Opening Plenary Session

Welcome, Review Themes and Goals of Symposium

Representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the U.S. Department of Labor will welcome attendees and provide an overview of the themes and goals of the event. Participants will hear about current demographic trends and future economic projections with regard to the direct service workforce across disability and aging populations. Finally, a panel from the DSW Resource Center will discuss the extent to which workforce challenges and solutions are similar across different segments of the workforce that serve different consumer population groups and share a set of thoughts and ideas for ways direct service workforce challenges might be addressed in partnership.