Health Reform is Coming! Health Reform is Coming! - an On-Demand #MCLE

OMG! The government has [not] taken over health care!
What does health reform mean for Medi-Cal and low-income people?
Why might your low-income clients want to celebrate rather than run for the uninsured hills?

Title:
Health Reform is Coming! Health Reform is Coming!
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speaker:
Randy Boyle of the National Health Law Program
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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http://vimeo.com/12096701

Problems with Reverse Mortgages, VA, and Long-Term Care Medi-Cal : On-Demand #MCLE

Elders seeking legal advice are being misled about the advantages and the true costs of reverse mortgages, the dangers of boiler plate living trusts, and the potential for being scammed when they apply for VA Aid and Assistance benefits. Senior service providers need to educate and protect their senior clients from being financially abused.
This presentation will focus on how reverse mortgages, living trust traps, and the activity of financial predators working the VA Aid and Assistance program impact seniors' financial independence and ability to qualify for Long-Term Care Medi-Cal.
Title:
Problems with Reverse Mortgages, VA, and Long-Term Care Medi-Cal
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speaker:
Prescott Cole of the California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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http://vimeo.com/12440997

#Medicare Basics: An On-Demand #MCLE

Learn the basics of Medicare Parts A, B, C and D. Special programs and rules for low-income beneficiaries are highlighted.

Title:
Medicare Basics
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speakers:
Kevin Prindiville of the National Senior Citizens Law Center
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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http://vimeo.com/12471841

Legal Assistance for Low-Income #LGBT Seniors: On-Demand #MCLE

Designed for legal aid attorneys working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) seniors, this webinar will cover strategies for effectively advocating on behalf of LGBT clients and will address estate planiing and other legal approaches to maximizing relationship recognition and family protection for LGBT clients.

Title:
Legal Assistance for Low-Income LGBT Seniors
Special Joint Session with Clearinghouse Review 
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speakers:

• Lisa J. Cisneros, Staff Attorney/Program Manager with Proyecto Poderoso, a joint project with California Rural Legal Assistance  and the National Center for Lesbian Rights 
• Kimberley Dayton a Professor of Law at William Mitchell College of Law and Director of the Center for Elder Justice and Policy.

Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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More Information, Including Hand-Outs:
http://vimeo.com/13019157

Subsidized Child Care: Notice Issues & the Parent Appeal Process - On-Demand #MCLE

Who can be a "hearing officer"?
Do notices have to include citations to legal authority?
Can an appeal include investigations, interviews and mediation by the agency charged with reviewing the appeal?
What due process protections apply to parents receiving subsidized child care?
Why is there such a difference between the "due process" afforded to CalWORKs Stage 1 child care recipients and everyone else?
Learn the answers to these and other questions, and find out how advocates can make a huge difference in assisting parents whose child care benefits have been denied, reduced or terminated.

Title:
Subsidized Child Care: Notice Issues & the Parent Appeal Process
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speaker:
Eve Hershcopf of the Child Care Law Center
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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http://vimeo.com/13526597

Children with Disabilities in Child Care: On-Demand #MCLE

Finding and maintaining child care for children with disabilities can be challenging. There are numerous barriers to accessing care. Families have legal rights under state and federal laws, but given the variation in types of child care, not all laws apply in all situations.
This training will help attorneys and advocates sort through the various state and federal protections. It will also address barriers created by state Health and Safety laws.

Title:
Summer Camp: Children with Disabilities in Child Care
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speaker:
Claire Ramsey of the Child Care Law Center
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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More Information, Including Hand-Outs:
http://vimeo.com/13862621

Grandparent Guardianship: On-Demand Recording

Title:
Grandparent Guardianship
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Marilyn Clark, Volunteer Attorney
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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More Information, Including Hand-Outs:
http://vimeo.com/16515406

Disability Rights Overview: On-Demand #MCLE

This training is designed to assist attorneys and advocates in a range of practice areas with issue-spotting for disability rights issues.
The overview will provide basic information about the substantive requirements of significant federal and California disability nondiscrimination laws. It will also include an introduction to relevant definitions of "disability," including changes related to the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008.

Title:
Disability Rights Overview
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings: Senior Legal Issues
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Linda Kilb of the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
http://dredf.org/
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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http://vimeo.com/15968024

Serving the LGBT Elder Community - An On-Demand MCLE

This webinar will outline what an elder advocate needs to know to successfully serve the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) elder community. The presentation will include an overview of current research on the community, the legal terrain, and red flags to watch out for.

Title:
Serving the LGBT Elder Community
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings: Senior Legal Issues
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Daniel Redman of the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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More Information, Including Hand-Outs:
http://vimeo.com/16293934

An Overview of Collaborative Courts and Collaborative Court Principles for #Attorneys - An On-Demand MCLE

Collaborative court models and principles provide a promising non-adversarial approach to representation in civil matters, helping ensure litigants equal access to court.

