Mental Health Issues in Estate Planning and Elder Law: Client Capacity, Mental POAs, and Overmedicating the Elderly
National Business Institute
Course description
Mental Health Issues in Estate Planning and Elder Law: Client Capacity, Mental POAs, and Overmedicating the Elderly
What is the right thing to do when the client comes in to sign a will and seems foggy and unsteady? What can be done when the family of an elderly client is concerned a caretaker is overmedicating and neglecting them? When is a guardianship in order? Mental health questions in estate planning and elder law are never easy, but there are clear practical answers to most of them. This focused legal briefing will give you the tools to protect the elderly without stepping on their rights. Improve quality of life and ensure estate planning documents will stand up to future scrutiny.
Training content
- Understanding Common Diagnoses and Medications
- Capacity Issues and How to Handle Them
- Psychiatric Advance Directives
- Financial POAs
- Guardianships, Conservatorships, and Other Protective Proceedings
- The Use of Psychotropic Medication/Restraint (e.g.In re Linda B)
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