ACL's Link Center is hosting, “A Conversation With People With Disabilities About Sexual Violence and Call to Action for State Agencies”. This webinar will highlight extent of sexual assault in the disability community and the barriers that survivors with disabilities experience when seeking support.
Inform USA (formerly AIRS) will host a public webinar on ways to respond to individuals in crisis and/or suicidal ideation, as well as how to navigate crisis conversations involving challenging contacts, including individuals presenting with frequent outreach or abusive content.
The National Center on Law & Elder Rights will host a webinar on working with older adults with limited English proficiency (LEP). Older adults with LEP can have unique legal needs and may face barriers to accessing services and supports, especially in a language they understand or prefer. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, recipients of federal financial assistance cannot discriminate based on national origin and must provide meaningful access to individuals with LEP.
Long-Term Quality Alliance has announced their summer webinar event series. These webinars will discuss topics like self-direction in LTSS, state implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) HCBS spending plans, and addressing grief and bereavement in the long-term care workforce.
Webinar schedule:
Join Commit to Connect and engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults for a webinar and Office Hours session focused on promoting social connection through the arts and creative expression.
The purpose of this webinar is to empower caregivers to enhance person-centered caregiving for older adults. This includes training solutions to address critical workforce shortages and elevate quality of life to foster independence for older adults and people with disabilities. This session discusses best practices and the latest content in caregiver training with a focus on new dementia-related content.
This webinar will take place on Tuesday, June 25 at 1:00 p.m. ET.
This fireside chat will discuss the current status of elder justice policy and what is coming in the near future at the federal level. A wide range of topics will be covered, including the first-ever federal regulations for adult protective services, updates on the Elder Justice Act reauthorization, and more. A Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.The webinar will feature automated captioning. If you have any questions or need other accommodations to participate, please email ncea-info@acl.hhs.gov.
This webinar will provide an overview of common workforce terminology, the role of a state workforce board, federal and state workforce funding vehicles, and insight into state workforce investment systems determination of high growth industries to prioritize in sector-based career pathway development.
Speakers:
Kimberly Vitelli, MPP, Administrator, Office of Workforce Investment at USDOL/Employment and Training Administration
Oral health care coordination for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid can face several challenges, including coverage complexity, provider shortages, and disparities in dental health access. The webinar will articulate the dental care needs of dually eligible individuals and highlight promising practices for health plans and providers to meet those needs.
Despite the millions of American adults who need long-term services and supports (LTSS), there are currently no comprehensive federal data collection efforts intended to measure the extent of this issue. The lack of data limits evidence-based decision-making that could improve programs and policy and reduce the negative consequences of unmet LTSS needs.
