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Speech/Presentation | Date | Topic | Speaker(s) | |
Segall Bryant & Hamill | 9/10/2018 | Elder Care Resources You Should Know | Claudia Cook | |
Private Duty Home Care Panel Discussion | 5/22/2018 | The Changing Face of Homecare in Illinois - It's a Matter of Law | Sheila McMackin | |
University of Chicago Medicine | 4/21/2018 | Memory Loss & Care Giving: Will You Remember Me? | Jason Molony | |
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital | 4/18/2018 | Legal and Ethical Issues in Behavioral Health Law | Brittany Purtell | |
NAMI Metro Suburban | 1/28/2018 | Navigating HIPAA and Other Confidentiality Laws | Jeane Emily DuBose | |
Greater North Shore E&F Planning Council | 1/17/2018 | Drafting the Special Needs Trust - Mistakes to Avoid and Things to Consider | Allison Getz | |
CBA Elder Law Committee | 2/27/2018 | Reprise of Elder Law Short Course 2016 with Dr. Steven Fox | Caroline Manley | |
Oakton Community College PESI Coordinate | 2/17/2017 | The Strategies to Avoid Being Sued, What To Do if You Are Sued, Complaints from the IDFPR, Mental Health and the Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, part II, III and V. |
Patti Johnson | |
NAELA | 1/13/2017 | Guardianship and MH Treatment Refresh | Elizabeth Fink | |
Education and Advocacy Series for NAMI | 1/08/2017 | Confidentiality | Marcia Horan | |
We are proud to announce that Joe Monahan will be speaking at the upcoming NASW Business of Social Work conference on Thursday | 10/20/16 | The Business of Social Work: 2016 NASW Illinois Chapter Conference | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Hospitalization, the Justice System and Civil Commitment | 6/17/16 | Chicago Bar Association Mental Health System on Trial | ||
National Association of Healthcare Advocacy Consultants' Chicago Patient Advocacy Symposium on Navigating Confidentiality for the Healthcare Advocate | 6/17/16 | Tools for Improving the Patient Experience | Joseph T. Monahan | |
The New Chapter of Dissolution of Marriage by a Guardian with Amy McCarty | 5/23/16 | Chicago Bar Association Warga v. Warga | Amy McCarty | |
DOE Conference Albuquerque |
5/4/16 | Ethical Issues in EAP | Joseph T. Monahan | |
American Bar Association Critical Trial Skills for Legal Services Attorneys | 3/3-5/16 | Critical Trial Skills | ||
NASW Illinois Chapter | 2/17/16 | Older Adults in Shanghai: Observations from a Chicago Social Work Delegation OR The Old People in Shanghai: Observations from a Chicago Social Work Delegation | Joseph T. Monahan | |
ISBA Mental Health Law Section. | 2/17/16 | What's New in Mental Health Law | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Hepzibath | 2/16/16 | Training Social Worker on the preparation for minor guardianship | Joseph T. Monahan | |
PESI, Inc. | 1/28/2016-1/29/2016 | Illinois Elder Law | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
National Alliance on Mental Illness | 1/17/2016 | HIPAA and Confidentiality | Joseph T. Monahan | |
National Association of Social Workers - Webinar | 11/17/2015 | I Received a Subpoena; What Should I Do? | Joseph T. Monahan | |
IICLE 11th Annual Elder Law Short Course | 11/12/2015-11/13/2105 | Capacity and Guardianship and Mental Health Commitment | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
National Association of Social Workers | 10/19/15 | Risk Management Training | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Hephzibah | 10/9/15 | Juvenile Court Training for Foster Parents | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Illinois School Social Work Supervisors and Coordinators Counsel | 10/2/15 | CLE Training | Joseph T. Monahan | |
PESI, Inc. | 9/24/2015-9/25/2015 | Illinois Mental Health and the Law | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. Orlando | |
The Chicago Bar Association, Mental Health and Disability Law | 6/16/15 | Obtaining Social Security Benefits for Persons with Mental Disability | Carla D. Fiessinger | |
