The Curriculum
Our evidence-based curriculum was built for the senior learning context and refined through delivery across Canada. Each module is designed to stand alone or function as part of the full series.
Module Overview
Each module addresses a distinct fraud category with real-world examples, group exercises, and scenario-based practice. No technology required.
An honest, shame-free introduction to the fraud landscape. Residents learn why older adults are disproportionately targeted and what psychological tactics fraudsters use — building the critical lens that underpins all future sessions.
Phone scams remain the most common fraud vector for seniors. This session uses real scripts and live practice to help residents recognize the patterns — and practice saying no.
Digital fraud is rapidly growing among seniors. This session teaches participants to recognize the signs without requiring them to be tech-literate — focusing on the emotional and behavioral patterns rather than technical details.
Physical fraud is still widespread and particularly effective against isolated seniors. This module covers the tactics used in person and by mail — and how to safely disengage without confrontation.
Recognition is only half the battle. This module equips residents with a clear action plan — who to call, how to report, how to protect themselves after contact, and how to talk to family members without shame.
A celebratory final session that reinforces the full series through group review and scenario challenge, culminating in a personal Scam Prevention Certificate — a meaningful, shareable milestone for residents and their families.
Threat Coverage
The curriculum is comprehensive by design. Here's the full range of fraud tactics residents learn to recognize.
Teaching Approach
Standard fraud awareness materials fail seniors because they're not designed for the senior learning context. Ours are.
Research consistently shows that peer delivery — learning from someone relatable in an informal setting — produces 2–3× higher retention than lecture formats. Our student facilitators are the curriculum's most important feature.
Each session opens with a review of the prior week's material. This spaced repetition approach is the most evidence-backed method for long-term knowledge retention in older adults.
Residents don't just hear about scams — they practice responding to them. Role-playing a suspicious phone call is dramatically more effective than reading a warning poster.
Many seniors who have been targeted by fraud never report it — because they're ashamed. Our curriculum explicitly dismantles that shame. Scams are engineered deception. Falling for one is not a failure.
The entire curriculum is delivered without screens, apps, or devices. Large-format print materials, conversational exercises, and laminated takeaway cards are the tools — not laptops or slideshows.
Certification, recognition, and celebration are built into the model. Completing the program is a milestone — one residents share with family. That social reinforcement drives knowledge application after the program ends.
Why It's Different
Peer-delivered by trained student facilitators
Six-session series with spaced repetition
Active, scenario-based learning — not passive
No technology or devices required
Shame-free, emotionally intelligent framing
Pre/post assessment with measurable outcomes
Certificate and graduation ceremony
Delivered at the community — no transport required
One-off presentation by a guest speaker
Single session — no reinforcement or follow-up
Passive — residents watch, don't practice
Often slide-deck based or requires devices
Warning-focused — can induce anxiety and shame
No assessment or outcome measurement
No recognition or completion milestone
Often requires residents to travel to a venue
Get the complete module outlines, sample session plans, assessment tools, and operator onboarding guide.
Next Step
Our curriculum is designed to work within your existing activity calendar — minimal disruption, maximum impact.