National Guardianship Association

NGA’s online training self-study courses are a convenient way to earn continuing education credits — when and where it suits you. This option is designed to fit individual needs so a person can gain credits at any location and on his/her own schedule. Access to a computer is necessary, but these are not interactive online sessions. Each course is self-contained and designed so that the user has control of the learning experience. Simply download the course, study the material, and answer the questions.

Continuing Education Credits: Each self-study course is worth one CEU or one 60-minute hour of education for the Center for Guardianship Certification. Please check with your accrediting body/state as to the type and amount of credit eligible.

Fees:

NGA Members

$50

Non-Members

$75

Family or Volunteer Guardians (NGA Members)

$25

Family or Volunteer Guardians (NGA Non-Members)

$30

Addressing Abuse by Guardians: The Roles of Adult Protective Services, Law Enforcement, and the Courts

Course Level:IntermediateWritten By:Morgan R. Thurston and Georgia J. Anetzberger, PhD, ACSW

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Self Study Courses

Addressing Abuse by Guardians: The Roles of Adult Protective Services, Law Enforcement, and the Courts

An Argument and a Roadmap for Regulating the Court-Appointed Professional Fiduciary

Bullying: Not Just an Adolescent Issue /and/ If My Father Planned So Well, What Happened to all the Money?

Choosing Home for Someone Else: Guardian Residential Decision Making

Due or Undue Influence: How Do You Draw the Line?

Eldercaring Coordination in Your Community or Law Practice: New Approaches to Dealing With High-Conflict Families

Exploring Ways to Expand Women’s Access to Behavioral Health

Improving Social Security’s Representative Payee Program

Investing Someone Else’s Money: The Prudent Investor Rule

Making End-of-Life Care Decisions for Older Adults Subject to Guardianship

Marshaling Assets

Maximizing Autonomy and Ensuring Accountability – Rights-Based Post-Appointment Issues in the “New Normal”

Medical and Financial Decision-Making without Guardianship

Medicare’s Hospice Benefit and Patient Harm

Person-Centered Planning in Guardianship: A Little Hope for the Future

POLST: Co-Piloting, Not Hijacking, the Advance Directive

Protective Orders and Limited Guardianship: Legal Tools Sidelining Lenary Guardianship

Psychiatric Advanced Directives

Sexuality and People with Mental Disabilities – The Issues, The Law, and the Guardian

Special Need Pooled Trust Disbursements and the Well-being of Nursing Facility Residents Receiving Medicaid Benefits

Standards for Financial Decision Making: Legal, Ethical, and Practical Issues

Standards for Health Care Decision Making: Legal and Practical Considerations

Striking a Balance Between Privacy Expectations and the Need for Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets

Supported Decision Making: Potential and Challenges for Older Persons

Supported Decision-Making in the Lone-Star State

Surrogate Decision-Making Standards for Guardians: Theory and Reality

The Extent of Abuse by Guardians Is Unknown, but Some Measures Exist to Help Protect Older Adults

The Use of Mediation in Adult Guardianship Cases

Understanding the Gap Between Law and Practice: Barriers and Alternatives to Tailoring Adult Guardianship Orders

What If Granny Wants to Gamble? Balancing Autonomy and Vulnerability in the Golden Years

What’s Working in Guardianship Monitoring: Challenges and Best Practices