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Education
Institute
Calendar
of Events
September 15, 2011:
"Ethical Considerations and the
Client with Diminished Capacity"
This program will examine the ethical issues relating
to clients with diminished capacity due to age and/or disability.
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Overview of the rules of
Professional Conduct for attorneys, the Code of Ethics for social workers,
and the National Guardianship Association Standards of Practice for
Registered Guardians
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Three standards of Legal Capacity
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The roles of attorneys, care
managers, physicians and other allied professionals
Crowne Plaza
Monroe
390 Forsgate Drive
Monroe, NJ 08831
Check-in @ 9:15AM
Program from 9:30AM-11:30AM
For more information click
here: Seminar
For directions click here: Directions
The
Education Institute was established to promote and implement ethics and
standards in guardianship practice by providing education and resources to
families, professionals and community organizations.
Our
members include attorneys, social workers, geriatric care managers,
psychologists, accountants and financial planners who are knowledgeable and
experienced in providing services to the elder care and disabilities
communities. The following is a small sample of some of the recent
presentations made by our members:
Guardianship
and Conservatorship – Presentation by Shirley Berger Whitenack, Esq., Greater New
Jersey Estate Planning Council, Paramus, NJ, September 12, 2006.
New
Jersey’s Revised Guardianship Statutes – Presentation by Shirley Berger Whitenack,
Esq., Eighth Annual New Jersey Estate & Trust Law Forum, New Jersey
Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Brunswick, NJ, September 13,
2006.
Round
Table Discussion led by Daniel Jurkovic, Esq., Joan Kakascik, Ed.D., Elder
Law Section of New Jersey Bar Association, September 25, 2006.
Estate
Planning –
Presentation by Shirley Berger Whitenack, Essex County Coalition for
Vulnerable Adults, Morristown, NJ, September 27, 2006.
Evolving
Changes in Guardianship Law – Presentation by Peggy Dervitz, MSW, Daniel Jurkovic,
Esq., Joan Kakascik, Ed.D. Community Partnership for People with
Developmental Disabilities, Rockaway
Township, NJ,
October 21, 2006.
Families
at War: Litigation or Mediation? – Presentation moderated by Eugene Rosner, Esq., Linda
Ershow-Levenberg, Esq., Annual Conference, Guardianship Association of New
Jersey, Inc., New Brunswick,
NJ, October 24, 2006.
Special
Needs Administration – Presentation by Pamela Avraham, CPA, Annual Conference,
Guardianship Association of New Jersey, Inc., New Brunswick, NJ, October
24, 2006.
Legal
Options for Surrogate Decision Making – Presentation by Peggy Dervitz, MSW, Shashi
Jain, Ph.D., Daniel Jurkovic, Esq., Joan Kakascik, Ed.D., Elizabeth
Livingstone, Esq., Education Institute seminar co-sponsored with Disability
Ethics Network, Overlook Hospital Palliative Care Department and Atlantic
Home Care and Hospice, Summit, NJ, April 27, 2007.
A
Holistic Approach to End Stage Care: Complementary Interventions for
Persons with Dementia − Presentation by Dawn Thomas, MSW, LSW, Annual Conference,
Alzheimer’s Association, Somerset, NJ, May 11, 2007.
Overview
of Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making Alternatives, Psychological
Assessment of Capacity, Resources and Alternatives for Senior Citizens – Presentation by Daniel Jurkovic,
Esq., Joan Kakascik, Ed.D., Dawn Thomas, MSW, LSW, The Northern New Jersey
Deanery Meeting of the Orthodox Church of America, The Orthodox Church of
Christ the Savior, Paramus, NJ, May 24, 2007.
Ashley’s
Case: Arresting Growth Among Children with Serious Disability – Presentation by Gary L.
Stein, JD, MSW, Education Institute seminar co-sponsored with Disability
Ethics Network, Overlook Hospital Palliative Care Department and Atlantic
Home Care and Hospice, Summit,
NJ, November 16, 2007.
Hoarding
Behavior: From Clutter to Chaos – Presentation by Marcie D. Cooper, MSW, LCSW, C-ASWCM,
Education Institute seminar, Care One at the Cupola, Paramus, NJ, April 2,
2008.
Self-Neglect
or Personal Choice – Presentation by Daniel Jurkovic, Esq., Peggy Lanni, CSW, MA, Mary
Ann Olsen, Esq., Education Institute seminar, Brighton Gardens, Edison, NJ,
November 20, 2008.
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The information contained on this website is not intended to be
legal, medical or tax advice nor is it intended to create a client
relationship. Specific issues and situations should be addressed to an
appropriate professional.
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