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1. Disabilities Guidebook: Advance Directives, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills
   Explains how Illinois laws authorize advance directives, such as a Power of Attorney or a Living Will
   Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 08/05/2010
2. Teaching Families about Guardianship and Alternatives Training
   Video on the legal process of guardianship, roles of wards and guardians and alternatives to guardianship
   Presenter(s): Stacy Yusim, Equip for Equality
   Updated: 08/03/2010
3. Building the House - Supportive Services in Permanent Housing
   Workshop on helping Chicago's homeless service providers
   Presenter(s): Natalie Hutchinson and Ann Bihrle, Lakefront Supportive Housing
   Updated: 08/03/2010
4. Serving Clients With Mental Disabilities
   Information for attorneys, paralegals and other support staff about how to serve clients with mental disabilities
   Presenter(s): Barry Taylor, Equip For Equality; Wally Winter and Diana White, Legal Assistance Foundation; Shirley Helm, Thresholds; Jim Grogan, Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
   Updated: 08/03/2010
5. Disabilities Guidebook: Rights to Confidentiality for People with Mental and Developmental Disabilities
   Information for persons with mental and developmental disabilities about your rights to confidentiality, how to know if those rights have been violated and how to enforce your rights
   Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 08/02/2010
6. Disabilities Guidebook: Rights of Recipients of Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services
   Information for recipients of mental health and developmental disability services about your rights concerning personal freedom, property, care and treatment
   Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 08/02/2010
7. Disabilities Guidebook: The Admission, Discharge and Transfer of Persons with Mental Illness
   Information for persons with disabilities about your rights in a voluntary or involuntary admission to, transfer between and discharge from mental health facilities, including court procedures, treatment plans and special rules for children
   Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 08/02/2010
8. Disabilities Guidebook: Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment
   Explains Illinois law, which allows you to give advance instructions about your mental health treatment
   Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 08/02/2010
9. Am I a Social Worker Training
   How to help clients while maintaining boundaries
   Presenter(s): Michelle Gellar, University of Chicago Law School’s Mandel Legal Aid Clinic
   Updated: 08/02/2010
10. Senior Citizens Handbook - Health Care Decisions
    Information for senior citizens about health care decisions, including powers of attorney for health care, living wills, and health care surrogate decision makers
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 07/23/2010
11. Senior Citizens Handbook - Financial Decisions
    Information for senior citizens about financial decisions, including powers of attorney, joint bank accounts, living trusts, representative payees, and the Illinois Volunteer Money Management Program
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 07/22/2010
12. Confidentiality of Client Information and Records Training
    Discusses what information is confidential and what is discoverable, including medical information, particular communications, and certain issues that require mandatory reporting
    Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
    Updated: 07/20/2010
13. Highlights of Health Insurance Market Changes Resulting from National Health Insurance Reform
    Reviews the effect that the national Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have on small business and medical insurance companies based on the dates that these effects will become active
    Author: Illinois Department of Insurance
    Updated: 07/20/2010
14. 2010 Federal Health Reform Overview
    A powerpoint overview of changes that the 2010 health care reform will make, how those changes will effect the average American, particularly lower income Americans, the benefits that the reform will provide, and the requirements of the reform
    Author: John Bouman, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
    Updated: 07/20/2010
15. Living Will Declaration
    Provides a sample living will form for Illinois that can be filled in and signed
    Author: State of Illinois Department of Aging
    Updated: 07/16/2010
16. CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: What Health Care Reform Means to the Low-Income Client
    At this meeting, a panel discusses the Health Care Reform Act and what it means for Low-Income Clients.
    Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Association
    Updated: 06/08/2010
17. CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting: The Rights of the Unmarried (Part 1)
    A Brief Overview on Issues of Inheritance, Powers of Attorney and Health Care
    Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
    Updated: 03/15/2010
18. Accessing Justice: Military Veterans, Servicemembers, and Their Families
    Webcast on the legal problems facing veterans, servicemembers and their families, including Family Law and Wills and Estates
    Presenter(s): Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Illinois Legal Aid Online
    Updated: 03/09/2010
19. Health Law Training
    This session provides an overview on basic Health Law.
    Presenter(s): Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 02/04/2010
20. Medicare
    Information about the basics of Medicare, Parts A & B.
    Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
    Updated: 01/04/2010
21. Senior Citizens Handbook - Health Insurance
    Information about health insurance for senior citizens, including the different kinds of policies, private health insurance plans, Medical Supplement (Medigap) and senior health insurance programs
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 01/04/2010
22. Senior Citizens Handbook - Medicare
    Information about Medicare, including Parts A (hospital insurance), B (medical insurance), and C, how it works, who is eligible, what it costs, how to apply, services covered, supplemental policies, QMB, SLIB, and what to do if your claim is denied
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 12/30/2009
23. Medicare and You
    Information about all aspects of Medicare, including descriptions of benefits and advice on choosing a specific plan
    Author: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    Updated: 12/30/2009
24. Medicaid Spend-down
    The basics of Medicaid Spend-down
    Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
    Updated: 12/14/2009
25. TANF Medical Assistance
    Information about medical assistance programs available through TANF, including details on about program eligibility and benefits
    Author: Attorney Desk Reference Manual
    Updated: 12/14/2009

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