Administration for Community Living

ACL is partnering with DHHS, ONC, and Mission Analytics to conduct a three-part webinar series on how the pandemic may present opportunities to rethink and redesign HCBS. This first webinar will focus on Supported Employment Services. Presenters will review Appendix K approaches in ID/DD waivers, service delivery strategies, and potential changes to payment structures. Future webinars will discuss Day Services and Transportation.

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The RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council is meeting for the fifth time on August 12, 2002. This full council virtual meeting is also open for public access. The agenda will be posted on the RAISE webpage prior to the meeting. The webinar link will be live for access at 12:15 on the day of the meeting.

ACL is hosting a webinar to provide more information about their recently launched Social Care Referrals Challenge Competition. This challenge is designed to encourage state and community leaders in the aging and disability network, health care systems, health plans and health IT vendors to integrate medical and social care through optimizing interoperable and scalable technology platforms. This challenge consists of three stages, with prizes totaling $500,000. The webinar will discuss how you can participate in Phase 1.

ACL’s Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center is hosting a webinar to present the updates and revisions to the Voluntary Consensus Guidelines for State APS Systems. The purpose of the guidelines is to assist states in developing effective APS systems. The webinar will present ACL’s process of updating the guidelines, updates and revisions made to the guidelines, and findings from research done in conjunction with updating the guidelines.

This webinar will be held on Tuesday, July 21 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET.

The MHDD-NTC is hosting a webinar to explore the inequities stemmed from the intersection of disability, mental health, and being a person of color. Speaker Morénike Giwa Onaiwu will highlight the challenges people of color with a disability and mental health condition(s) face and discuss strategies and practices on addressing those challenges and how to become a strong ally for people of color.

This webinar will be help on Thursday, July 23, at 2:00pm ET.

ACL is hosting a webinar on how technology can be used to mitigate social isolation. The webinar will review how specific hardware and software options can be used to increase social engagement. Participants will also learn about resources for acquiring and distributing technology, as well as mechanisms for training older adults and adults with disabilities to use technology solutions.

SAMHSA is hosting an online discussion in honor of this observance. The discussion will include practical ideas to promote connection and recovery for older adults with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. This meeting will address the challenge of combating social isolation for older adults during the pandemic and will feature several speakers from the Administration.

This webinar will discuss how COVID-19 may impact volunteers and volunteer programs. The webinar will focus primarily on SMP, SHIP, and MIPPA programs. During the webinar, participants will learn how to develop a continuity plan and effectively communicate operational changes to volunteers.  Other topics will include ACL expectations, maintaining connections to former volunteers, coping with shortages, and moving training online. 

Presenter: Stece McCurley, SMP and SHIP Centers Consultant

ACL's Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center (APS TARC) is hosting a webinar to review various potential funding sources for APS. During this webinar, participants will learn about Social Service Block Grant (SSBG) and Medicaid Administrative Claiming. Presenters will also discuss their experiences securing Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding and will highlight challenges associated with using VOCA funding for APS.

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