This series is geared toward people who are new to the field of guardianship. The series contains four one-hour modules, each taught by an approved educator. It is a basic course for people who want to learn the fundamentals of good guardianship.
Continuing Education Credits: Each individual module will last for 60 minutes, and is eligible for one hour of continuing education credit from the Center for Guardianship Certification.
Certificates will be available within 3-5 business days after the full series is completed and verification is made.
The Basics module focuses on preliminary guardianship information, decisional capacity, incapacity, types of guardianships, and guardianship process.
This module identifies the phases of guardianship, lists the initial duties of the guardian, describes the ongoing duties of the guardian, explains the importance of confidentiality and discusses guardianship transition.
This module explains fundamental fiduciary principles, lists and explains the responsibilities and duties of the guardian of the estate, defines prudent investment principles and describes the possible indicators of exploitation. In addition, it will detail conflicts of interest and the termination of guardianship.
This module discusses the rights of persons under guardianship, the importance of protecting and advocating for the persons’ under guardianship rights, alternatives to guardianship and when they should and should not be used and alternative ways to handle issues related to finances or health.
