PA Child Welfare Resource Center Training on 411: Act 148 Invoicing — July 21–22
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President’s Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities Meeting — July 28
Upcoming Meeting of the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Thursday, July 28 | 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET
Register for the meeting.
About the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities:
Initially established in 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the PCPID advises the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services on a broad range of topics that impact people with intellectual disabilities, as well as the professional fields that support people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Its goal is to improve the quality of life experienced by people with intellectual disabilities by upholding their full citizenship rights, independence, self-determination, and lifelong participation in their communities.
The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) will host a virtual meeting for its members to identify emerging topics to examine in the Committee’s Report to the President. All the PCPID meetings, in any format, are open to the public. This virtual meeting will be conducted in a presentation and discussion format. View more details published in the Federal Register notice.
Stakeholder input is very important to the PCPID. Comments and suggestions, especially from people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, are welcome at any time. If there are comments or feedback you would like to share with the PCPID as it begins to prioritize its work, please share them through this form. Comments received by June 30 will be shared with the PCPID at the July meeting. Comments received after June 30 will be compiled and shared with the PCPID quarterly.
OLTL to Conduct Webinar Series on Housing
The Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) will be presenting a live, interactive webinar series on housing issues. This five-session series will be offered twice (see schedule below). The webinars will include targeted content, including question and answer (Q&A) sessions with housing experts and OLTL staff. Each session is scheduled for 90 minutes to allow for interaction and Q&A segments.
The webinar series targets Service Coordinators, Managed Care Organizations, and Service Coordination Entity support staff who assist program participants in securing and maintaining affordable, accessible housing. This series builds on information already provided in the Online Housing Training Modules and the Self-Determination Housing of Pennsylvania (SDHP)/Inglis’s Prepared Renter Program (PREP) curriculum.
This series of webinars is designed to be taken in order. The content in each session builds on prior content. Participants will get the most out of the program by taking all the sessions in order. Although individuals are not required to complete the sessions in order, to keep the sessions focused, the webinar leader may opt to table questions that were covered in prior sessions.
The series will be presented twice:
- August 16 – September 13 (every Tuesday) from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
- September 21 – October 19 (every Wednesday) from 9:00 am – 10:30 am
2022 OLTL Housing Series Curriculum
Webinar 1: Understanding and Navigating Housing Nuances
- 10 Housing-Sector Nuances
- 3 Main Pathways to Housing Resources
Webinar 2: Recommended Relationships and Resources in the Housing Sector
- 5 Key Partnerships to Cultivate
- Top 6 Housing Resources
Webinar 3: Funding Sources and Clarifying Affordability Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- 6 Kinds of Funding Sources
- 3 Concepts to Understand About Affordability and Income-based Eligibility
Webinar 4: Legal Issues Related to Housing
- Criminal Justice System Involvement
- Fair Housing and Reasonable Accommodation
Webinar 5: Keeping Participants Housed and Landlord Engagement Techniques
- 6 Key Concepts in Keeping Participants Housed
- Landlord Engagement Techniques and Resources
To register for the Housing Webinar Series, please go to the OLTL Housing Webinars registration page.
RSA Acting Commissioner Carol Dobak to Speak At ACCSES Summer Conference — Register Now!
CoBI Webinar: Brain Injury & Substance Misuse — July 12
The Council on Brain Injury (CoBI) released the following information regarding a free webinar they will be offering through their clinical forum series on brain injury and substance misuse that will feature opioid misuse. The webinar is scheduled for July 12, 2022, from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm. Details are below.
CoBI Clinical Forum Series presents: Brain Injury and Substance Misuse, Featuring Opioid Misuse: Practical Implications for Brain Injury Providers (A Webinar)
A Presentation and Discussion With Monica Vaccaro
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Webinar
Monica Vaccaro is the Director of Programs for the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania (BIAPA), providing oversight and direction to multiple programs, including the Brain Injury Resource Line, NeuroResource Facilitation, Brain Injury and Opioids Training, and the BrainSTEPS School Re-Entry Program. In addition to her role with BIAPA, she is a Research Associate at Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, with a particular interest in interventions for common effects of brain injury, including anger management, depression, and goal setting.
This session is intended for a professional audience. There is no cost to attend.
Questions? Please contact MJ Schmidt.
