Legal Counsel for the Elderly Manuals & Videos
By: Source: AARP Foundation Date Posted: 2006-06-09
Holistic Legal Services: A How-to Manual
A guide for legal services programs on working with social service agencies to holistically address client needs.
Alternatives to Eviction of Elderly Tenants: A How-to Manual
A guide to developing a holistic program to avoid eviction of elderly tenants.
Active Intake for Legal Services: A How-to Manual
A guide to developing an outreach program that identifies cases in targeted areas to match the interests of pro bono attorneys and reaches otherwise hard-to-serve populations.
Community Education Videotapes for Purchase
LCE has put together a videotape on predatory mortgage lending titled "Get the Facts Before A Bad Loan Gets You". This 14-minute video depicts a typical predatory lending situation together with instructions about appropriate steps to take.
If you wish to purchase a copy of the video tape "Get the Facts Before A Bad Loan Gets You", you can call 202-434-2120 or send a check for $20 payable to "Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Inc." to the following address:
Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Inc.
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
Please provide your name and return address and allow up to 30 days for delivery.
One Journey – Many Voices: Conversations About Serious Illness and Dying: Video and Leader’s Guides
Death is a natural part of life, but many of us find it difficult to talk about. How we deal with serious illness, dying and death is very much affected by our beliefs, values and our past experiences. This can prove challenging for those who want to provide insight, education and comfort to those who are dealing with terminal illness, dying and death.
"One Journey – Many Voices" offers rich perspectives on issues related to death and dying. In it, you will hear the stories of people from many different backgrounds - patients, family members and health care professionals - as they share their own experiences, beliefs and values. It offers a broad range of perspectives on issues such as decision-making and care needs of patients and families throughout an illness, the dying process and death, as well as the needs of family members after the loss of a loved one.
If you are among the ranks of doctors, nurses, social workers, case managers, clergy and other professionals who regularly deal with the issues of death and dying - if you frequently speak before groups on issues related to health, aging, disability and caregiving, or if you'd like to raise this issue with your community discussion group - "One Journey – Many Voices" is for you. The stories and testimony recorded here can provide you with a framework for discussing sensitive end-of-life issues with many different audiences — your professional colleagues, your church group, even your family.
If you wish to purchase a copy of the video tape "One Journey – Many Voices", you can call 202-434-2120 or send a check for $20 payable to "Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Inc." to the following address:
Legal Counsel for the Elderly, Inc.
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
Please provide your name and return address and allow up to 30 days for delivery.
Who should use this information:
- Doctors
- Nurses
- Social Workers
- Case Managers
- Clergy
- Community Leaders
Additional AARP resources about end of life issues can be found at AARP: Family, Home and Legal.
"One Journey - Many Voices: Conversations about Serious Illness and Dying" and the guides would not have been possible without the extensive work of the D.C. Partnership to Improve End-of-Life Care. The Partnership is comprised of health care providers, medical and nursing schools, other professional and community organizations and interested individuals from the Washington, D.C. - Maryland - Virginia area committed to using their individual and collective clinical, civic and political wisdom to improve the quality of care for seriously ill and dying patients and their families in our community.
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