Administration for Community Living

A mobile mental health clinic will discuss strategies for working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and disadvantaged and underserved populations who are experiencing a crisis situation. The webinar will focus on alternatives to police involvement, promoting client-centered communications, scene safety, de-escalation strategies, rapport building, and the role of self in crisis intervention.

Join NASHP for an informational webinar on family caregiving, moderated by Wendy Fox-Grage, NASHP Project Director, RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center. Family caregiver contributions offset the cost of personal care services and can delay the need for more costly care. Hear about ways states can improve their family caregiving supports, including:

ACL is hosting a virtual workshop to address the impact on services for older adults who depend on community service providers for basic needs and social supports during a major disaster. ACL has partnered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region II to provide a workshop to better prepare area agencies on aging (AAAs) and other organizations who provide support services for older adults for emergencies. Topics for the workshop include:

ACL, CMS, and the Arnold Ventures Foundation is hosting a virtual event on building the pipeline for home and community-based services research. The purpose of this event is to:

APS TARC is hosting a webinar to share results from its recent study on the impact of COVID-19 on adult protective services. The survey gathered data via interviews from state administrators and local staff focused on changes and challenges in adapting to pandemic restrictions. Presenters will discuss findings from the national study on COVID-19’s effect on work and workload, policies and practices, and partnerships and preparedness.

This webinar will be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

NCAPPS is hosting a webinar highlighting personal and professional experiences with dementia from a spectrum of panelists. This webinar will also discuss approaches to make supports for people with dementia more person-centered on the individual, community, and system level. Presenters will offer an overview of person-centered thinking, planning, and practice.

This webinar will be held on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET.

In recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, join ACL, engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults, the National Indian Council on Aging, and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe Title VI program for a webinar focused on social engagement interventions for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian elders. Attendees can expect to learn about social engagement programs and approaches and how Title VI Native American aging programs are creatively addressing social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep elders engaged.

The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities National Training Center (MHDD-NTC) is hosting a webinar to discuss how to focus on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities’ mental health and well-being during disaster and emergencies.

Attendees can expect to learn:

ACL is hosting the sixth meeting of the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council. The Advisory Council’s purpose is to support the development and execution of a national family caregiving strategy. The virtual meeting is open to the public and the agenda and webinar link will be posted to the RAISE webpage before the meeting.

This meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.