Course curriculum

  • 1

    CH1 Welcome to the Guardian of Minor Class

    • Welcome

    • How To Use This Online Class

    • Documents To Download and Save
  • 2

    CH2 Getting Started

    • Guardianship and the Court

    • Letters of Guardianship and Limited Judgment

    • General Duties

    • What you CAN Do

    • What you CANNOT Do

    • CH 2 Review
  • 3

    CH3 Making Decisions for the Child

    • As Soon As You Are Appointed

    • Notification of Interested Persons

    • Signing Papers As Guardian

    • Making Best Interest Decisions

    • Duties Regarding Healthcare

    • Duties Regarding Education

    • Situations That Might Occur

    • CH 3 Review
  • 4

    CH4 Relationships

    • Overview

    • Parenting Again Or For The First Time

    • Child Development

    • About Grieving

    • Your Relationship With The Child

    • Attachment And Trust

    • Building The Child's Attachment To You

    • Trauma Is Common

    • Brains And Bodies Hold Trauma

    • Getting Brains Back Online

    • Supporting A Child With Past Trauma

    • CH 4 Review
  • 5

    CH5 Safe in All Places

    • Custody of the Child

    • Should The Child Return To The Parent?

    • Children Need To Feel and Be Safe In All Places

    • Working With Birth Parents

    • When the Birth Parent is Your Child

    • Identifying Abuse

    • How to Report Abuse, Neglect, and Financial Exploitation

    • CH 5 Review
  • 6

    CH6 Your Financial Responsibilities

    • What are Your Financial Responsibilities?

    • Social Security and SSI Possibilities

    • Options for Health Insurance Coverage

    • Managing the Child's Money

    • Do You Qualify for Tax Benefits?

    • CH 6 Review
  • 7

    CH7 Working with the Court and Your Attorney

    • Filing Your Annual Guardian Report

    • Completing the Guardian Report

    • When You Need an Attorney

    • Helpful Resources

    • CH 7 Review
  • 8

    CH8 Course Summary and When a Guardianship Ends

    • Course Summary

    • How Long Will You Be The Guardian?

    • CH 8 Review
  • 9

    CH9 Next Steps: Complete the Form

    • ATTENTION: Final Steps for Your Certificate of Completion