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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.

Class Dates:

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Class One	CE Broker #: 20-368491
January 24, 2013 - January 25, 2013
January 30, 2013 - February 1, 2013

Class Two	CE Broker #: 20-368495
April 11, 2013 - April 12, 2013
April 17, 2013 - April 19, 2013

Class Three	CE Broker #: 20-368496
September 11, 2013 - September 13, 2013
September 18, 2013 - September 20, 2013

All Courses Have Been Approved By SPGO

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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LIVE CLASSROOM
Cost:
1 student $120
Co-Guardians $150 (2 students)

All registrations and payments must be received no later than 1 week prior to the course date. Class size is limited.

A light lunch, beverages and all training materials are included, plus a certificate of completion. All classes meet from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm on a Saturday. Dates for 2013:

Saturday, March 02, 2013
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Saturday, November 09, 2013

Location of Classroom Training: Hancock Bank, Community Room, 2453 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32308 (subject to change with notice).

Please make check payable to BBCFSGA and mail check and this registration form to:
BBC-FSGA
1400 Village Square, #3-316
Tallahassee, FL 32312

Fee waivers are available for classroom course only.

DVD COURSE
Cost:
1 student $145 registration fee plus
$ 50 refundable DVD deposit

Co-Guardians (2 students, two manual)
                $ 165 registration fee plus
                $   50 refundable DVD deposit

Course consists of:
                1 student manual
                1 8-hr. DVD (rented)

Please make check payable to BBCFSGA. When the DVD is returned, you will be refunded the deposit ($50). If DVD is not returned, no money will be refunded.

Certificate of Completion will be provided within one week of return of DVD.

For information about the guardianship course, please contact BBC-FSGA at 850-668-5356.

Mail check and this registration form to:
BBC-FSGA
1400 Village Square, #3-316

Tallahassee, FL 32312