Legal Considerations Caring for an Adult With Profound Autism becomes clinically important the moment a team has to turn good intentions into reliable action inside adult services and community participation, clinic sessions and day-to-day service delivery. In Profound Autism on Legal Considerations Caring for an Adult, for this course, the practical stakes show up in skills that remain meaningful when school supports disappear and adult expectations change, not in abstract discussion alone.
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Join Free →Limited Guardianships, Conservatorships, and Protective Arrangements: Anne Grenier of Fletcher Tilton will provide an overview of alternatives to guardianship, factors to consider before petitioning for guardianship or conservatorship, and the distinctions between limited and expanded guardianships. She will also cover the roles, responsibilities, and legal duties of guardians and conservators. Planning for the Future: Wills, Trusts, and Special Needs Considerations: Meredith Greene of Day Pitney will cover essential estate planning tools like wills, revocable trusts, and health care proxies, with a focus on creating special needs trusts to secure the long-term care and support of individuals with profound autism. Planning Options for You and Your Family: Joan McGrath of Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Inc. (PLAN) will focus on the purpose of a Special Needs Trust, Types of Special Needs Trusts, Trustee Responsibilities and Considerations, Establishing a Trust with PLAN and ABLE accounts.
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Anne E. Grenier is an Officer at the FletcherTilton firm and is an accpomplished family law attorney with a background in social work. Her practice areas incluse special needs planning and advocacy, guardianships, conservatorships, DDS fair hearings, and othe rprobate matters. Following her graduation from the College of the Holy Cross in 1988 with a degree in Psychology, Anne began working as an Elder Home Care Manager assessing the physical and mental disabilities of clients, monitoring service plan effectiveness to enable seniors with disabilities to maintain independence in the community.Anne then completed her Master of Social Work, majoring in Policy and Planning in 1992 from the University of Connecticut. During her internships, Anne has written grants for her community providing funding for the creation of the Donahue Rowing Center and Shrewsbury Youth Services Program. Anne was the research assistant for Rosalie S. Wolfe, PhD, who spear-headed the Institute on Aging located on UMass Memorial Campus.As a Licensed Independent Social Worker, Anne began her career working in nursing homes assessing patients for admission, managing resident’s Medicare A and B benefits, assisting families in applying for MassHealth benefits and facilitating transition to residential living. Anne then transitioned into Healthcare Management and participated in two start-up nursing facilities writing policy and procedures to comply with state regulation and supervising social work staff and nurse discharge planners. Of note, Anne participated in development of a subacute level of care for University Commons as a step down unit for UMass Hospital and also provided a subacute level of care in the home setting as a member of a unique healthcare team for Pathways. Anne worked as a social service team leader for Health Alliance with Physicians, Inc supervising social work and discharge planners for two nursing homes, an acute care rehabilitation unit and an inpatient mental health unit. In this role, Anne participated as a member of the utilization review board working with physicians to establish effective patient protocols to avoid hospital readmission, identifying at-risk populations and training staff to identify mental health issues which affect health care outcomes. Anne was a Tufts Health Care Case Manager managing patient's healthcare benefits and authorizing skilled services for patients in the facilities which she managed and in the community.Subquently, Anne made the important decision to transition her career to the field of law and, specifically, to legally advocate for families protecting those who cannot safeguard themselves. Years spent gaining insight and familiarity with the unmet health, behavioral, financial and social requirements of seniors and persons with disabilities, and their families, provided the catalyst for this transition of career direction.With vast experiences in the social services and healthcare environments and in-depth awareness of the necessity to enhance the quality of life and situations of families, Anne has focused her career on handling all matters relative to family law including but not limited to:Divorce, Ante Nuptial and Post Nuptial AgreementsGuardianships, Conservatorships, AdoptionsProbate Estates, Wills and TrustsDCF AppealsAbuse and Harassment Prevention Orders, Mediation and LitigationGuardian Ad Litem and ARC Counsel AppointmentsAnne is a capable litigator participating in many trials and most notably prevailing in appealing a case of first impression involving federal preemption of the Worcester Probate Court’s division of a veteran’s disability benefit. (Stacy v. Stacy, 19-P-109)Anne feels confident her earlier career experiences and her abilities to communicate and build strong, trusted relationships with individuals with disabilities and their families align exactly with the requirements needed to succeed as an attorney within the specialty of special needs trusts, guardianships, conservatorships and estate planning for those with disabilities. Education & CertificationsMassachusetts School of Law, JD, magna cum laudeUniversity of Connecticut, Masters in Social WorkCollege of the Holy Cross, BA in Psychology
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