Waukegan School District Social Workers | 6/3/15 | Internal Training | Joseph T. Monahan | |
LAF | 5/14/15 | Mental Health and Developmental Confidentiality Act | John W. Whitcomb | |
Association of Police Social Workers | 5/8/15 | Internal Training | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Oak Park Temple | 4/30/15 | Legal Perspectives for End of Life Decisions: Making Sure your Wishes are Honored | ||
American Hospital Association | 4/23/15 | Elder Law | Joseph T. Monahan | |
ISBA | 4/10/15 | Confidentiality and Representing Persons Alleged to have a Diagnosed Mental Illness | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Guest Lecturer - John Marshall Law School | 4/3/15 | End of Life Decision-Making | Joseph T. Monahan | |
The Carle Foundation - Webinar | 3/26/15 | FOID | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Aperion Care Corporate Training | 2/23/15 | Informed Consent, Powers of Attorney and Guardianship | Amy E. McCarty | |
IICLE | 2/20/15 | Medical School for Elder Law Attorneys: Geriatric Psychiatry | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Local Social Service Agency | 2/4/15 | Internal Training | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Health Ed/PESI, Inc. Illinois Elder Law 2015 | 1/22/2015-1/23/2015 | Adult Protective Services/Remedies and Nursing Home Resident's Rights | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
Local VA Hospital | 1/21/15 | CLE Social Workers | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Young Onset Parkinson's Disease Support Group | 11/17/14 | Social Security and Other Public Benefits from a Parkinson's Perspective | ||
NASW/ILLINOIS | 11/14/14 | The Business of Social Work | Joseph T. Monahan | |
IICLE - 10 th Annual Elder Law Short Course | 11/6/14 | Mental Health Law | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care - Illinois Chapter | 11/1/14 | Malpractice and Privacy Considerations | Kevin C. Lichtenberg | |
PESI, Inc. | 10/30/2014-10/31/2014 | Illinois Mental Health and the Law | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. Orlando | |
Health Ed Illinois Mental Health and the Law | 10/30/2014-10/31/2014 | Practical and Legal Options for Persons Diagnosed with Mental Illness | Amy E. McCarty | |
Equip for Equality Legal Aid Advocates Conference | 10/16/14 | Different Perspectives in Adult Guardianships | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Different Perspectives in Adult Guardianship Cases with Joseph Monahan | 10/14/14 | Illinois Legal Aid Advocates Conference | Joseph T. Monahan | |
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) | 8/14/14 | FOID Mental Health Reporting | Joseph T. Monahan | |
The Chicago Bar Association | 4/30/14 | Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System | Amy E. Orlando | |
National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) | 4/13/14 | Guardianship: Persons with a Mental Illness | Joseph T. Monahan | |
DePaul Law Review Symposium | 3/21/14 | Changes in Confidentiality of Mental Health Records | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Child Welfare Agency | 2/11/14 | Ethics and Mental Health | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Health Ed/PESI, Inc. Illinois Elder Law 2014 | 1/17/14 | Adult Protective Services/Remedies & Nursing Home Resident's Rights | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
SSWLCH - Illinois Chapter | 1/1/14 | Adult Protective Services & Nursing Home Resident Rights and Informed Consent, Substitute Decision Making and Advance Directives | Joseph T. Monahan | |
NITA/Chicago Bar Foundation | 2014 | Deposition Training | John W. Whitcomb | |
HEALTH ED/PESI, Inc. Illinois Elder Law | 9/26/13 | Practical and Legal Options for Persons Diagnosed with Mental Illness | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
The Chicago Bar Association | 9/24/13 | Guardianship 101 | Carla D. Fiessinger | |
