Legal Training


NCLER offers a National Legal Training Curriculum to the legal and aging network. Legal Basics Training occurs on the second Tuesday of the month at 11am PT/2pm ET; Advanced Training occurs on the third Wednesday of the month at 11am PT/2pm ET. Written materials accompany each training and are available for download below. Please check the recording date for each webinar, as policies may have changed following the webinar recording.

BASIC AND ADVANCED LEGAL TRAINING TOPICS

LEGAL BASICS


Legal Basics—Decision-Making Support
 

The Role of APS in Elder Abuse Cases: Leveraging Strengths Across Disciplines
 

Legal Basics of Subsidized Housing Rents: Income, Formula-Based, and Tax Credit Properties
 

Reverse Mortgage Update: Options for Borrowers and Surviving Non-Borrowing Spouses Facing Foreclosure
 

SSI Self-Help for Overpayments: Administrative Waivers and More
 

Legal Basics: Older Americans Act Services and the HCBS Network
 

Self-Neglect and Hoarding Disorders
 

Issues at the Intersection of Social Security and Medicare
 

Representing a Client in a Defense of Guardianship Case
 

Legal Basics: Elder Subsidized Housing
 

Legal Basics: Veterans Benefits
 

Access to Public Benefits for Older Immigrants
 

Legal Basics: Dual Eligible Older Adults
 

Elder Abuse: Mandatory and Permissive Reporting for Lawyers
 

Free Webcast: Legal Basics—Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
 

Advanced Planning Documents
 

Signs of Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Deeming
 

Medicare Appeals in Part A and B
 

Tools for Addressing Elder Financial Exploitation in Rural Areas
 

Using Supported Decision-Making to Avoid Guardianship.
 

Legal Basics:
Medicaid Appeals
 

Legal Basics:
Medicare Parts A, B, and C
 

Legal Basics:
Medicare Part D
 

Legal Basics:
Medicaid 101
 

Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports, At Home or in the Congregate Settings
 

Medicare Savings
Programs
 

Medicare Part C
and Medicare Advantage
 

Legal Basics:
Supplemental Security Income Resources
 

Supplemental
Security Income (SSI)
 

Legal Basic: Pensions
 

Legal Basic: Social Security
 

Legal Basics:
Protecting Older Adults Against Fraudulent Schemes and Scams
 

Legal Basic: Bankruptcy
 

Debt Collection Protections
for Older Consumers
 

Legal Basic: Foreclosure Prevention
 

Legal Basic: Elder Abuse
 

Legal Basic:
Elder Financial Exploitation
 

Legal Basic:
Overview of Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship.
 

Legal Basic:
Supported Decision-Making
 
 
 
 
 
 

LEGAL ADVANCED


Legal Basics—Using Consumer Law to Help Survivors of Elder Abuse
 

Protecting Older Adults Against COVID-19 Related Scams and Obtaining Relief from Financial Distress
 

Eviction Defense During COVID-19
 

COVID-19 & CARES Act Mortgage Relief Provisions
 

New COVID-19 Medicare Enrollment Information Q &A
 

Medicare Administrative Law Judge Hearings: Advocacy Tips
 

Changes in HCBS Programs in Response to COVID-19
 

Economic Impact Payments & Older Adults
 

Legal Challenges After a Natural Disaster: Helping Older Adults Face the Aftermath
 

Medicare Home Health Coverages
 

Understanding and Utilizing State Elder Abuse Statutes
 

Accessing Social Security Administration Services for LEP Individuals
 

Advanced Training on Medicare Part B
 

Eviction Defense 2.0: Challenging Issues Facing Older Tenants At Risk of Eviction
 

SSI Transfer Penalty: Walk Through a Case
 

Accessing Behavioral Health Services for Older Adults
 

When the Guardian is an Abuser
 

Protecting Older Adults Against Abusive Telemarketing Scams
 

SSI Overpayment: Walk Through a Case
 

Title Issues in Poverty Law
 

Assisting Older Homeowners and Surviving Spouses Facing Foreclosure of Reverse Mortgage
 

Using Consumer Law to Protect Nursing Facility Residents
 

Student Loan Debt and Older Adults
 

Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) and Service Authorization
 

SSI for Older Adults: Post Eligibility Tips
 

Grandparents and Other Non-Parent Families
 

Utility Rights and Older Adults
 

Financial Exploitation and Medicare Fraud
 

Understanding Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
 

Nursing Home-to-Community Transitions: Success through Collaborative Advocacy
 

Social Security Reconsideration Appeals
 

Benefits for Consumers in the Revised Nursing Facility Regulations
 

Updates on Managed Care for Dual Eligibles and Medicare Coordination Programs
 

Medicaid and Transportation for Older Adults
 

Defending Evictions from Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
 

Social Security Reconsideration Appeals
 

Social Security Overpayments and Low-Income Clients
 

In-Kind Support in the Supplemental Security Income Program
 

Medical Debt Strategies for Older Consumers
 

Eviction Defense – Helping Older Tenants Remain at Home
 

Reverse Mortgage Servicing and Foreclosure: Emerging Issues
 

Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Loans
 

Assisting Older Homeowners after a Natural Disaster
 

Drafting Advance Planning Documents to Reduce the Risk of Abuse or Exploitation
 

Elder Financial Abuse and Medicaid Denials
 

Elder Abuse: The Impact of Undue Influence
 

Elder Abuse: Insight into the Victims of Crimes Act (VOCA)
 

Civil Litigation as a Remedy for Financial Exploitation of Older Adults
 

Older Adults and Health Care Decision-Making in Clinical Settings
 

Guardianship Termination and Restoration of Rights
 
 
 
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