$ 375.00

START DATE	Start anytime
MODE	Online
DURATION	2 hrs
COMMITMENT	2 hrs

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Meet the Expert

Dr Nola Ries

Professor, UTS Faculty of Law

Nola Ries, BA (Hons), JD, MPA, LLM, PhD (Behavioural Science), is an expert in law, health and ageing and a member of the UTS Law|Health|Justice Research Centre. She is qualified as a lawyer in Australia and Canada and is an experienced educator and researcher in the fields of Elder Law and Health Law. Nola has designed and delivered numerous university and continuing professional education courses for legal and health professionals.

Nola leads practice-relevant education and research on elder abuse, advance planning for incapacity, and the rights of people with dementia. She has a strong focus on community engagement and interprofessional collaboration to improve justice and health outcomes for older people. She is a prolific author of over 80 academic journal articles and book chapters. Nola serves on committees of the Australian Association of Gerontology and the National Health and Medical Research Council.

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As Australia’s population ages, lawyers across many areas of practice can expect to encounter clients with dementia. Learn to prevent the financial and other forms of abuse of these clients and become a ‘dementia-capable’ legal practitioner with this online short course from UTS Open.

About this course

Clients with or at risk of dementia are often vulnerable to elder abuse. This self-paced short course will equip you with strategies to prevent it, with an emphasis on financial exploitation in power of attorney and asset for care arrangements.

You’ll explore how and why people with dementia become vulnerable to abuse, as well as developments in legislation and legal service models that respond to this growing problem.

Enrol now to start learning anytime from 9am AEST Monday 28 April 2025!

Key benefits of this course

This short course will enable participants to:

Gain an understanding of the common types of elder abuse and warning signs
Implement strategies for preventing abuse in financial and property arrangements
Respond to situations of elder abuse in ways that support clients' needs
Build upon their existing professional expertise to become a dementia-capable legal practitioner
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - For NSW lawyers, the Law Society of New South Wales advises: "If this particular educational activity extends your knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to your practice needs or professional development, then you should claim one (1) "unit" for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included."

Digital badge and certificate

A digital badge and certificate will be awarded following the successful completion of any necessary tasks or assessments to demonstrate acquired learning of the short course or for meeting attendance and/or participation requirements.

Learn more about UTS Open digital badges.

Related courses

This short course is part of a training series that develops lawyers’ knowledge and skills as ‘dementia-capable’ practitioners, a concept which encompasses attributes across the following areas: knowledge, legal rights and risks, capacity, communication, and advocacy.

Other courses in the series include:

Price

Full price: $375 (GST-free)*

Early Bird price: $330 (GST-free)* available until 11.59pm Sunday 4 May 2025 (AEST). Use discount code DEMENTIAEB25 at checkout.

*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.

Discounts are available for this course. For further details and to verify if you qualify, please check the Discounts section under Additional course information.

Enrolment conditions

Course purchase is subject to UTS Open Terms and Conditions.

Additional course information

Course outline

Participants access this course via UTS’ user-friendly online learning management system, Canvas. The course content is presented in engaging and interactive ways. Throughout the course participants will:

Complete self-assessment activities to reflect on their current knowledge and attitudes, including sharing experiences with peers through discussion posts
Compile their own ‘Dementia-Capable Toolkit’ by downloading tools and checklists presented within the course and also through searching for further resources available in their state/territory of practice
Experience interactive features which offer engaging summaries of current research
Benefit from audio and video clips providing insights on course topics from medical and legal practitioners and dementia advocates.

This self-paced course is designed to take participants approximately 2 hours to complete, however you may choose to spend more time exploring suggested readings and resources in compiling your ‘Dementia-Capable Toolkit’.

Course learning objectives

This short course will equip participants to:

Define key types of elder abuse
Recognise when clients are vulnerable to elder abuse by identifying 'red flags'
Adopt strategies for preventing financial abuse of vulnerable clients, especially in power of attorney and asset for care arrangements
Respond to situations of elder abuse in ways that respect and support clients’ needs
Critically consider legislative and legal service responses to elder abuse

Requirements

Mandatory

Participants in this course access materials via the Canvas learning management system (LMS) and will require:

Access to a computer or device with a reliable internet connection
An operating system and a web browser compatible with the Canvas LMS
Speakers or headphones for audio.

Discounts

Discounts are available for this course as follows:

Early Bird price of $330 (GST-free)* until 11.59pm Sunday 4 May 2025 (AEST) by entering discount code DEMENTIAEB25 during checkout
10% discount for UTS staff, alumni and students
15% discount for group enrolment of 5 or more from the same organisation:
- To take up this offer, email law.shortcourses@uts.edu.au with
- your organisation’s name and ABN,
- the course name and date and
- the number of people in your group (minimum of 5 participants).

Discounts cannot be combined and only one discount can be applied per person per course session. Discounts can only be applied to the full price. Discounts cannot be applied to any offered special price.

How to enrol and obtain your UTS staff, alumni and student discount

Please contact the team at support@open.uts.edu.au with either your staff or student number.

If you are eligible for a UTS alumni or student discount, please ensure you have provided your UTS student number during checkout.

If you are an alumni and have forgotten your UTS student number, email support@utsopen.uts.edu.au with your full name, UTS degree and year of commencement.

Contact us

For any questions on enrolment or payment, please email support@open.uts.edu.au

If you have a specific question on course content or requirements, please email law.shortcourses@uts.edu.au

Who is this course for?

This course has been designed for lawyers working in a variety of legal disciplines, including (but not limited to):

General practice
Will/estates, elder law and related areas
Community legal practice.

Book a session

Self paced

Expert: Dr Nola Ries

Start anytime* and complete at your own pace.
Online

*The course content will be available from 9am Monday 28 April 2025 (AEST) for enrolled participants to complete at a time of their choosing (Start Anytime). Note that invoices must be paid in full and reconciled by our Finance team before you can access your online course materials.

Early bird discount available until 11.59pm Sunday 4 May 2025 (AEST) by entering discount code DEMENTIAEB25 during checkout.

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