Schedule

CME Program for MLP clinicians at Duke Primary Care for Children and Lincoln Community Health Center.

Upcoming Training

There are no upcominng training sessions for this year. Please contact us if you are interested in training for a particular legal topic.

Past Training

Overview of Medical Legal Partnership for Children in Durham

Duke Ped : February 16, 2007 8:00 a.m.
Lincoln: March 8, 2007 8:30 a.m.
Speaker: Jane Wettach

Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, medical clinicians will be able to:

  • Recognize the relationship between a child's health and unresolved legal problems
  • Describe the concept of a Medical-Legal Partnership for Children
  • Identify the primary members of the legal team
  • List the general types of legal matters that will be handled by the legal team
  • Describe steps to make a referral to the legal team
  • Schedule participation in future trainings using the training schedule provided

Special Education and IEP's

Duke Peds: March 16, 2007, 8:00 a.m.
Lincoln: April 12, 2007 8:30 a.m.
Speaker: Jane Wettach

Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, medical clinicians will be able to:

  • List two legal rights of children suspected of having a disability that affects learning: 1)legal right to a comprehensive evaluation at school district expense; 2) legal right to specialized educational services in the public school
  • Describe circumstances under which medical providers may/must provide information to a child's school in order to determine eligibility for special education
  • Define an IEP and an IEP team
  • Recognize that decisions of an IEP team may be challenged by the parents
  • Recognize the relationship between appropriate school services and a child's overall well-being
  • Employ screening questions to identify potential school-related legal issues
  • Describe criteria for referring children to school-related legal services
  • Describe steps to make a referral to the legal team

SSI / Disability benefits

Duke Peds: April 20, 2007 8:00 a.m.
Lincoln: May 10, 2007 8:30 a.m.
Speaker: Jane Wettach

Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, medical clinicians will be able to:

  • Recognize that children with significant disabilities in low-income families may be eligible for supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, a monthly check
  • State that a parent should apply for SSI benefits for a child at the Social Security Administration
  • Recognize that in order to receive SSI benefits, a child's medical condition must be documented in the child's medical record
  • Describe the concept of "the Listings"
  • List the alternative criteria for eligibility for SSI benefits
  • Recognize that a denial of benefits can be appealed and that being represented by an attorney will significantly increase the likelihood that the denial will be reversed
  • Demonstrate commitment to work with the child's attorney to draft necessary letters or affidavits to support a child's application for SSI
  • Recognize the relationship between the family's need for income support and a child's overall well-being
  • Employ specific screening questions in order to identify potential legal issues in this area
  • Describe criteria for referring children for legal assistance related to SSI/Disability
  • Describe steps to make a referral to the to the legal team

Housing Issues

Duke Peds: May 18, 2007 8:00 a.m.
Lincoln: June 14, 2007 8:30 a.m.
Speaker: Legal Aid attorney C.J. Reilly

Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, medical clinicians will be able to:

  • Recognize that tenants have the legal right to a "habitable" dwelling and can enforce that right against the landlord even when the family is being evicted for non-payment
  • List the kinds of conditions that would meet the legal standard for "uninhabitable"
  • Recognize the relationship between the conditions in the child's housing and the child's overall well-being
  • Identify specific housing conditions that affect childhood asthma
  • Employ specific screening questions to identify potential legal issues in this area
  • Describe criteria for referring children for legal assistance related to housing
  • Describe steps to make a referral to the legal team

Basic Welfare Benefits

Duke Peds: June 15, 2007 8:00 a.m.
Lincoln: July 12, 2007 8:30 a.m.
Speaker: C.J. Reilly

Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, medical clinicians will be able to:

  • Describe at least three government benefits for which low-income families may be eligible: 1) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,2) Food Stamps, and3) Medicaid
  • Name the organization to which families should go to apply for welfare benefits i.e. county Department of Social Services
  • Recognize that if a family's application for benefits is denied, that denial may be appealed
  • Recognize that representation by an attorney can significantly increase the likelihood that a denial will be reversed
  • Recognize the interconnectedness of the family's need for income, medical coverage, and food support and a child's overall well-being
  • Employ specific screening questions to identify potential legal issues in this area
  • Identify specific criteria to use in order to refer children for legal assistance related to welfare benefits
  • Describe steps to make a referral to the legal team

Domestic Violence

Duke Peds: Sept. 21, 2007 8:00 a.m.
Lincoln: Sept. 13, 2007 8:30 a.m.
Speaker: C. J. Reilly

Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, medical clinicians will be able to:

  • Identify the legal protections available for victims of domestic violence
  • Recognize the relationship between domestic violence in a child's household and the child's overall well-being
  • Employ screening questions that could reveal a need in this area
  • Identify specific criteria to use in order to refer children for legal assistance related to domestic violence
  • Describe steps to make a referral to the legal team

Family Law

Duke Peds: October 19, 2007 8:00 a.m.
Lincoln: October 11, 8:30 a.m.
Speaker: Jane Wettach

Learning Objectives: By the end of this training, medical clinicians should:

  • Recognize the relationship of stable family relationships and a child's overall well-being
  • Describe basic principles about who can make legal decisions, including medical decisions, for a child
  • Distinguish between legal custody and legal guardianship
  • Define Power of Attorney for the Care of a Minor and a Health Care Power of Attorney for a Minor
  • Explain the concept of a Standby Guardianship (used when the child's parent has a terminal illness)
  • Employ screening questions that could reveal a need in this area
  • Identify specific criteria to use in order to refer children for legal assistance related to family law
  • Describe steps to make a referral to the legal team

Evaluation of Medical-Legal Partnership

Duke Peds: November 16, 2007 8:00 a.m.
Lincoln: November 15, 2007 8:30 a.m.
Speaker: All participants – clinicians and legal team members

Learning Objectives: By the end of this meeting, the participants should have had the opportunity to:

  • Express their opinions about the success of the medical-legal partnership in allowing clinicians to screen for potential legal problems and refer patients to the legal team
  • Provide feedback to the group on the logistical aspects of the referral system
  • Discuss systemic impairments to child well-being and brainstorm about strategies for confronting those impairments
  • Discuss future plans for the medical-legal partnership