Ethical, Legal, and Cultural Factors in Considering Guardianship
Thursday, June 13, 2024 from 9:00 – 11:30 am CST
Objectives:
- Participants will increase their understanding of guardianship and what guardianship means for an individual and family member(s).
- Participants will increase their understanding of alternatives to guardianship.
- Participants will increase their understanding of legal processes of guardianship in Wisconsin.
- Participants will explore ethical dilemmas that occur between protecting an older adult from harm and respecting individual freedoms.
- Participants will explore how to maintain professional competence when faced with an ethical dilemma. Ethical decision making tools and codes of conduct will be examined.
- Participants will explore cultural considerations and guardianship.
- Participants will increase their understanding of Adult Protective Services and their role in guardianship.
- Participants will explore how to apply concepts introduced in this workshop to a case situation.
2.5 Ethics Continuing Education Hours available for participants who attend the whole program and request a CEH certificate. The CEH’s are free and fulfill the requirements for Social Work Ethics CEH’s in Wisconsin.
This is a World Elder Abuse Awareness Day event.