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Six programs. One method, delivered.

How the LAPA methodology is implemented in practice: structured training and consulting programs, each with its content, format, duration, intended audience, and deliverables. The core format is already field-tested: a fourteen-hour professional training delivered in June 2026 to an interdisciplinary adult-protection audience.

  1. Field-tested formats. The core training replicates a program already delivered under a State-accredited French training organization.
  2. Adapted to each jurisdiction. Every program is adjusted to the statutes, forms, and institutional practices of the State concerned.
  3. Built on published work. Contents draw on three published professional books and more than 230 court-supervised cases.
  4. Implemented with practitioners. The method is deployed in collaboration with local professionals, never imposed; structured feedback informs its continuing adaptation.

The programs

Each program can be delivered standalone or combined. Institutions define the scope; LAPA LLC delivers the method, the tools, and the documentation discipline.

Program 1

LAPA Foundations, core training

The complete Life, Autonomy, Patrimony, Actors framework; the four operational tools (Coercive Influence Assessment Matrix, LAPA Flash 48h, Will and Preference Documentation Record, Diagnosis-to-Action Synthesis Sheet); applied case studies drawn from anonymized real case files.

Delivery. Sessions hosted by the receiving organization: court, APS unit, or professional association. Contents adapted to the rules of the State concerned.

14
Hours · 2 days
In person
Intended audience
APS caseworkers, professional guardians and conservators, fiduciaries, case managers
Deliverables
Complete participant handbook; the four tools in ready-to-use format; certificate of completion
Program 2

Substance use disorder and financial exploitation

Based on After the Overdose: decision-making capacity read as a curve rather than a point; the convergence rule, no single signal ever concludes alone; the suspension rule, documented convergences suspended and dated through stable intervals, never reset; the twelve field patterns; the eight-step protocol.

Delivery. Standalone module or as a complement to Program 1.

7
Hours · 1 day
In person / remote
Intended audience
Addiction counselors, social workers, rehabilitation professionals, mental health practitioners
Deliverables
Module workbook; the recalibrated assessment matrix and the eight-step protocol in ready-to-use format
Program 3

Early detection of elder financial exploitation

Based on Before the Theft: recurring exploitation patterns; a France, United States comparative reading; financial and patrimonial warning signals; building an evidentiary file that holds.

Delivery. Standalone module or as a complement to Program 1.

7
Hours · 1 day
In person / remote
Intended audience
APS units, financial institutions, legal professionals, specialized law enforcement
Deliverables
Module workbook; warning-signal checklist; evidentiary file structure template
Program 4

Court-ready documentation, workshop

The discipline of standardized accountability applied to American case files: structuring a report, personal situation, actual level of autonomy, state of the estate, mapping of the persons involved and of the interests they pursue, proportionate proposal; building a file a judge can rely on directly.

Delivery. Workshop format with document templates and guided practice on sample files.

3.5–7
Hours
Half or full day
Intended audience
Conservators, professional guardians, attorneys, court personnel
Deliverables
Report and account templates; documentation checklist adapted to the jurisdiction
Program 5

Institutional consulting and implementation support

Support for APS units, fiduciary programs, WINGS networks, and institutions: audit of existing detection and documentation practices; adaptation of the LAPA tools to the rules of the jurisdiction; supervised application to live case files; implementation of the fidelity protocol allowing independent evaluation of the method.

Delivery. On-site engagement with a defined scope agreed in advance.

Tailored
Engagement
On site
Intended audience
Institutions: courts, APS agencies, financial institutions, training organizations
Deliverables
Written audit report; tools adapted to the jurisdiction; trained staff; written protocols; follow-up plan
Program 6

Train the trainer, certification

Certification of local trainers able to deliver Programs 1 through 4 in their own State; pedagogical standards, fidelity to the framework, and adaptation rules. This program is the lever for national-scale deployment of the methodology.

Delivery. Cohort based, with supervision of each trainer’s first delivered session. Certified trainers receive updated materials as the framework evolves.

21
Hours · 3 days
In person
Intended audience
Professional trainers, education leads of associations and agencies
Deliverables
Trainer certification; complete teaching kit; access to updated materials

Bring a program to your court, agency, or team.

Tell us about your program, your case load, and your jurisdiction. Every program is scoped with you and adapted to your State’s rules before delivery.

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