This presentation explores the rapidly evolving landscape of online risks that disproportionately affect older adults, including scams, misinformation, and privacy breaches. It provides senior therapy leaders with practical frameworks for educating patients, families, and staff about digital safety. Emphasis is placed on proactive prevention strategies and organizational policies that protect vulnerable seniors in increasingly digital care environments. Internet safety for seniors in residential settings has become a core patient safety and quality-of-care issue, not a peripheral technology concern. Older adults are disproportionately targeted by online fraud, identity theft, misinformation, and financial exploitation. This course was designed for an interprofessional audience.
Live Webinar
Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 12:00 pm EDTUnder Review: AOTA/0.1 - Application has been made to the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Approved Provider Program.
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify the increased vulnerability of older adults to digital and phone scams.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe risk factors that increase vulnerability among seniors.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe evidence-based principles for scam awareness within an interprofessional team context to support online safety across care settings.
Agenda
| 0-10 Minutes | Scope of the Problem- Vulnerability of the older adults |
| 10-20 Minutes | Online safety and education fundamentals for seniors at risk and key prevention tactics for individuals and facilities |
| 20-35 Minutes | Common scams and case studies pertaining to therapy education opportunities |
| 35-50 Minutes | Interprofessional treatment plans and reimbursement opportunities; Resources for reporting and education for seniors |
| 50-55 Minutes | Interprofessional context; Reflection and barriers |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary; Q&A |
Presented By
Ingrid Provident
EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
ngrid M. Provident Ed.D, OTR/L, FAOTA, is a National Education Specialist, for Select Rehabilitation. Dr. Provident has held positions of Program coordinator, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and Associate Professor at major Universities in Pittsburgh PA.
Ingrid is a highly engaging speaker who holds clinical degrees in Occupational Therapy and Educational Leadership. She has worked in multiple practice settings with the adult and geriatric populations. Ingrid has been an educator in formal academic settings and presented in more than 90 state, national and international venues. Dr. Provident is trained and certified in Mindfulness, Dementia Care and has facilitated multiple presentations on wellness, communication, and interventions for quality health care. She is a published author and mentor with a passion for assisting in the development of professionals.
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Financial: Ingrid Provident has received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Ingrid Provident has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
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