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International Advances in Self-Direction: Themes from a Disability Leadership Exchange

Event Description: 
This session will have presenters from HSRI and Applied Self-Direction describe what they learned from the international learning exchange on self-direction and mental health in 2019. Presenters will share their experiences with program design and innovative approaches to implement self-direction programs. This international perspective will provide insight into the various ways person-centered strategies and self-directed services are used globally. Registration is free and limited to the first 500 registrants. 
 

The Administration for Community Living’s Priorities for 2021 and Beyond

Event Description: 
Applied Self Direction's next session in their virtual conference series will feaure Alison Barkoff, ACL's Acting Administrator. This session will focus ACL's priorities for the next year and will explore how self-direction will be supported under her leadership. There will be time for questions following the presentation. Registration is free and limited to the first 300 registrants.
 
This session will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 3:00p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.
 

National Training Program Medicare Update & Education Webinar

Event Description: 
Join CMS's upcoming webinar for information on Medicare updates, Older Americans Month, Mental Health Awareness Month and Medicare coverage of screenings and counseling, andMedicare and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.
 
This webinar will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET.
 
You must create an account to register.
 
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The Evolution of Person-Centered Practices

Event Description: 
This webinar will provide an overview of person-centered practices, including the history of person-centered thinking, evolving efforts related to implementation of person-centered planning, and looking ahead to what is needed for achieving person-centered supports and systems moving forward. Attendees will hear from speakers Michael Smull, founder of The Learning Community for Person Centered Practices (TLC-PCP) and a senior partner in Support Development Associates (SDA), Tanya M.

Bringing Older Adults Online

Event Description: 
Join Aging Connected for a live webinar on how the digital divide, defined as separating those with access to the internet and those without, intersects with aging. This public health and social justice crisis has left nearly 22 million older Americans without high-speed internet access at home. The webinar will explore new research and describe how Aging Connected is working to reach one million older adults by June of 2022.
 

How Stories Can Influence Change: Making an Impact by Sharing Your Personal Journey with Self-Direction

Event Description: 
Applied Self Direction is hosting a panel on May 6, 2021 to discuss the value of a self-direction model in the wake of the pandemic. This event is an opportunity for people to share their personal experiences with self-direction, whether you are a participant, family member, FMS provider, or a supporter of the model. Andy Burness, President at Burness, will facilitate this discussion panel and present his theory of change for public interest communications.

Self-Direction Worldwide: What Can We Learn From Each Other?

Event Description: 
Applied Self Direction's next session in their Virtual Conference Series will be held on May, 2021. Lynn Breedlove will discuss how self-direction is working around the world including how other countries perceive the underlying values of self-direction and their impetus for creating self-direction programs. The session will examine the supports available in other countries to help people be successful in self-direction and discuss whether any of these support strategies would be “value-added” for self-direction in the U.S.

Webinar on Paying Family Caregivers through Medicaid

Event Description: 
This webinar will share highlights from a new NASHP report, Paying Family Caregivers through Medicaid Consumer-Directed Programs: State Opportunities and Innovations, that explores states’ approaches to consumer-directed programs supporting older adults and people with physical disabilities. During the webinar, state officials from Virginia and Connecticut will describe how they have developed consumer direction programs that support older adults and people with physical disabilities and their family caregivers. 
 

Diabetes Care Assessment, Planning, And Management During COVID-19

Event Description: 
This webinar will address how care management for individuals with diabetes has adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will feature speakers sharing how they used telehealth to provide education and support. These speakers will describe the best practices they discovered in connecting people with housing, food, medication, and more. The event will also include a speaker with diabetes who will share their experiences during the pandemic.
 
This webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET.
 

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