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Resuming In-Person Visits During COVID-19: Tips for Identifying Trauma, Potential Abuse, and Supporting Residents

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In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), join NORC to learn how to identify and respond to signs of trauma, abuse or neglect, and support residents as Ombudsman programs resume in-person visits. Dr. Laura Mosqueda, an expert on elder abuse and neglect, will provide tips for Ombudsman programs conducting in-person visits and how to identify signs of trauma in response to isolation and loss during the pandemic and potential signs of abuse and neglect. She will also share recommendations for supporting residents and available resources.

The Alliance: Growing Self-Direction from the Ground Up

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he Alliance for Citizen Directed Supports is growing a national community of self-direction from the ground up. What does that mean? How is that accomplished? Why is it imperative? And how can you become an essential part of this national community? Join Applied Self-Direction for a discussion to answer these questions. Attendees will learn about how the Lives-in-Progress project, Full Inclusion Microgrants, and online webinars mobilize the power of individuals' lives-in-progress, dismantle common barriers to access, contribute to public policy discussions and more.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Joint Employment But Were Afraid to Ask

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Applied Self-Direction is hosting a session on joint employment, where Kate Murray will analyze the latest federal guidance related to labor issues and joint employment. She will also answer questions about joint employment and how it affects stakeholders in self-direction. Registration is free but limited to the first 500 registrants.
 
This session will be held on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.
 

Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS): What Are They and Why They Are Important?

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Join the Reeve Foundation for a webinar about Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) lead by Nicole T. Jorwic, J.D, Senior Director, Public Policy at The Arc and an expert on this critical Medicaid program. Nicole will provide an overview of the HCBS program and explain how it helps people with paralysis access support to live more independent lives. The webinar will also discuss how Congress and the administration are aiming to protect, invest in, and modernize this system.
 

WEAAD Webinar: Coming Back Strong After COVID-19

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ACL’s National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) will be hosting a 2021 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) webinar titled, Coming Back Strong After COVID-19: Federal Elder Justice Innovations and Resources. This webinar will highlight prominent elder justice issues and resources to strengthen the elder justice movement. Attendees will learn how to enhance their elder abuse outreach and response efforts as well as ways to boost community engagement.
 
This webinar will be held on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. ET

Best Practices for Engaging Self-Directed Caregivers with Education & Training

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This session will feature experts from Trualta, a skills-based training platform for caregivers, to share their caregiver-engagement insights from supporting informal or untrained caregivers with personalized, on-demand training across Canada and 21 states. Trualta will also discuss outcomes from its latest clinical research to help organizations build the business case for training self-directed caregivers.
 
This session will be held on Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.
 

SSI Youth Solutions Involving Disability Employment Curricula and Connecting to Postsecondary Education

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The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Youth Solutions project is hosting a virtual conference on June 9 - 11, 2021, to discuss 12 program and policy proposals that offer evidence-based strategies to increase the employment of youth who apply for or receive SSI. 
 

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