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Webinars and TeleconferencesUpcoming Events:There are no upcoming events scheduled at this time. Archived Webinars:On March 18, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern, the Direct Service Workforce Resource Center held a webinar on strengthening the direct service workforce in rural areas. The DSW RC released an issue brief on this topic, Strengthening the Direct Service Workforce in Rural Areas, in September 2009. The high points of this issue brief were presented during the call along with a facilitated discussion among all participants on the call. Carol Rodat from PHI and Kip Brown from The Lewin Group co-facilitated this call. Call materials are posted below:
On Wednesday, February 17, 2010, the DSW Resource Center hosted a webinar about Nurse Delegation in HCBS. Susan Reinhard, RN, PhD, of AARP and a national expert on nurse delegation, moderated the webinar and provided an overview of nurse delegation. Bill Ditto, New Jersey Department of Human Services, discussed a nurse delegation pilot program in NJ. Connie Kalanek, PhD, RN, of the North Dakota Board of Nursing discussed changes in ND to support nurse delegation; Linda Wurtz of ND AARP also participated on the call. Discussion topics included:
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On Monday, November 16, 2009 2:30 PM EST Sarah Hunter from the RAND Corporation and Laura Steighner from American Institutes for Research (AIR) presented the results from the evaluation of the 10 Direct Service Workforce Demonstration grants. CMS awarded the demonstration grants in 2003 and 2004 to better understand how to improve recruitment and retention of the direct service workforce. Call materials are posted below:
On May 4, 2009 Amy Hewitt, PhD, University of Minnesota Research and Training Center on Community Living; Michael Hoge, PhD, The Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce; Dorie Seavey, PhD, PHI; and Steve Edelstein, JD, PHI presented this DSW Resource Center paper that provides an overview of direct service workforce challenges and practices across four sectors: intellectual and developmental disabilities, aging, physical disabilities and behavioral health and includes recommendations for action steps that could be taken in partnership across different sectors to address workforce challenges. Call materials are posted below:
On April 6, 2009 Dorie Seavey, PhD and Steve Edelstein, JD of PHI presented on the DSW Resource Center paper they authored which argues that states need better data about the long term care workforce in order to assess the magnitude of their workforce challenges, design appropriate policy responses, and, finally, assess the impact of new policies and/or trends over time. Over the past several years, many of the states we have worked with on workforce initiatives have asked for our recommendation about what data they should collect in order to track their progress. In response, this paper recommends a standard minimum data set that states should collect across LTC settings and different sectors of the workforce, including three basic elements: (1) volume (2) stability, and (3) compensation. Call materials are posted below:
On February 17, 2009 the DSW Resource Center hosted a webinar on the the Department of Labor's Registered Apprenticeship training programs for direct service workers. These programs are an important tool to provide career paths for workers and improve recruitment and retention. DOL's Office of Apprenticeship presented about how to get started in the program and the benefits that it offers for employers and apprentices. The webinar also featured a participating employer to talk about their experiences with the program. Call materials are posted below:
On February 2 and February 11, 2009 the DSW Resource Center hosted a webinar for the Money Follows the Person Grantees that have been selected by CMS to receive intensive technical assistance from the Resource Center in 2009. This webinar provided information and contacts on workforce related projects across agencies and sectors within the 16 awardee states; discussed how addressing workforce issues is critical to MFP success; and described the types of TA the Resource Center can provide. Previous recipients of Intensive TA shared their experiences and recommendations. Call materials are posted below:
On September 23, 2008 the DSW Resource Center hosted a webinar on the topic of high gas prices and other transportation challenges for direct service workers in home and community-based settings. This webinar featured an overview of the problem, approaches that states and providers have used to help cover transportation costs for these workers, and information on related Medicaid reimbursement policies and options. Call materials are posted below: On August 4, 2008 the DSW Resource Center hosted a teleconference to discuss themes that emerged from the 2008 DSW Symposium and ideas for next steps. Call materials are posted below:
On June 23, 2008 the DSW Resource Center hosted a teleconference on the topic of worker associations. Administrators from different state and national associations presented about how their associations work, governance, operations, membership benefits, activities, fundraising, and other issues. Call materials are posted below:
On July 19, 2008 the DSW Resource Center hosted a webinar that featured a demonstration of three online training tools for direct support professionals: the Volunteers of America's online training program, the Alzheimer's Association's online training programs, and the College of Direct Support. Call materials are posted below:
On April 25, 2008 the DSW Resource Center hosted a webinar on Workforce Data Collection Systems. The webinar provided background information on data collection and featured a demonstration of the web-based system through which New Mexico collects information about training and workforce outcomes from Developmental Disability providers around the state. Call materials are posted below:
On November 28 and December 19, 2007 the DSW Resource Center hosted a two-part Webinar about training programs, curricula, and materials that have been developed for consumers, families, and workers in home and community-based consumer-directed long-term care programs. Call materials are posted below: Part 1: Overview of CDC Models and Training for Consumer-Supervisors and Families
Part 2: Training for Direct Service Workers in CDC Models
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Health Reform Webinar on Strengthenging the Direct Service Workforce In Rural Areas: On March 18, 2010 the Direct Service Workforce Resource Center held a webinar on strengthening the direct service workforce in rural areas. Webinar on Nurse Delegation: On February 17, 2010 Susan Reinhard, RN, PhD, of AARP and national expert on nurse delegation, moderated the webinar and provided an overview of nurse delegation. New Jersey discussed their nurse delegation pilot program and North Dakota discussed changes that have been made in their state to support nurse delegation. Webinar on the Findings from DSW Demonstration Evaluation: On November 16, 2009 Sarah Hunter from the RAND Corporation and Laura Steighner from American Institutes for Research (AIR) presented the results from the evaluation of the 10 Direct Service Workforce Demonstration grants. CMS awarded the demonstration grants in 2003 and 2004 to better understand how to improve recruitment and retention of the direct service workforce. Strategies for Improving DSW Recruitment, Retention, and Quality: What We Know about What Works, What Doesn't, and Research Gaps: This report provides examples of efforts that have demonstrated positive impacts on recruitment, retention, and quality of services by summarizing key findings from several national studies that reviewed the research on efforts to strengthen the direct service workforce. Direct Service Workforce Core Competencies Annotated Bibliography: This resource was developed in response to requests from several states for information about developing core competencies for DSWs across sectors. Although each sector has its own sets of competencies, no state or national body has yet developed a common set of core competencies and career path for DSWs across the physical disabilities, aging, behavioral health, and intellectual/ developmental disabilities sectors. This annotated bibliography summarizes the recommendations from six state-level reports, two national studies, and a Federal bill to develop such competency-based training across sectors. Strengthening the Direct Service Workforce in Rural Areas: Due to geographic isolation, fewer available services, transportation limitations, demographic trends reducing the supply of informal caregivers and less ability to recruit an adequate supply of direct service workers, many rural areas struggle with providing quality home-based supports. This issue brief contains a summary of the challenges of the direct service workforce in rural areas and strategies that rural stakeholders can use to provide high-quality long-term care services and supports. |
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