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Health care facilities are facing staffing shortages and your practical skills and experience are needed. Now more than ever, you can fill a crucial role in the care for those in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, residential care facilities, and long-term acute care hospitals.
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Aging and Long Term Support Administration (ALTSA) is launching a pilot program in collaboration with a national non profit, ADvancing States They will provide a free website for job seekers to connect with healthcare providers across the state who are trying to fill open positions.
If you are interested in employment in the health care field and/or if you have health care experience, the website is a great way to find jobs now. The site will match individuals based on their experience and availability.
Join us beginning July 14 for a six-part weekly webinar series that will provide an overview of Foundational Community Supports (FCS) documentation. Each webinar will address specific types of documentation and Medicaid requirements. The series will cover the importance of the connection among assessments, service plans, and progress notes, also known as the golden thread. These webinars are for FCS staff responsible for service provision and documentation. We recommend that participants attend all sessions in the series, as the information presented is cumulative. The training is capped at 100 participants.
Webinars take place Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the following dates:
- July 14:The assessment process and prioritizing areas of need
- July 21:Individualized service plan components and goal development
- July 28:ISP applying the SMART framework
- August 4:ISP intervention development
- August 11:Providing and documenting services
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 The Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment (GCDE) is accepting nominations for its awards program.
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Public, Private and Non-Profit Employers small, medium, and large categories and governmental entities (federal, state, county, city or municipality); those who generate revenues from the services and products they provide or are registered with the state and maintain 501(c)(3) certification.
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Youth Employer - employers supporting youth with disabilities through employment preparation and job skills training.
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Governor’s Trophy in Memory of Carolyn Blair Brown - a lifetime achievement award presented to an individual with a disability in Washington State.
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Direct Support Professional Award - an outstanding career professional, with three (3) years of experience providing long-term supported employment services to individuals with intellectual, developmental and/or psychological disabilities as a Job Developer or Job Coach.
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Toby Olson Lifetime Impact Award - this is the inaugural year we are accepting nominations for this prestigious award. This award recognizes an individual who has made a lifetime commitment to addressing the inequities people with disabilities face in their community and at the state and national levels and can demonstrate specific, direct actions dramatically changing the lives of those in the disability community.
The deadline to nominate someone is August 31.
The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI), at the University of Massachusetts Boston released a series of products and resources to support individuals with disabilities, families, and professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. A major focus of these products is on supporting individuals in employment services and related supports, including:
- How to use services remotely
- How to use technology for remote services
- How to supporting people who are working during the pandemic
- How to provide services to job seekers remotely
- Employment and dealing with financial impacts of the pandemic
- Program management
There are also a variety of resources available from ICI’s ThinkCollege initiative and on the ICI COVID-19 product and resource page.
The Housing Trust Fund (HTF) would like to know what kind of technical assistance would be helpful for Washington state's rural communities. Take the survey to help lead positive change.
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