Indian Country.
2023-11-0818 minAPS TARC PodcastDepartment of Justice Elder Justice Initiative and the MDT Resource CenterIn this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Shelly Jackson and Talitha Guinn-Shaver of the Department of Justice Elder Justice Initiative. Listeners will learn about the ongoing work of the Elder Justice Initiative and more specifically about how the MDT Resource Center can support APS programs.
2023-09-1217 minAPS TARC PodcastAdministrative Approaches to Self-Neglect in Colorado, Oregon, and TennesseeIn this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, will speak with Stefanie Woodard of Colorado, Traci Robertson of Oregon, and Joyce Reed of Tennessee. We will hear how each state has continued their administrative work on APS cases involving self-neglect. This podcast is a follow-up to the July 14, 2022 webinar titled, “Innovative Responses to Self Neglect.”
2023-08-2116 minAPS TARC PodcastThe Drivers of APS Final Disposition StudyIn this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, Mariah Freark, Deputy General Counsel at the Disabled Persons Protection Commission, and Dr. Heather Goldsworthy of Temple University Harrisburg, will explore what factors are associated with the final dispositions (substantiation/confirmation) in APS cases and indicators as to why there is a large range of substantiation/confirmation rates across APS programs and even within APS programs. Transcript is available at https://apstarc.acl.gov/podcasts.
2023-05-1532 min
APS TARC PodcastPrevention, Intervention, and Harm Reduction in Cases of Self Neglect in New MexicoIn this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert and Esperanza Lucero, New Mexico’s Adult Protective Services Deputy Director will discuss how New Mexico has used ACL formula grant funding to focus on prevention, intervention, and harm reduction in cases of self-neglect, their most frequently reported allegation.
2023-03-2924 minAPS TARC PodcastElder Abuse Intervention Utilizing the RISE ModelIn this podcast Erin Salvo, the Associate Director of Adult Protective Services for the State of Maine, and Patty Kimball, the Executive Director of the Elder Abuse Institute of Maine will discuss how Maine APS has worked with the Elder Abuse Institute to implement the RISE Model into their elder abuse interventions. The RISE model utilizes integrated and restorative justice principles to address various forms of elder abuse. APS refers clients to advocates who then offer person-centered services to reduce the likelihood of revictimization. Visit https://apstarc.acl.gov/podcasts for a transcript of this podcast.
2023-01-1028 min
APS TARC PodcastAPS Oral History: Reflections on the Past, Present, and FutureThis podcast features Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert in conversation with three legends of APS – Georgia Anetzberger, Tommy Reed, and Joe Snyder who offer their unique perspective and reflections on their long careers, how far APS and the field have come, and some of the critical challenges that lie ahead.
2022-11-2550 minAPS TARC PodcastPerson and Community Centered Approaches to APS Cases Involving Substance Use DisorderSeptember 2022 - The fourth in a series of podcasts which share promising practices and innovations from various APS programs who have received Administration for Community Living (ACL) discretionary grants.
In this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert and Lianna Waller, Acting Adult Protective Services Bureau Chief discuss how Montana APS has maximized ACL funding in working with APS clients, alleged perpetrators, community, and service providers to better serve Montanans experiencing opioid and substance use disorders. Program goals include whole client/community APS assessment and service planning, decreasing case reoccurrence, tracking, and documenting services/resources, as well as identifying...
2022-09-2323 minAPS TARC PodcastImproving APS Financial Exploitation Investigations Through Innovative PartnershipsFebruary 2022 - The first in a series of podcasts which share promising practices and innovations from various APS programs who have received Administration for Community Living (ACL) discretionary grants. The inaugural podcast, with Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, and Angela Medina, APS Director of Policy and Performance Management at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, focuses on how the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is improving financial exploitation investigations and client services through multi-disciplinary partnerships and the use of high-level forensic accounting.
2021-10-2118 minAPS TARC PodcastEnacting Equity-Informed APS Program Change: Maximizing Funding, Data and CollaborationJune 2022 - The third in a series of podcasts which share promising practices and innovations from various APS programs who have received Administration for Community Living (ACL) discretionary grants.
In this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert and Mary McGurran, Adult Protection Supervisor with the Minnesota Department of Human Services discuss how Minnesota APS is making equity-informed change across the program spectrum by maximizing ACL funding, data, and multi-level stakeholder collaboration.
2021-10-1735 minAPS TARC PodcastRecognize, Report, Respond - Co-Designing a Technology-Based SystemApril 2022 - The second in a series of podcasts which share promising practices and innovations from various APS programs who have received Administration for Community Living (ACL) discretionary grants. In this podcast, Jennifer Spoeri, APS TARC Subject Matter Expert, Mariah Freark, Deputy General Counsel for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC), John Mullaly and Brian Kelly, both with MASS Advocates (Massachusetts Advocates Standing Strong), discuss the person-centered, collaborative co-design/development/implementation of an enhanced technology-based abuse education and reporting system called, “Recognize, Report, Respond (R3)” for use by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
2021-10-1623 min