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Small Business Ownership by People With Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities — Webinar on July 28
RCPA Member APA Survey Overview
Disability Pride Pittsburgh to Celebrate 32nd Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act — July 23
Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART) — Free DEI Webinar Tomorrow, July 19
Date: Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Time: 11:30 am – 12:45 pm EDT
Sponsor: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership
Offered in partnership with the American Association for Community Psychiatrists
This webinar is open to all.
This webinar will introduce participants to the Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART), an innovative self-directed quality improvement tool developed by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP) to assist community mental health organizations in addressing structural racism. The presenters will describe the process by which SMART was developed, including its grounding in input from community mental health providers and existing health inequity frameworks. The domains and items of SMART, as well as its application process, will be outlined. Presenters will also provide lessons from on-the-ground applications of SMART in diverse community mental health settings.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the relevance of and importance of addressing structural racism in the community mental health setting;
- Understand the 5 domains of the Self-Assessment for Modification of Anti-Racism Tool (SMART), including literature evidence supporting the selection of SMART’s domains and items; and
- Understand the on-the-ground experience of applying SMART in diverse community mental health settings.
Harrisburg Partnership Teaches Workplace Skills to Young People With Disabilities: RCPA Member Goodwill Keystone Area Quoted
The Patient-Provider Relationship: How Language Impacts Pediatric Care
School Staff Shortages Continue Into Summer, Pushing Special Ed Classes Online
Federal PHE Extended to October 13, 2022
The Biden administration on Friday, July 15, 2022, extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for another three months. US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra officially renewed the declaration, extending it through October 13, 2022. The extensions include the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) standards governing the delivery of services via telehealth.
If you have additional questions, please contact your RCPA Policy Director.
Direct Service Workforce Webinar on July 18
ADvancing States and NASHP are hosting a webinar on Direct Service Workers and Direct Service Professional initiatives. Speakers from Missouri and Indiana will share initiatives taking place in their states. The webinar will include information on a direct support professional apprentice program, a value-based purchasing model for training direct support professionals, and a direct service worker Advisory Board.
This webinar will be held on Monday, July 18 at 4:00 pm ET. Register here.
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