The Chicago Bar Association, Elder Law Committee | 4/24/13 | Aging Gracefully in the World of Elder Law: How to Avoid the Wrinkles of Medicaid, V Benefits and Being an Agent Under POA | Carla D. Fiessinger | |
HEALTH ED/Illinois Juvenile Law | 1/25/13 | Illinois Children's Mental Health and the Law | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
PESI, Inc./HealthEd | 2013-2014 | Illinois Mental Health and the Law | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
The Chicago Bar Association Continuing Legal Education | 11/8/12 | Citations to Discover and Recover Assets and Related Probate Issues, Probate Practice Part 1 | Amy E. McCarty | |
HEALTH ED Illinois Juvenile Law | 10/12/12 | Illinois Children's Mental Health and the Law | Amy E. McCarty | |
Josselyn Center for Mental Health | 9/10/12 | Mental Health, Confidentiality and the Practice of Social Work | Amy E. McCarty | |
The Chicago Bar Association | 5/30/12 | Guardianship 101 | Carla D. Fiessinger | |
The Chicago Bar Association, Elder Law Committee | 5/8/12 | The Financial Aspect of Aging: How to Counsel Your Client on Asset Management and Recovery Under Powers of Attorney and Guardianship | Carla D. Fiessinger | |
Judge Banks Seminar | 3/23/12 | Citations to Discover and Recover Assets, Elder Law Practice in the Circuit Court of Cook County: The New Elder Law and Miscellaneous Remedies Division of the Circuit Court | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
HEALTH ED Illinois Elder Law | 1/27/12 | Elder Abuse/Remedies and Nursing Home Resident's Rights | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
HEALTH ED Illinois Elder Law | 9/23/11 | Elder Abuse/Remedies and Nursing Home Resident's Rights | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
HEALTH ED Illinois Elder Law | 1/21/11 | Elder Abuse/Remedies and Nursing Home Resident's Rights | Amy E. McCarty | |
Illinois Legal Aid Conference | 2011 | Who Is Your Client? | Joseph T. Monahan and John W. Whitcomb | |
The Chicago Bar Association, Probate Practice Committee | 11/10/10 | Probate Practice Seminar Part 1 | Carla D. Fiessinger | |
NASW Illinois Virtual Symposium on Ethics | 9/14/10 | Guardianship and Advance Directives: The Law of Surrogate Decision Making in Illinois | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
National Guardianship Association National Colloquium on Guardianship | 4/23/10 | The Limitations of a Legal Guardian: Immigrants and John Doe Cases | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
HEALTH ED Illinois Law | 2/12/10 | Elder Abuse/Remedies and Nursing Home Resident's Right | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
The Chicago Bar Association, Probate Planning Potpourri | 11/19/09 | The Role of the Guardian ad Litem | Carla D. Fiessinger | |
NASW Statewide Conference | 9/11/09 | The Law of Surrogate Decision Making in Illinois | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
Lake Forest Hospital | 8/12/09 | Social Worker Ethics Seminar | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
Resurrection Health Care | 4/22/09 | Child and Elder Abuse Reporting | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
Chicagoland Healthcare Risk Management Society's (CHRMS) Law Day Program | 11/7/08 | Healthcare Risk Management | Joseph T. Monahan and Amy E. McCarty | |
Illinois Department of Public Health | 2008 | Sexuality & the Nature of Consent | John W. Whitcomb | |
Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 6/8/07 | Guardianship for Disabled Adults | Amy E. McCarty | |
The John Marshall Law School | 11/29/06 | Elder Law Panel | Amy E. McCarty | |
Department of Human Services | 2006-2008 | Guardianship, Advance Directives, and Illinois Mental Health Code | John W. Whitcomb | |
Governor's Conference on Aging | 2006 | Guardianship | John W. Whitcomb | |
Regency Healthcare | 5/19/05 | Guardianship and Advocacy: Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare | Amy E. McCarty | |
