Legal Basics for Health and Human Services Directors and Administrators
Legal Basics for Human Services Directors and Administrators
Main Basics Program (November 3-4)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2025
12:30 Registration and Snacks
1:00 Welcome and Overview - Kristi Nickodem, Kirsten Leloudis
1:10 Introduction to Law and Legislative Process - Kristi Nickodem, Kirsten Leloudis
2:00 Conflicts of Interest, Ethics, and Procurement - Crista Cuccaro
3:00 Break
3:15 Human Services Organization and Governance Options - Kristi Nickodem
3:45 Concurrent Session I
- HIPAA and Other Confidentiality Laws - Kirsten Leloudis
- Adult Protective Services: An Overview of the Law - Meredith Smith
5:00 Adjourn
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025
8:30 Breakfast
9:00 Employment Law for Social Services and Public Health – Diane Juffras
10:00 Break
10:15 Concurrent Session II
- Public Health and DSS: Working Together in Child Welfare Cases – Kirsten Leloudis
- Adult Guardianship – Meredith Smith
11:30 Lunch
12:30 Liability and Immunity in the Human Services Context - Kristi Nickodem
1:30 Break
1:45 Public Records Law - Kristina Wilson
2:45 Break
3:00 Open Meetings Law - Kristina Wilson
4:00 Adjourn
Optional Half-Day Introduction to Child Welfare Law Program (November 5)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2025
Note: No breakfast will be served so that the first session can start promptly at 8:30.
8:30 Purpose of the Child Welfare System: Balancing Safety, Constitutional Rights, and Best Interests -Sara DePasquale
9:30 Break
9:45 Overview of an Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Case in Court: From Report to Final Disposition -Sara DePasquale
10:45 Break
11:00 Laws Outside the Juvenile Code Affecting Child Welfare - Sara DePasquale
12:00 Adjourn