Training and Education

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The Training and Education Working Group will host a series of webinars over the next seven months.  Click on the links below to register.  Additional webinars on residency training and confidentiality and ethics will be scheduled shortly -- check back soon!

Training Providers in Housing Advocacy

Wednesday, September 16th 2pm-3pm EDT
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This webinar will focus on how to train medical partners to: recognize links between housing and health; screen patients for common challenges families face; and employ basic advocacy strategies to help individuals and families with housing problems.

A 30 minute sample presentation will be followed by a 30 minute discussion of training techniques and strategies.

JoHanna Flacks, Esq. and Kathleen Conroy, MD from Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston will present.

Training Providers in Personal and Family Stability Advocacy

Tuesday, October 6th 12pm-1pm EDT
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This webinar will focus on how to train medical partners to: recognize links between individual and family stability and health; screen patients for common challenges; and employ basic advocacy strategies to help individuals and families with stability problems.

A 30 minute sample presentation will be followed by a 30 minute discussion of training techniques and strategies.

Sylvia Caley, Esq. and Robert Pettignano, MD from the Health Law Partnership in Atlanta, GA will present.

Training Providers in Income Supports Advocacy

Wednesday, October 21st 3pm-4pm EDT
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This webinar will focus on how to train medical partners to: recognize links between income supports and health; screen patients for common challenges; and employ basic advocacy strategies to help individuals and families with income support issues.

A 30 minute sample presentation will be followed by a 30 minute discussion of training techniques and strategies.

Stacey Bussel, Esq. and Ellen Cohen, MD from the Legal Assistance for Medical Patients Project in Newark, NJ will present.

Training Providers in Immigration Advocacy

Friday, November 13th 2pm-3pm EST
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This webinar will focus on how to train medical partners to: recognize links between legal status and health; screen patients for common challenges; and employ basic advocacy strategies to help individuals and families with immigration issues.

A 30 minute sample presentation will be followed by a 30 minute discussion of training techniques and strategies.

Valerie Zolezzi-Wydham, Esq. and Beverly Nazarian, MD from the Family Advocates of Central Massachusetts in Worcester, MA will present.

Past Activities

I-HELP Webinars
In 2008-2009, the Working Group hosted a series of six webinars focused on how to train medical partners to:

• Recognize links between unmet basic needs and health;
• Screen patients for common challenges families face; and,
• Employ basic advocacy strategies to help families meet their basic needs.

Each webinar featured a 30 minute presentation by a different lawyer/doctor team from the MLP Network, and was followed by a 30 minute discussion of training techniques and strategies.

Resource Catalog
In 2007-2008, the Working Group compiled a catalog of training resources from partnerships in the MLP Network to help facilitate the sharing of education resources among sites.  The resources gathered are now available to members of the MLP Network in the resource library.

Leadership

The Training and Education Working Group is co-led by:

• Steven Blatt, MD, Medical Director of Syracuse Family Advocacy Program (Syracuse, NY)
• Valerie Zolezzi-Wyndham, JD, Director of Training and Professional Development of Family Advocates of Central Massachusetts (Worcester, MA)

Director of Training Pamela Tames, JD is the NCMLP representative on this Working Group.