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Join us for a webinar on Thursday, July 14, at 2:00 pm ET to learn how the right software can help your staff. Register here.
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The Arc of Pennsylvania is offering Employment Discovery training September 7–9, 2022. This 3-day training provides a comprehensive overview of Discovery (an alternative to traditional vocational assessments) and instruction on facilitating the Discovery process. For those seeking to become certified providers of Discovery through Marc Gold and Associates, it is the prerequisite face-to-face training to complete certification. Individuals not seeking certification will gain valuable information and insight and may attend as auditors of the course.
This course is for:
Cost
Auditing — $200
Certification — $1200
Register
Visit The Arc of PA and complete the online registration form for Discovery.
Questions? For more information, please contact Anthony Chan.
This training is made available to RCPA members through the NEON Project, with the goal of assisting Employment Service Providers so they can offer effective services to the individuals they serve.
Improving operations and outcomes is the goal, but how do we decide what data to capture? This presentation will discuss important data metrics that improved the NEON Project’s bottom line and helped the organization improve its operations. They will also tell their story of why employment is so important.
This training will be held Friday, June 10, 2022, from 10:00 am – 11:00 am. You can register for the session here. The presenter will be Jeannine Pavlak, Chief Executive Officer at New England Business Associates.
If you have any questions, contact Carol Ferenz.
The Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) continues to remind participants of the in-person drop-in sessions for those that are in Community HealthChoices (CHC) participant-directed services due to Tempus taking over as the fiscal/employer agent for these services. These sessions are scheduled to assist with the completion of the Common Law Employer (CLE) and Direct Care Worker (DCW) packets and provide training on how to use the Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) system. Appointments do not need to be scheduled, and the entire process will take one hour. Session dates and locations are provided below.
Wednesday, May 25
Allentown
Renaissance Allentown
12 North 7th Street
Allentown, PA 18101
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday, May 26
Philadelphia
Liacouras Center at Temple University
1776 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday, May 31
Erie
Bayfront Convention Center
1 Sassafras Pier, Room 103 A/B
Erie, PA 16507
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday, June 1
Pittsburgh
UPMC Harbor Gardens
1650 Metropolitan Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday, June 2
Altoona
Altoona Public Library
1600 5th Ave.
Altoona, PA 16602
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
The 2022 Everyday Lives Virtual Conference begins today, May 17. The conference program, including a detailed schedule of events, presentation topics, and speaker biographies, is now available!
Virtual Platform
This year’s virtual conference will be using a platform called Whova. You can learn how to join the conference by watching the Everyday Lives Whova walkthrough video. Instructions for joining the conference will be sent to registrants via email in the coming days. Be sure to check your spam folder if you register and do not see the email.
Registration
Registration is still open! The conference is free for individuals and families and $50 for professionals. Registration allows access to all virtual conference sessions. To register online, visit the Everyday Lives website and select the Registration tab.
Conference Dates and Tracks
May 17, 2022
Communication and Connection
May 24 – May 25, 2022
Community of Practice for Supporting Families
Regional Collaborative Summit
June 1, 2022
Supportive Technology
June 8 – June 9, 2022
Dual Diagnosis
June 16, 2022
Employment
ODP Announcement 22-056 is to communicate that registration for the July – December 2022 Certified Investigator (CI) Initial Certification Course classes (also known as cohorts) is now open on MyODP. The Initial CI Certification Course was created to ensure that all incidents requiring an investigation receive a systematic review that meets established standards. In order to perform investigations, the investigator must successfully complete all requirements of the CI Initial Certification Course.
Due to continued concerns regarding COVID-19, the July – December 2022 CI Initial Certification cohorts of the course will be provided virtually rather than in person.
To register for the CI Initial Certification course:
If you do not have a MyODP account, visit the MyODP login web page and follow the instructions under “Is this your first time here?” If you are not sure if you have a MyODP account, contact MyODP Support or Kiyona Duncan. For assistance with registration, contact Kiyona Duncan. For questions regarding course content, contact Amanda Black.
ODP Announcement 22-054 is to alert all Medication Administration Trainers that important infrastructural changes to the Medication Administration Training Program will take place Wednesday, June 8, 2022, through Sunday, July 10, 2022, which will cause an outage. If you attempt to conduct a class or complete any training on the system during this outage, your work will be lost. All sites related to the Medication Administration Training Program will be unavailable.
The specific sites affected are:
The outage is scheduled to begin at 12:00 am, Wednesday, June 8, 2022. If you are able to access the course after 12:00 am that morning, please note that the system may become unavailable at any time later that morning without additional notice. That means that if you are working in the system after this date and time, the system could suddenly become unavailable and your work would be lost. Please do not access the system after the scheduled outage period begins.
* Please visit on one of the following links for updates on and during this outage:
After the outage has concluded, you will be able to use the above links to learn how to access the updated sites. If the outage ends sooner than Sunday, July 10, 2022, notice will be provided at the above-mentioned sites. ODP apologizes for the inconvenience.
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