Presentations
Lifespan Respite Update
Kevin Foley, Administration for Community Living
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Respite’s Role in Enhancing Protective Factors to Strengthen Families and Prevent Abuse and Neglect
Casandra Firman, ARCH Senior Staff
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National Community of Practice on Supports to Families: Exploring Natural Supports for Respite
Mary Lee Fay, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, Alexandria, VA
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Handout: Issue Brief - Overview of LifeCourse Framework, March 2015
Respite Research Agenda from the ARCH Expert Panel on Respite Research – the Implications for Lifespan Respite
Ray Kirk, PhD, ARCH Senior Consultant
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ARCH Training/TA Update, What’s New from ARCH?
Jill Kagan, ARCH Director
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Peer-Led Discussion Topics
Tapping into State Initiatives to Ensure Respite and Family Caregiver Support, Facilitated by Pam Catt-Oliason, ID Commission on Aging
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Lifespan Respite Grantee Role in Providing TA to Local Programs to Ensure Meaningful Outcomes and Sustainability, Facilitated by MaryJo Alimena Caruso, PA Respite Coalition
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Successful State Approaches for Measuring Lifespan Respite Outcomes, Co-facilitated by Emily Kearns, MA Lifespan Respite Coalition and Joyce Pohlman, TX Department of Aging and Disability Services
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