HIPPA and Privacy Practices

• This is an overview of HIPAA Protected Health Information (PHI) related to WRC, all vendors’ and providers’ responsibilities, and our responsibilities under the Lanterman Act.
• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule sets standards for how information can be accessed, used, and disclosed at WRC and defines clients’ rights regarding their health information.
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Practical Tips to Manage Stress and Anxiety During the Pandemic

In this webinar geared toward regional center service providers, Dr. Mayra Mendez presents coping tools to manage stress-related anxiety. Specifically, she discusses isolation, grief, loss of people, activities, income, and social connections due to COVID-19.

An Age for Justice: Confronting Elder Abuse in America

A video produced by the Elder Justice Now campaign, shows the families and individuals whose lives have been turned upside down by elder abuse. The video provides stark proof of the financial, emotional, and physical, and psychological impact of the violence and abuse that an estimated five million Americans face every day.

Elder Abuse: Learn the Signs and Break the Silence

How to recognize signs of abuse of seniors and what to do when you see these signs. The Government of Alberta, in partnership with the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Network, has produced this video to raise awareness of elder abuse and to let those affected know there is help available.

Signs of Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation

This video seeks to provide vital information for protecting vulnerable adults and seniors from abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.

Recognizing & Responding to Elder Abuse in Residential Care Settings (Part 1)

Recognizing & Responding to Elder Abuse in Residential Care Settings (Part 2)

Your Legal Duty: Reporting Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse (Parts 1-4)

This video provides an overview of the legal duties of a mandated reporter of elder and dependent adult abuse.