Upper Peninsula Health Education Corporation

Elder Law & Advocacy Skills Training

Understanding key issues
in guardianship and the mental and
physical effects of aging

Registration form/informational brochure (PDF)

Tuesday, June 24, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Michigan Room
Don H. Bottum University Center
Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan

Topics -

Understanding key issues in guardianship and the mental and physical effects of aging:

• Guardianship: Legal and Practical Issues
• Alternatives to Guardianship
• Community Integration
• Powers of Attorney
• Representative Payee
• Joint Accounts
• Healthcare Decision Makers
• Assessing Decision Making Capacity
• Contested Guardianships

Who Should Attend -

• Healthcare Professionals
• Long-Term Care Site Professionals
• Social Workers
• Attorneys
• Paralegals and Legal Support Professionals
• Other Professionals Serving UP Seniors
• Students pursuing careers in healthcare, elder care, law and/or advocacy

This training will be geared toward an audience with little to no experience in the subject areas. The training provides an overview of healthcare decision making and recent changes in the law.

Registration -

Please complete and return the attached form (PDF) with your check for $25.00 to UPHEC by June 17, 2008. Register early, as space is limited to the first 70 participants. Contact UPHEC’s Carolyn Weissbach at 906-228-7970 with registration questions.

Expenses -

Materials and trainers provided by the AARP Foundation/National Training Project through a grant from the U.S. Administration on Aging. Registration fee offsets snacks, lunch and other venue expenses.

Contact -

Please call UPHEC’s Carolyn Weissbach at 906-228-7970 for more information. Or visit our website at www.mgh.org/UPHEC.

For more information on the AARP Foundation’s National Legal Training Project contact Imani Woody at IWoody@aarp.org.

Facilitators -

• Carolyn Weissbach, J.D., M.P.H.
  Upper Peninsula Health Education
  Corporation (Marquette, MI)
• Imani Woody, MA
  AARP Foundation , National Legal Training
  Project (Washington, D.C.)

Presenters -

• Brad Geller, J.D.
  Assistant State Long-Term Care Ombudsman,
  Michigan Department of Community Health
  (Lansing, MI)
• Michelle Lanchester, J.D.
  AARP Foundation, National Legal
  Training Project (Washington, D.C.)
• Susan Wideman, J.D.
  Elder Law Attorney, Wideman Law Center
  (Marquette, MI)
  

- Pass the Word -

We are asking that Area Agency Directors and Legal Services Program Directors share this announcement with members of the private bar who perform pro bono work for elders.

Sponsored by -

Upper Peninsula Health Education Corporation

UPHEC was formed in 1974 to coordinate the training of physicians in the UP. Our primary goal is to enhance the quality of life in the UP by providing healthcare career opportunities for our young people and training physicians interested in serving rural and underserved communities.

AARP Foundation/National Training Project

As the charitable arm of AARP, the AARP Foundation delivers direct community services, education programs and information to improve the experience of aging in America. The National Legal Training Project trains lawyers and other advocates throughout the country in substantive law and advocacy skills to enhance their free and reduced fee services to older Americans. The program’s funding sources include the US Administration on Aging, AARP and private contributions. www.aarp.org

Upper Peninsula Commission for Area Progress Services, Inc. (UPCAP)

UPCAP, established in 1961, serves the 15 Upper Peninsula counties as a regional economic and human resource development and planning organization. In 1974, UPCAP was designated as the Region XI (UP) Area Agency on Aging, advocating and providing services to the elderly throughout the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. www.upcap.org