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Professional Guardianship Forty-Hour Training Course. September 22, 23, 28, 29, and 30. Click here for more info..
   
The Office of Public Guardian and two other organizations are sponsoring a series of guardianship trainings this summer funded by Florida Developmental Disabilities Council and Guardian Pooled Trust. Please visit the guardianship training website for more details.


Address:
2292 Wednesday Street,
         Suite 1
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone:
1-850-487-4609 ext. 100
Toll Free:
1-866-615-0284
Fax:
1-850-922-2986
Email:
 
Class Location:
Office of Public Guardian, Inc.
2292 Wednesday Street, Ste. 1
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
   
Registration Note: Registration Deadline is one week before first day of course.
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Class Dates:
January 2012: 19, 20, 25, 26, 27
April 2012: 19, 20, 25, 26, 27
June: 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
September: 20, 21, 26, 27, 28
Class Time:
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Contact Information:
850-487-4609 ext. 100 (Telephone)
866-615-0284 ext. 100 (Toll Free)
850-922-2986 (FAX)
register@bigbendopg.org (Email)
Registration Fee:
$400.00 ($25 fee on all returned checks)
Payable to:
Office of Public Guardian, Inc.
(by check or money order)
Course Overview:
This course is taught by Karen Campbell, Esquire, Public Guardian, and satisfies the initial statutory education requirement for professional guardians. The material provided in this course includes such pertinent information as the Types of Guardianship, Role of the Courts, Role of the Guardian and Practice Protocols, Role of Attorneys, Adjudication of Incapacity and Appointment of a Guardian Process, Baker Act Proceedings, Guardian Reporting Requirements, Abuse/Neglect Issues, Social Services and Insurance, End-of-Life issues, and Guardianship Termination. Additional guest speakers are invited to participate from the Florida Dept. of Elder Affairs, Area Agency on Aging, Big Bend Hospice, and Adult Protective Services.
Course Outline:
  • DAY ONE
    • Professional Guardianship Basics
    • Type of Guardianship
    • Roles in the Guardianship Process
    • Ethical Issues
    • Reporting Requirements
    • Pre-Incapacity Alternatives
    • Mental Health Disorders and Disabilities
  • Day TWO
    • Mental Health Disorders and Disabilities ( con’t)
    • Determining Incapacity
    • Emergency Temporary Guardianship
    • Primary Roles of Guardian of Person
    • Guardian of Person
  • Day THREE
    • Managing Health and Medical Care
    • Planning and Recording Requirements
    • Guardianship of Property
    • Guardianship of Property (cont)
    • Guardianship of Property (cont)
  • Day FOUR
    • Guardianship of Property (cont)
    • Guardianship of Property (cont)
    • Medicare
    • Medicaid
    • Medicaid
    • End of Life Decision-Making
  • Day Five
    • End of Life Decision Making (cont)
    • Transition and Termination of Guardianship
    • Guardianship Business Best Practices
    • Guardianship Business Best Practices (cont)
    • Guardianship Business Best Practices (cont)
    • Review of 2nd Circuit Guardianship Rules
Refund Policy:
• Full refund if written request is received 15 days before first class or the Office of Public Guardian, Inc. (OPG) chooses to cancel the class. (OPG reserves the right to cancel a scheduled class if there are less than 3 registrants by registration deadline.)
• 50% refund if written request is received 1-14 days before first class
• No refund if request is made on or after the first scheduled class
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Class Dates:
January 13, 2012
Class Time:
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Class Dates:
March 9, 2012
Class Time:
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Class Dates:
July 13, 2012
Class Time:
12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.

 

 

Last Update: December 9, 2011 12:07 PM

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