Legal Basics for Health and Human Services Directors and Administrators

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July, 2025

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