CHAPTER SUMMARY

National Center on Law & Elder Rights Uniform Resource Support Request Tool

Uniform Resource Support Request Tool 

Please return the completed request form to 

ConsultNCLER@acl.hhs.gov

This tool is designed to help Model Approaches states request training and resource support to enhance their 

legal/elder rights advocacy on the most critical legal issues affecting older persons with the greatest social 

and economic needs. 

What kind of training and resource support can NCLER provide? 

NCLER can provide both remote and onsite support for legal and aging/disability services professionals. 

The training and resource support are designed to combine technical assistance for legal services systems 

development with substantive legal training, with special focus on the priority legal issues outlined in the 

Older Americans Act (OAA). Most assistance will be delivered remotely. Remote assistance can be delivered 

via videoconference, webinar, telephone and/or email. 

How does NCLER work together with state and local partners? 

NCLER brings special expertise on federal statutory and regulatory issues. NCLER remote and on-site 

training is designed to be held in conjunction with state and local legal subject matter experts, as well as legal 

assistance developers and others involved with the legal services delivery system. 

Why combine legal assistance development with substantive training? 

Legal providers within the aging and disability networks need robust statewide legal services delivery capacity 

to meet the legal needs of their older residents. As a result, NCLER works to build leadership, knowledge, and 

overall systems capacity through technical assistance in systems development issues as well as substantive legal 

training. These complementary forms of resource support help states serve older adults with the greatest social 

and economic needs, on the priority legal issues most important to their independence, health and financial 

security. 

How do you select states for on-site training? 

On-site training provided through NCLER is results oriented and designed for optimal impact. Therefore, 

strongest preference will be given to those states that have a clearly defined goal for achieving some 

significant enhancement in legal assistance/elder rights advocacy services or policy, and that provide 

assurance they will commit the time and resources needed to achieve it. On-site training availability is limited. 

What other consultation assistance does NCLER provide? 

NCLER also provides case consultation assistance to aging and disability network professionals. Case 

consultations are specifically tailored to the requestor’s individual circumstances and may consist of 

brief service, legal research, extended services or an in-depth consultation. To request assistance, contact 

ConsultNCLER@acl.hhs.gov. 

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Basic Information 

Name: 

Organization: 

Title: 

State: E-mail:

Are you a Legal Assistance Developer (LAD)? Yes No 

If you are not a LAD, are you in coordination with your state’s LAD? Yes No 

Needs and Goals of Training/Resource Support 

Briefly describe your training/resource needs, explain the impact the training/resource support will have on older 

adults and/or legal services in your state, and how you will measure and report on anticipated impact: 

Anticipated Subject Matter 

NCLER Trainers have expertise in the core priority issues detailed in the Older Americans Act and in issues critically 

important to protecting the needs of the most economically and socially vulnerable older adults. Please indicate 

both the substantive and legal service delivery areas the training should cover: 

Substantive Area of Law: 

Economic Security
 

Health Care and Long-Term Services and Supports
 

Elder Abuse
 

Advanced Care Planning
 

Supported Decision-Making
 

Guardianship (i.e. representing an older adult)
 

Consumer Protection
 

Housing
 

Other
 
Within the above categories, what sub-issues should be covered in the training? 

Legal Services Development Area of Focus: 

Assessing Legal Needs of Older Persons
 

Assessing the Capacity of the Legal Delivery System to Meet Critical Needs
 

Priority Setting, Targeting, and Outreach
 

Data Collection/Reporting on Legal Services
 

Development of Statewide Standards for Delivery of Legal Assistance
 

Low Cost Components: Helplines and Pro-Bono
 

Supported Decision-Making
 

Partnerships in Elder Justice
 

Logistical Information for On-Site Requests 

This part is for preliminary planning purposes. 

1. When and where would you like this training to occur?

NCLER will provide: 

 1-2 national expert trainers;

 Trainer travel expenses; and

 Training materials.

Your agency(ies) will need to provide and commit to the following: Space for the training, recruit and register 

participants, audio-visual equipment (as necessary), CLE or continuing education credit as needed by participants. 

Please return the completed form to ConsultNCLER@acl.hhs.gov. Thank you! 

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