Four annual Professional Enrichment Webinars are included with membership in NGA. These webinars, eligible for continuing education credits, are offered to the first 75 members who register for the live webinar format. Any member who does not attend live can view the recorded webinar throughout the remainder of the calendar year.
Recorded webinars are accepted by the CGC. Those who are looking for state-specific or other accreditation must check with their state or accrediting body to see if code-verified recordings are acceptable prior to purchasing.
At the conclusion of each calendar year, the four Professional Enrichment Webinars will be removed from this page and will be available for a fee with NGA’s other recorded webinars.
AI and Guardianship: Benefits, Risks, and Responsible Use | 2026More Info
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of everyday professional practice, offering guardians new ways to manage information, organize cases, draft routine communications, and complete time-consuming administrative tasks. This one-hour webinar will introduce practical uses of AI for professional guardians, public guardianship administrators, family guardians, and individuals who are new to the field. Participants will explore how AI may assist with client and case management, annual reports, documentation of significant life changes, meeting preparation, and the development of clear, professional correspondence, while recognizing that guardians remain responsible for every decision and document produced.
The session will also address the ethical, and privacy risks associated with AI use in guardianship. Through realistic guardianship examples, the webinar will provide a practical framework for reviewing AI-generated content, protecting the privacy and dignity of the person under guardianship, reducing bias and errors, and determining when AI is helpful, when additional safeguards are needed, and when it should not be used
Participants will learn how to:
- Identify practical ways AI can support guardianship work, including case management, annual reporting, documentation, and professional communication.
- Recognize privacy, confidentiality, accuracy, bias, and compliance risks when using AI with health, financial, legal, or other protected information.
- Apply a responsible-use framework to review AI-generated content, protect the rights and dignity of the person under guardianship, and determine when AI should or should not be used.
This session is eligible for one hour of continuing education credit from the Center for Guardianship Certification.
Intended Audience: Professional Guardians and NGA members
About the Presenter: Joe La Belle
Joe La Belle is a pioneering figure at the intersection of AI and education, serving as the Director of Programs Impact at Family Network on Disabilities. In Florida, he oversees four key programs and lends his expertise to OSEP-funded Technical Assistance centers, enhancing support for students with disabilities through technology.
Notably, Joe has played a crucial role in advocating for AI’s role in education, engaging with the Secretary of Education, presenting to the US Department of Education staff, and sharing insights nationwide. His efforts focus on how AI can personalize learning and increase accessibility, making him a respected voice in the field.
In addition to his professional achievements, Joe is a celebrated speaker and coach, drawing on his personal experiences with ADHD and learning disabilities to inspire change and advocate for inclusive educational practices.
RegisterDemystifying Hospice and Palliative Care | 2026More Info
In this webinar we will discuss the difference between palliative Care and hospice care. Participants will learn the definitions of palliative and hospice care, the benefits of each service, who is eligible for these services under Medicare and other insurances and what specific services are provided under each benefit.
This session will last for 60 minutes and is eligible for one hour of continuing education credit from the Center for Guardianship Certification.
Intended Audience: Guardians with clients in Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, or living at Home, that need extra support.
About the Presenter: Sarah Young
Sarah Young is an Occupational Therapist by background and has worked in both acute and skilled nursing settings. Her primary focus in her career has been working with the geriatric population specifically patients with dementia, cancer, Parkinson’s and other neurological diseases. Sarah’s passion for working with these individuals led her down the path as a Hospice Liaison. In Hospice, she’s worked closely with patients, families and community partners to explain the hospice benefit and its impact on individuals. She has delivered many education sessions highlighting the differences between palliative services, hospice services and how to identify who is appropriate for this comfort-focused care.
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RegisterThe Uniform Health Care Decisions Act and Guardianship Practice: Key Impacts and Best Practice | 2026More Info
This webinar will provide professional guardians with an overview of the Uniform Health Care Decisions Act (UHCDA) and its relevance to guardianship practice. The session will explain the purpose and key provisions of the Act, why it was developed, and how it addresses advance directives, surrogate decision-making, and the authority of guardians regarding health care decisions.
Participants will learn how the UHCDA may impact their role when supporting individuals who cannot make or communicate medical decisions, as well as best practices for honoring the individual’s preferences, collaborating with health care providers, and navigating complex medical decision-making. The webinar will help guardians identify ways to promote informed, person-centered health care decisions
This session is eligible for one hour of continuing education credit from the Center for Guardianship Certification.
Intended Audience: Professional Guardians. It may also benefit attorneys, case managers, social workers, and other professionals involved in guardianship or surrogate decision-making who support individuals with diminished decision-making capacity and participate in health care decision processes.
About the Presenter: Nina A. Kohn, J.D.
Nina Kohn is a law professor who has helped to create “gold standard” legislation on some of the most important issues facing older adults and individuals with cognitive disabilities. Kohn has been selected not once, but twice, to serve as a reporter for the ULC. The first act she worked on with the ULC was the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship and Other Protective Arrangements Act (UGCOPPA). The second act was the Uniform Health-Care Decision Act (UHCDA), a model law governing advance directives and healthcare decision-making for patients without surrogates.
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RegisterNGA Agency Standards | 2025More Info
No matter how you structure your guardianship practice, you should be applying NGA’s Standards for Agencies and Programs. These Standards set out best practices for setting up business policies and procedures that ensure competent and ethical delivery of guardianship services.
This summer the NGA Board approved changes to the Standards. The goal was to update the wording of the Standards, which had not been revised since 2016, to reflect changes in the Standards of Practice for Guardians, updated in 2022, and the recommendations of the Fourth National Guardianship Summit held in 2020. While no major substantive changes have been made, the new version provides more clarity and consistency, while providing sufficient flexibility for the many different ways guardian services are delivered. We will highlight the key provisions in the Standards and point out where changes have been made.
Participants will become more familiar with the Agency Standards; learn how to apply the Agency Standards; and be able to enhance their business policies and procedures.
Note: This session is not eligible for continuing education credit. Please disregard the codes that are announced during the webinar.
Intended Audience: All guardians and especially those who lead programs and public guardianship agencies.
A copy of the Agency Standards may be found Here.
About the Presenter: Sally Balch Hurme, JD
Elder law attorney, Sally Hurme, has spent decades advocating for enhanced guardianship practices. Most recently she was the co-lead of the national task force that developed a model bill of rights for adults with a guardian and the chair of the NGA team that updated the NGA Standards of Practice and the NGA Standards for Agencies and Programs.
NOTE: A separate live Q&A session will be held with the presenter on
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 @ 3:00 pm Eastern (2:00 Central, 1:00 Mountain, 12:00 Pacific).
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83943120885?pwd=Lb2yyBCuhDAssRLBqlITlC4abw7EYe.1
Space is limited to the first 100 to join. Registration is not required for the Live Q&A
The Q&A session is not eligible for continuing education credit. It will not be recorded.
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