Family Wellness Warriors Soldier’s Heart is a peer-led program that addresses service-related post-traumatic stress in combat Veterans and first responders. The program uses storytelling and teaching to deliver tools for resiliency. This webinar will discuss how Soldier’s Heart serves a uniquely difficult-to-serve population.
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During this webinar Dr. Jacque Gray will present cultural information about working with Indigenous People and communities. There will also be a panel discussion with Marcia Hall from the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes APS program and Sonja Begay with the Office of American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Programs at ACL, where they will address important issues for culturally sensitive interviews and services with Indigenous populations and share experiences working with Indigenous APS cases.
Join the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and RTI International to learn about the Integrated Dataset on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. This data project aims to learn about the supports and services people with ID/DD use and their outcomes. People with ID/DD, caregivers, ID/DD service providers, those working at a state Medicaid or developmental disability agency, and ID/DD researchers and advocates are encouraged to attend.
There will be three question and answer sessions following the webinar:
Join NCLER for Part 2 of this training series to learn about the role of attorneys and strategies for legal advocacy for proposed protected persons and protected persons. Speakers will discuss:
During this webinar Erin Long of the Administration for Community Living and Sari Shuman of the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center will describe the Administration on Aging/Administration for Community Living Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) grants. The presentation will include a discussion of the ADPI program and describe the ADPI grant planning process and related expert technical assistance provided throughout the grant period. The benefits of developing dementia programs that are tailored to the needs of your specific community will be highlighted.
AHRQ will host a panel discussion on the use of data visualization tools within a digital healthcare system to improve cognitive processes, workflows, and the patient experience. Experts will share findings from their own research on how to best use data visualization to improve care.
Join ACL’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) for an upcoming webinar as part of their Food Insecurity Education Series: Referrals and Interventions for Older Adults with Food Insecurity. When older adults are experiencing food insecurity it is important to refer them to the proper services and community-based organizations. This webinar will discuss referring practices within the Older Americans Act and other organizations as well as explain “warm handoff” referral engagement.
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Join CMS for an educational webinar discussing Medicare updates and information about the following topics:
Person-centered conversations around employment can help people who use LTSS make informed decisions about their work. These conversations help individuals and their support networks learn about their options and find employment opportunities. In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, this webinar co-hosted by NCAPPS and the State Employment Leadership Network (SELN) will highlight successful person-centered approaches and tools for discussing employment.
This panel discussion will explore how state agencies, CBOs, and community members in Arizona, Utah, and Washington State are partnering to advance health equity through data sharing and policy reform activities. Participants will learn about opportunities to meaningfully partner with community members to promote health equity at the state and local levels.
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