OCAPS is pleased to announce that its 38th Annual Conference is being held at The Ohio State University Fawcett Conference in Columbus, Ohio on Friday August 11, 2023.  We are excited to be hosting an in-person conference which will also be recorded to provide an alternative format for attendees that are not able to attend in-person. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn, engage, and discuss ground-breaking interventions. Working collaboratively is key to identifying, intervening, and preventing elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.     

This year, OCAPS is featuring two fantastic high energy speakers. In the morning we will hear from Christopher Dubble, Director of the National Adult Protective Services Training Center (NATC) who will speak on the evolution of Elder Justice. He will provide insights into where we are today and challenge us on where we need to be. In the afternoon, CeCe Norwood, Nirvana Now Founder, Author, and Consultant will offer words of wisdom on the importance of self-care and how it is vital to you remaining a productive and compassionate professional.  

In addition, the conference is offering eight instructional workshops that will provide you with the opportunity to review cutting edge model of cares in responding to abuse, investigating elder financial exploitation, legal interventions, trauma informed responses, and use of probate court orders for guardianship. The event will cover multiple levels of experiences on how we can work together to move Ohio’s elder justice agenda forward.  

We invite professionals serving older adults representing adult protective services, financial services, prosecutors, law enforcement, regulatory agencies, prosecutors, court administration, consumer protection, advocacy organizations, policy makers, researchers, and all aging network professionals to attend the conference.

“Be strong enough to stand alone, be yourself enough to stand apart, but be wise enough to stand together when the time comes.” — Sayings