Elder Abuse Prevention - Leyva Rodriguez

Bio

Leyva Rodriguez, I was born in San Juan PR, May 2, 1982. Live in Carolina PR most of my live. Studied a bachelor degree in Social Work at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus and a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology at Carlos Albizu University, San Juan Campus. After finishing my bachelors degree I worked with elders as a Group Therapist and Social Worker for 4 years with Clinical Support Group. After finished my Masters I started to work as a School Counselor in American Military Academy for 4 years and at the same time I work part time in Escuela de los Deportes de Carolina as a Social Worker . In 2012 I decided to start a certification in Sport Psychology with The American Board of Sport Psychology and quit American Military Academy and started working full time as a  Sport Psychology Consultant in Escuela de los Deportes de Carolina. In August 2014 my husband and I decided to move to Farmington  NY to start a new life and provide better educational opportunities and quality of life to our 2 sons. At this moment I work with Ibero America Action League in Collaboration with Lifespan as a Coordinator for The Latino Elder Abuse Prevention Program.

Topic

Elder Abuse Prevention

Topic Brief Story

Elder abuse is a growing, serious problem that is often under re-ported, especially in the Latino community. It is estimated that only 1 out of 24 cases gets re-ported in New York State every year (Lifespan et al, 2011). Our goal is to provide your members with culturally relevant information about elder abuse in order to increase their knowledge and awareness of the risk factors, signs, and symptoms of elder abuse, and the available community resources.