Legal Basics for Health and Human Services Directors and Administrators

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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