IPRC Webinar Series: Seizure Management in Pediatrics Part I — August 11
IPRC Webinar Series: Seizure Management in Pediatrics
PART I: Seizures and Epilepsy in the Pediatric Patient
Thursday, August 11, 2022
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CDT;
10:00 am – 11:00 am MDT; 9:00 am – 10:00 am PDT
Christina Patterson, MD
Speaker Bio:
Christina Patterson, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Child Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also the Director of Epilepsy Services, the Medical Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program, and the Director of the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Patterson has clinical and research interests in the fields of Child Neurology, Epilepsy, and Clinical Neurophysiology and is board-certified in Clinical Neurophysiology, Epilepsy, and Neurology, with Special Qualification in Child Neurology.
Objectives:
At the end of the session, the learner will:
- Define what a seizure is and what epilepsy is when speaking to patients and parents;
- Identify seizures in pediatric patients and how different types of seizures are classified and diagnosed as epilepsy; and
- Learn the treatment and management options for seizures and epilepsy in the pediatric patient, including emergency interventions and non-drug therapies.
Audience: This webinar is intended for all members of the rehabilitation team, including medical staff, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, licensed psychologists, mental health professionals, and other interested professionals.
Level: Intermediate
Certificate of Attendance: Certificates of attendance are available for all attendees. No CEs are provided for this course.
Registration: Registration is complimentary for members of IPRC/RCPA. Registration fee for non-members is $179. Not a member yet? Consider joining today. Multiple registrations per organization are permitted.
Registration Coming Soon for the 2022 RCPA Conference!
The RCPA Conference 2022, Together, is committed to being held in-person this year at the Hershey Lodge October 11 – 14, 2022. We will not be offering a virtual option; however, our plan is to record sessions for registrants to access after the conference in order to take advantage of over 60 sessions that will take place live.
We are excited to announce keynote speakers Dick Finnegan, speaker, author, & CEO of C-Suite Analytics, on “Cutting Turnover 20% and More During ‘The Great Resignation,’” as well as Deborah Riddick, Principal Consultant at Alternative Frame LLC, where she works with clients across the country providing policy analyses, engagement strategies, and health equity trainings.
Hear from our national partners Chuck Ingoglia from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing and Gabriel Sedor of ANCOR for updates on the current federal landscape. Meg Snead and Jen Smith will share PA perspectives, and returning conference favorite Mike Cohen will close out the conference with a return of “Dear Helga,” who has many new experiences to share.
Each day will be packed with informational sessions from peers and experts in the field. Topics include recruiting and retaining talented employees, value-based payments, managed care organizations’ focus on Social Determinants of Health, use of technology in providing services, the importance of data, leadership skills, trauma-informed care and supervision, telehealth considerations, effective advocacy with legislators and others, supporting people with various challenging needs, guardianship laws, and more. A full schedule will be released with registration information soon.
We are also grateful to our early sponsors and exhibitors! Thank you for showing your support for our 2022 Conference!
- Allegheny Family Network
- Beacon Health Options
- Berks Counseling Center
- Butler Human Services Furniture
- CapGrow Partners
- Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
- Genoa Healthcare
- KidsPeace
- Mission Driven Data
- MITC
- Partners for Quality
- PerformCare
- Pyramid Healthcare, Inc.
- Terrapin Pharmacy
- Vista Autism Services
- ZMark Health
There are still many sponsorship opportunities as well as available exhibitor spaces! Please contact Carol Ferenz to discuss possibilities.
We look forward to seeing you all Together this October!
Rebuilding a Direct Support Workforce in a Post-Pandemic Environment — Webinar on July 7
National Council to Host Webinar on “Examining Policy and Practice Trends in the LGBTQ+ Community”
Examining Policy and Practice Trends in the LGBTQ+ Community
June 30, 2022 | 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Register here.
Pride Month is more than just an observance. It’s a chance to reflect on how far we’ve come in meeting the health care needs of the LGBTQ+ community and how much further we need to go. Join this cross-Interest Group (Crisis Response, Substance Use, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Children, Young Adults and Families, and LGBTQ+) collaborative effort to explore mental health and substance use conditions and wellbeing in the LGBTQ+ community, and the latest clinical practices and policies, including crisis response and suicide prevention.
2022 CIT International Conference Registration is Now Open!
The CIT International Conference is FAST approaching. Only 11 more weeks to go!
There will be many opportunities to learn and to network, so if you haven’t made your plans, you will want to get started today!
WHAT TO EXPECT:
Over 130 Workshops
Compelling Keynote Speakers
Bonus Sunday
- CIT Coordinator’s Course
- Building Resiliency Workshop
- NAMI and Advocacy Conversation
- “Coming Up For Air” — Critically-Acclaimed Film With Panel Presentation
FREE Networking Event — Pittsburgh Steelers’ Stadium
Enjoy the iconic city of Pittsburgh. RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM.
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