Trainings and Technical Assistance

About Trainings and Technical Assistance

Legal Action Center provides education, training and technical assistance every year to thousands of programs, policymakers, and other interested organizations and individuals around the country that are concerned about addiction, HIV/AIDS, and criminal justice. Learn more...


Upcoming Trainings


At present, the Legal Action Center does not have any trainings scheduled for community-wide registration.  Please check back periodically for training updates.
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Training Materials

The Legal Action Center welcomes others to use its training materials, provided the Center receives appropriate attribution and no profits are earned from their use. Click on the links below for the Center’s training materials on -

Alcohol/Drug & Criminal Record

“Know Your Rights” : the Legal Rights and Responsibilities of People with Alcohol and Drug Problems - The Legal Action Center has conducted numerous “Know Your Rights” trainings across the country for people in the recovery and their allies. These trainings have provided participants with critical information about anti-discrimination laws that protect individuals with alcohol and drug problems from discrimination in employment, housing, and elsewhere. The trainings also cover anti-discrimination protections for individuals who with a criminal record.  read more...

HIV
How to Provide the Mandatory Annual HIV Confidentiality Update - This training provides managers at health and social service agencies that must comply with New York State's HIV confidentiality law with the skills they need to conduct an annual in-service HIV confidentiality training for their staff.

 

LAC Store

Books


New Edition: Confidentiality and Communication
A Guide to the Federal Alcohol & Drug Confidentiality Law and HIPAA. Revised 2006.

Training Videos/DVDs

Online Courseware

"Introduction to Confidentiality" and "Advanced Confidentiality"



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