Benedictine University | 2000-2014 | Legal Issues and the Elderly | Joseph T. Monahan |
Publications | ||||
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Title | Date | Section | Author | |
Mental Health Issues | 2014 and 2015 | Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22 (Illinois Practice Series), 2014 and 2015 Supplement | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Mental Health Issues | 2014 and 2015 | Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22 (Illinois Practice Series), 2014 and 2015 Supplement | Amy E. Orlando | |
Guardianship for Disabled Adults, Advance Directives, and Mental Health Law | 2014 | IICLE Practice Handbook, 2014 Supplement | Amy E. Orlando | |
Planning for Exempt Assets | 2014 | Chapter 7, Asset Protection Planning, IICLE, 2014 | A. Margot Gordon | |
Mental Health Issues | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | §§ 28:7 to 28:27, Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22 (Illinois Practice Series), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Supplement | Elizabeth A. Lawhorn | |
Estate Planning in Illinois Guardianships | 2012 | IICLE, 2012 | A. Margot Gordon | |
Should your client consider a change of residency to avoid state estate taxes ? | 2012 | ISBA Newsletter, February, 2012 | A. Margot Gordon | |
Powers and Duties of a Guardian of the Person: Guardianship for Disabled Adults, Advance Directives, and Mental Health Law | 2011 | Chapter 3, IICLE, 2011 | Joseph T. Monahan and Elizabeth A. Lawhorn | |
Custodial Claims: Compensation for Family Caregivers | 2010 | Illinois Bar Journal, May 2010 | A. Margot Gordon | |
Life Sustaining Treatment and the Law: The Evolution of Informed Consent, Advance Directives and Surrogate Decision Making | 2010 | Written for the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy Annals of Health Law, Vol. 19, Issue 1, Special Edition 2010, 107-113 | Joseph T. Monahan and Elizabeth A. Lawhorn | |
Elder Abuse: Legal Definitions and Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse | 2009 | Written for the Social Work Networker published by the NASW Illinois Chapter, May 1, 2009 | Joseph T. Monahan and Linda Bryceland | |
Legal Issues Affecting Elderly Clients: Medicare and Medicaid for the Elderly | 2009 | Written for the Social Work Networker published by the NASW Illinois Chapter, October 1, 2009 | Joseph T. Monahan and Linda A. Bryceland | |
Legal Issues Affecting Elderly Clients – Incompetent Elderly Clients: Powers of Attorney and Guardianship | 2009 | Written for the Social Work Networker published by the NASW Illinois Chapter, August 1, 2009 | Joseph T. Monahan and Linda A. Bryceland | |
Mental Health Issues | 2008 | §§ 28:7 to 28:27, Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22 (Illinois Practice Series), 2008 | Joseph T. Monahan | |
Mental Health Issues | 2008 | §§ 28:7 to 28:27, Chapter 28, Mental Health Issues, Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, 3rd, Vol. 22, (Illinois Practice Series), 2008 | Amy E. McCarty | |
Special Needs Trusts | 2008 | Structured Settlements Chapter, IICLE, 2008 | ||
Minimizing Taxes in Illinois Minor Guardianship Estates | 2007 | CBA Record, January 2007 | A. Margot Gordon | |
The Role of Corporate Fiduciaries in Estate Planning for Disabled Adults | 2007 | CBA Record, January 2007 | A. Margot Gordon | |
Confidentiality of Mental Health Records | Law of Medical Practice in Illinois, (Illinois Practice Series) | Elizabeth A. Lawhorn | ||
Medicaid Planning for the Disabled: The Use of OBRA '93 Pay Back Trusts | 1998 | Illinois Bar Journal, 1998 | A. Margot Gordon | |
Environmental Ethics and Political Ethics Go Hand in Hand | 1991 | Tulane Law School, 1991 | John W. Whitcomb | |
The Effect of Domestic Violence on Unemployment Compensation | 1988 | The Women's Advocate, 9:5, 1988 | John W. Whitcomb |
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