Title:
An Overview of Collaborative Courts and Collaborative Court Principles for Attorneys
Part of the Sargent Shriver Civil Representation Series
When/Where:
On-Demand Recording
Speaker:
Judge Harold Kahn of the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

This program is continued in "Applying Collaborative Court Principles to Civil Cases: An Overview of Collaborative Court Principles, Part II"
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Defending Evictions from Nursing Homes and RCFEs: On-Demand #MCLE

Consumers and advocates alike are generally in unfamiliar territory when defending an eviction from a nursing home or other long-term care facility. This session will explain the law and offer numerous practice tips based on the many eviction cases.
Title:
Defending Evictions from Nursing Homes and RCFEs
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings: Senior Legal Issues
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Presented by Eric Carlson of the National Senior Citizens Law Center
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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More Information, Including Hand-Outs:
https://vimeo.com/17012478

Grandparent Guardenship - On-Demand MCLE

Title:
Grandparent Guardenship
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings: Senior Legal Issues
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Presented by Marilyn Clark, Volunteer Attorney
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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More Information, Including Hand-Outs:
https://vimeo.com/16515406

Senior Issues: Elder Financial Abuse: On-Demand #MCLE

This presentation will focus on financial elder abuse definitions, how to recognize financial elder abuse, and how to remedy it. The training will include examples of financial elder abuse
Title:
Elder Financial Abuse
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings: Senior Issues Series
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Presented by Akiko Takeshita of Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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Senior Issues: Introduction into Consumer Law: On-Demand #MCLE

This program introduces basic consumer laws including credit report, identity theft, debt and debt collection, and what recourse individuals have.
Title:
Introduction into Consumer Law
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings: Senior Issues
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Presented by Henry Martin of the Watsonville Law Center.
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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https://vimeo.com/39857373

Tenants in #Foreclosure - On-Demand #MCLE

This webinar will go into the process behind foreclosure and what can be done to prevent it.
Title:
Tenants in Foreclosure
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings: Housing Series
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speakers:

• Kent Qian of the National Housing Law Project
• Lynn Martinez of Western Center on Law and Poverty.

Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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The Vulnerabilities of #Immigrant Families - On-Demand #MCLE

This presentation will offer an overview of how immigration status influences a client's interactions with attorneys and government agencies, including courts, in the legal process. The presentation will provide a familiarity with general immigration vocabulary and an understanding of why immigration law is relevant to legal practice in low-income communities.
Title:
The Vulnerabilities of Immigrant Families
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings: Family Law Series
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Shannon Going and Eliana Kaimowitz of California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation.
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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More Information, Including Hand-Outs:
https://vimeo.com/39900563

Guide for Pregnant and Parenting Youth: On-Demand #MCLE

NHeLP, in partnership with the National Partnership for Women and Families, Planned Parenthood Pasadena, and several of the Health Consumer Centers, have developed a Guide for Pregnant and Parenting Youth. The guide lays out the legal rights of these youth, including access to healthcare, educational rights, family law issues, entitlements to benefits and support, etc.
Title:
Guide for Pregnant and Parenting Youth
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings: Family Law Series
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Susan Fogel and Dipti Singh of National Health Law Program
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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More Information, Including Hand-Outs:
https://vimeo.com/39909009

Debt and Debt Collection: On-Demand #MCLE

An introduction to debt and debt collection practices in California.
Title:
Debt and Debt Collection
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings: Consumer Law Series
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Megan Ryan of the East Bay Community Law Center
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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More Information, Including Hand-Outs:
https://vimeo.com/40467459

Telecommunication Issues and an Introduction to Consumer Arbitration Clauses: On-Demand #MCLE

Introduction into basic consumer disputes involving mobile phones, home phones, and calling cards. Also a brief introduction to consumer arbitration clauses.
Title:
Telecommunication Issues and an Introduction to Consumer Arbitration Clauses
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings: Consumer Law Series
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Henry Martin of the Watsonville Law Center
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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More Information, Including Hand-Outs:
https://vimeo.com/41112828

Family Law Series: Legal Update: New Rules and Forms for Family Law and Domestic Violence

In addition to many legislative changes and case law this year, many family law rules and form changes became effective January 1, 2012. This workshop will cover these changes and those that will take effect July1, 2012, and January 1, 2013
Title:
Legal Update: New Rules and Forms for Family Law and Domestic Violence
Part of LAAC Armchair Trainings:  Family Law Series
When/Where:
Anytime/Recording
Speaker:
Gabrielle Seldon, Center for Families, Children & the Courts
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Credit:

• California: Approved for 1 Self-Study Credit
• Other Jurisdictions: Check with your Credit-Granting Authority

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https://vimeo.com/41381664