Legal Training

NCLER offers a National Legal Training Curriculum to the legal and aging network. Trainings are offered in eight areas: Health and Long-Term Services and Supports, Economic Security, Advance Planning, Supported Decision-Making, Guardianship. Elder Abuse, Consumer Protection, and Housing. 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.

2019 National Legal Training Curriculum Calendar

2019 National Legal Training Curriculum Syllabus

UPCOMING TRAININGS

Tuesday, September 10: Representing a Client in a Defense of Guardianship Case
- Registration & Information
Wednesday, August 28: Legal Assistance and the Aging Services Network: Strengthening Partnerships and Communication
- Registration & Information
Wednesday, August 21: Accessing Behavioral Health Services for Older Adults
- Registration & Information
Tuesday, August 13: Legal Basics: Elder Subsidized Housing
Thursday, July 25: Legal Helpline Technology: Automated Workflow

BASIC AND ADVANCED LEGAL TRAINING TOPICS

LEGAL BASICS

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 Basics: Veterans Benefits

Access to Public Benefits for Older Immigrants

Tools for Addressing Elder Financial Exploitation in Rural Areas

Legal Basics:
Medicaid Appeals

Legal Basics:
Medicare Parts A, B, and C

Legal Basics:
Medicare Part D

Legal Basics:
Medicare 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

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

When the Guardian is an Abuser

Protecting Older Adults Against Abusive Telemarketing Scams

Grandparents and Other Non-Parent Families

Financial Exploitation and Medicare Fraud

Understanding Durable Medical Equipment (DME)

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

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

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