IPS0085 - Protective Services Enrichment: Cryptocurrency 101

Course Description

Once an unknown commodity, available only to tech-savvy individuals, cryptocurrency continues to grow in popularity. This increase in popularity is not limited to the marketplace. The Federal Trade Commission’s June 2022 data spotlight shows cryptocurrency is a common way for scammers to steal money, with over 46,000 people reporting losing more than a billion dollars in cryptocurrency to scams between January 2021 and March 2022. Consequently, protective services caseworkers are increasingly identifying cryptocurrency as a means used to financially exploit people.

This training will provide participants with an overview of cryptocurrency, highlight different ways in which cryptocurrency can be used in cases of financial exploitation, discuss different investigative steps that can be taken, and lastly provide participants with ways that people can protect themselves against exploitation involving cryptocurrency.

• Individual registration is required.
• Enrollment is only available to adult protective services (APS) and older adults protective services (OAPS) staff and is not available to the public.

In order to receive Protective Services credit hours, participants are required to:  

• Participate in the live class session (that is offered via Zoom)
• Video and audio are required to be on for the duration with the camera positioned for the entire face on the screen. 
• Certificates will be issued upon successful completion.
• Partial certificates for missing any portion are not available. 

Course Outline

Agenda:

• Introduction
• Blockchain & Cryptocurrency: An Introduction
• Cryptocurrency’s relationship to financial exploitation
• Investigative Steps & an activity
• Safety Measures

Times

• 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Log into the Zoom waiting room for attendance
• 9:00 AM: Training Starts Promptly
• 12:00 PM Training ends
• Breaks will be provided

Details

• This course will be offered as a live class session, via Zoom
• Zoom link and training materials will be sent to registered participants 1 week prior. You will need access to the training documents during the live-virtual training sessions. Printing is optional.
• All participants will be required to have the following technology to join:
  • Zoom Meeting connection
  • a computer microphone and speakers turned on for the entire online training
  • a web camera turned on for the entire training with the camera positioned so the instructor can see your entire face on the screen.
• A certificate will be issued for Protective Services credit hours upon completion of the requirements and the live training
  • Attendees must be on time and attend the entire training for credit
  • A partial certificate for late arrival or early departure is not available. Participants must be on camera and participate.
• Participants may not be in transit for the duration of the training

Dates, Times, and Course Numbers

Please click on course numbers in the boxes to select the desired date, and more details, and to register. Use + and - controls to open/close each selection. (scroll down to see all offerings):

*The Zoom Waiting Room will open 30 minutes prior to the start of training. Participants should log in early to ensure wifi connectivity and attendance.

Learner Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Define cryptocurrency and the different components involved in a cryptocurrency transaction.
2. Discuss different means by which cryptocurrency can be used in financial exploitation.
3. Identify investigative steps that may be taken when a protective services’ case involves cryptocurrency.

Notes

Social Work Continuing Education

This training is approved for 3 (three) continuing education hours by Temple University Harrisburg. Temple University Harrisburg is a pre-approved provider of continuing education by the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors.  These credit hours satisfy the requirements for LSW/LCSW/LMFT/LPC biennial license renewal. 

• Available and optional at check out. Must CLICK the Social Work CE box at checkout.
• This item must be paid for at check out. The Social Work Continuing Education fee is $20.00.

To obtain Social Work CE Credit, please complete the following items:

1. Pay the Continuing Education Fee at check out
2. Attend the entire course
3. Complete the online request form
4. Complete the Course Evaluation after attending (first and last names will need to be included on the evaluation). The evaluation will be sent via email once the training has concluded.

If you completed the check-out process prior to paying the fee for SW CE, you can click here to pay online. Request for Social Work continuing education is optional.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Protective Services Enrichment: Cryptocurrency 101 : Protective Services Enrichment: Cryptocurrency 101