Grassroots Client Advocacy: Navigating Landlord, Tenant, and Eviction Rights with the Justice of the Peace (08/15/26 Replay, up to 1 General CEU Hour)
This General CEU provides Louisiana Social Workers with a foundational understanding of how the Justice of the Peace system works in Louisiana, particularly in relation to preventing evictions and resolving disputes between landlords and tenants.
Facilitated by Sheila M. Wilkinson, LMSW, Esq., the Founder of Law & Social Work, our CEU Speaker is, the Honorable Judge Michael Tassin (Esq.), who is a Justice of the Peace in Ward 8, in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
This General CEU provides Louisiana Social Workers with a foundational understanding of how the Justice of the Peace system works in Louisiana, particularly in relation to preventing evictions and resolving disputes between landlords and tenants.
OVERVIEW & LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This CEU aims to provide practical information about landlord-tenant law in Louisiana, allowing Social Workers to put this knowledge into practice immediately, and for them to understand how the legal system works to protect individuals in Louisiana.
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the foundation of landlord-tenant law in Louisiana
- Explain when a legal right might exist for a landlord or for a tenant, or both
- Intelligently discuss the most common types of disputes between landlords and tenants
- Direct fellow citizens to specialized resources regarding evictions
- Articulate and understand the different perspectives of each party involved in evictions
This General CEU was APPROVED by NASW-LA for General Hours. This CEU Replay can earn no more than 1 General CEU Hours. The 1 General CEU Hour includes the Videos and any Activity.
CEU MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED
We highly suggest you print and take notes directly on the materials provided, rather than on separate paper. The Board historically has preferred integrated notes as proof of engagement during CEUs.
For this CEU, you have a Workbook. The link to access the materials is in the CEU Course.
Please note the extensive Copyright and Intellectual Property Notices. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, WORLDWIDE.
Your Instructor
Sheila M. Wilkinson, Founder.
Sheila is originally from Houma, Louisiana, and is an educator, social worker and attorney. Her primary focus is empowering others to reach their full potential, guiding them towards resources and resolutions.
Heavily involved in community development, Sheila is a Founder of Resolve Mediation Group (a Louisiana nonprofit), as well as a Founder of the Louisiana Indian Law and Policy Association. She also serves on several nonprofit boards and professional organizations in New Orleans, particularly with ArtSpot Productions and within the Bar Governance of the Louisiana State Bar Association.
Completing her LL.M. in International and European Law with the Institute for European Studies in Brussels in 2014, Sheila’s current focus is on comparative EU/US law, as well as business law and its effective and efficient development. Prior to her LL.M., Sheila earned her Juris Doctor from Loyola University New Orleans in Civil Law with an International Legal Studies Certificate, and her Master’s of Social Work from Tulane University.
Sheila managed a partnership of law firms for 10 years, focusing on class actions and multi-district litigation prior to opening her own consulting firm in 2010. Since then, Sheila has divided her time between the United States and Belgium serving clients and educational institutions in both locations.
In New Orleans, Sheila teaches at the University of Phoenix, Loyola University and Herzing University. In Brussels, Sheila teaches at Vesalius College and United Business Institutes.
A lifelong learner, Sheila has two goals each day: (1) to make a stranger laugh and (2) to be a better person today than she was yesterday. With a keen sense of humor and mean baking skills, she happily and genuinely engages others wherever she goes.