Elder Abuse is an unfortunate reality for many women.*
Women often experience violence across their lifespan, and we
know that being exposed to violence early in life, whether that is witnessing or being the victim of it, drastically increases the risk of experiencing violence, particularly domestic violence, later in life
Join Phyllis Ayman, Rubina Chaudhary and guest Kalley Henderson, crisis team coordinator at the Surrey Women’s Centre in Surrey, BC for the discussion on elder abuse.
The Surrey Women’s Centre serves all those experiencing gender
based violence, and this includes older women. Women are expressing that they feel left out of the conversation around gender-based violence, they didn’t think services for women experiencing violence or fleeing abuse applied to them. Social Isolation, often a hallmark of abusive Relationships, creates other challenges.
Thus, developing personalized safety plans & empowering women is a priority at Surrey Women’s Centre.
Phyllis Ayman is the Ambassador for Conscious Aging Life Management, and founder of Mindful Longevity Solutions. She coaches individuals to develop their Personalized Longevity or Wellness Care Plans so they can live as healthfully, happily ,and fulfilled as they possibly can. As an aging life careplanning coach and mediator, she guides families to make decisions and mediate challenging conversations around aging care issues. She conceived and owns the trademark IMpathy®, essentially the inner game of empathy, which the hallmark of her proprietary programs.
Ayman is a #1 WSJ and USA Today Best Selling author, featured speaker, panel moderator, trainer, advocate gerontological speech/language pathologist and dementia care specialist. She spent over 40,000 hours working with thousands of individuals and families in long term care. Her writings have been featured in Next Avenue, McKnight’s Long Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living, and the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioner Newsletters.
