Free Workshops for Seniors

Learn how to better protect your money and your independence. No one wants to lose their life's savings, or for a loved one to lose money through a scam or dishonest marketing campaign. Sadly, there are plenty of scam artists out there who try to prey on the elderly. In our workshops, we give you information you may need:
  • Other workshops may tell you about managing finances. We give you information about protecting your family from financial scams.
  • What are common scams, and how can you protect yourself?
  • How can you help protect a loved one with dementia from being exploited or scammed?
  • Learn what scientists are discovering about the decision-making savvy of the elderly.

Don't let anyone tell you that you can't handle your finances just because you're getting older. Research shows that in healthy aging, people get better at detecting scams as they get older. However, people with dementia are at greater risk.

Upcoming & Past Workshops Nationwide

“The Hidden Disability of Head Injury”
Saturday, 14 March, 2009, 10:00am - Noon, Golden, CO. Have you or a loved one suffered a head injury? Being confined to a wheelchair is an obvious disability. Having some cognitive and social-emotional functions impaired because of a head injury is not always obvious to others, but can profoundly affect work, family relationships, and friendships. In this open discussion, we will cover some of the basic facts of head injury, discuss what family members and friends can expect, and discuss some of the frustrating situations that people recovering from a head injury experience: friends, partners, bosses who simply don't understand what has happened. 		“Social Safety for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome: Avoiding Exploitation & Aggression by Others.”
Sat., 22 Nov., 2009, 9:00am - Noon, Newton, MA. Sponsored by the Asperger’s Association of New England and the Integrated Center for Child Development.
Have you or a loved one ever been bullied because of Asperger syndrome? Have you or a loved one ever been cheated out of money or possessions because someone decided to take advantage? Have you or a loved one ever been misunderstood by teachers because they don’t “get” Asperger syndrome? In this seminar, Dr. Valerie Stone will discuss recent research on social vulnerability and bullying in Asperger syndrome in older kids and teens, and how adults with Asperger syndrome may experience social vulnerability as they reach maturity. We will talk about how to be on the watch for common scams to cheat people out of their money, and how to protect one’s property and one’s person from those who try to take advantage of others.

To request a workshop for your organization, or a specific family or seniors' group, send Email Dr. Valerie Stone (vestone@assesscompetency.com)