SOGI Training

We are pleased to announce two training opportunities this May on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI). Both trainings will be conducted by Santa Barbara Pacific Pride Foundation.

Brought to you by the Santa Barbara County Dept. of Behavioral Wellness, these trainings are free of charge and open to all Department staff, providers, and partner organizations.

Click here for a flyer with details on dates, locations, sign-up information, and CEUs. These trainings fulfill the annual Cultural Competency requirement, which is due June 30 of this year.

If you have any questions, please contact Yaneris Muñiz (ymuniz@co.santa-barbara.ca.us).

(Posted on behalf of Hannah Atkinson, Dept. Business Specialist, SB County Dept of Behavioral Wellness)

Dementia: Current Trends and Future Directions

You are cordially invited to attend the Dementia:  Current Trends and Future Directions conference in Oxnard, CA, hosted by the Alzheimer's Association California Central Chapter.

Presenting the latest in dementia research and information occurring close to home and internationally, the Conference also presents practical information about Alzheimer's disease and tips on successful caregiving. Leading experts from across the country guarantee you a high-level educational experience.    Learn more here: https://alz.org/cacentral/in_my_community_58207.asp

 

Online registration is now open: https://action.alz.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Events/alz/MeetingDetails.aspx?productId=37834067

To download the paper registration form, please go: https://alz.org/cacentral/documents/2018_Conference_Registration_Form.pdf

We promise a day of outstanding education with networking opportunities. CEUs are offered for professionals with the following license types:  LVN, RN, LCSW and MSW.   Six (6) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ are offered.

 

Registration is limited to the first 250 attendees.  

Donna K Beal, MPH, MCHES | Vice President of Program Services and Advocacy | Alzheimer's Association California Central Chapter

1528 Chapala St. #204 | Santa Barbara, CA 93105 | 805.892.4259 p | 805.892.4250 f

alz.org/cacentral | dbeal@alz.org | FOR RELIABLE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT VISIT OUR ON-LINE CAREGIVER CENTER

 

  

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: 9th Annual LAAAC Summit on Aging

Click the link below to register and RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY!

 

 

Brandi J. Orton, MSG

Director, Government Relations & Advocacy, St. Barnabas Senior Services

Managing Director, Los Angeles Aging Advocacy Coalition

675 S. Carondelet St.

Los Angeles, CA 90057

(626) 321-7669 cell

 

SBSS is now your choice for dependable, quality in-home care you can trust!

Click here to learn more about SBSS HomeCare.

 

"To empower a diverse community of older adults to live well, feel well and age well in the community with dignity and respect"

 

 

Posted on behalf of Barbara Finch, Children and Adult Network Director

Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services

 

CA Work & Family News: March

Friend -- Our priority bills are moving through the Capitol!  Plus, Know Your Rights Trainings Coming Soon to You This Spring, we're pleased to announce new partnerships, opportunities, and ways you can help win family-friendly workplaces for all - please join us in launching our family caregiver campaign, come to our Los Angeles training, and help pass family friendly legislation including fully paid family leave in Berkeley. See below for how you can get involved. Allison Guevara and Lilliana Ocegueda presenting our prenatal provider outreach and education work in San Francisco Webinar: CA Family Leave Rights Education for Prenatal Providers Tuesday, March 27, 2018 from 10:00 - 11:30 am (PT) Paid Family Leave promotes health and economic security, but many new parents don't know how to access it. Prenatal providers are uniquely positioned to help their patients navigate their rights and ensure adequate leave time to heal and bond. This webinar will help increase awareness and understanding of California's State Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave programs and other family leave rights, and share strategies for how to inform your prenatal community. Presenters: Allison Guevara, CA Work & Family Coalition Kacie Finnicum, CA Employment Development Department's Disability Insurance Branch Julia Parish, Legal Aid at Work Lilliana Ocegueda, SF Department of Public Health To register for this webinar, click HERE. Supporting Working Family Caregivers: Research Project Launch We're partnering with Human Impact Partners on a research project focused on California family caregivers and Paid Family Leave (PFL). Since 2004, less than one-eighth of Paid Family Leave claims have been to care for a seriously ill family member. Our aim is to learn how caregivers use Paid Family Leave, how to make PFL more accessible, and what other resources or supports caregivers need. The research project will kick off a 3-year campaign in which we will organize our members, build new partnerships, and work with legislators on education, outreach, and policy change. The survey will be live in April and we need your help to distribute it to caregivers in your network. If you can share the survey or want to get involved in the campaign, please sign up HERE.    Katie Wutchiett (LAAW) and Melisa Acoba (CA WFC) at the NNEDV Conference on March 8 CA Coalition Leads Workshop on Paid Sick and Safe Days in Las Vegas Family Values @Work, the California Work & Family Coalition, and Legal Aid at Work co-organized and led a session on organizing campaigns for Paid Sick and Safe Days at the National Network to End Domestic Violence conference on Economic Justice in Las Vegas on March 8. Coalition staff, Melisa Acoba, emphasized the importance of working in coalition to pass laws that truly support the needs of DV survivors and their families. "At the conference, we learned that financial abuse is a component in 99% of domestic violence cases. This is why policies that protect a survivor's job and wages are so important," she said. Coalition members will be working to pass AB 2841 (Gonzalez Fletcher) - an expansion of our current Paid Sick and Safe Days law - in California this year. See our policy updates below for how you can help.   AARP California Hosts Tele Town Halls Featuring the Coalition On March 13 and 21, Coalition members and staff got to participate in an AARP tele town hall on Caregivers and Paid Family Leave. This was a great way to get important information on our leave laws to thousands of Californians. Looking forward to more collaboration!   CA Family Leave Laws Training - May 2nd in LA - Save the Date! We invite community advocates to join us in LA on May 2nd to help make CA Paid Family Leave and other protections accessible and equitable for all. Advocates, providers, employers and community leaders will learn about key rights and prepare to educate their own clients / patients / members/ employees / communities. RSVP here! Coalition Priority Legislation Support AB 2841 (Gonzalez Fletcher) CA Paid Sick Days Expansion AB 2841 (Gonzalez Fletcher) would expand the number of paid sick days a California worker can accrue from 3 (in current law) to a minimum of 5 days a year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 2018 flu season has been especially severe and people who contracted the flue need at least one week to recover. Please send letters of support to Assemblymember Gonzalez Fletcher and join us at the Hearing in Assembly Labor on April 4, 10:00 am in room 112 of the State Capitol. Letters of Support Needed: Berkeley City Council Considers 100% Paid Family Leave Berkeley City Council still has not voted on the proposed ordinance that would provide Berkeley workers with 100% paid family leave for 6 weeks to bond with a new child or care for seriously ill family member, with the supplemental pay to be provided by employers (small businesses are exempt). If you are a Berkeley resident, or have members who live in Berkeley, please email or call city councilmembers. Find a sample letter of support here. SB 937 (Wiener) – Workplace Lactation Accommodation – requires employers to support breastfeeding employees by having a written lactation policy and providing employees with a safe and comfortable lactation space that meets minimum requirements. SB 937 also requires newly constructed or renovated buildings of a certain size to include lactation spaces, and requires that the State develop a model policy.  These supports will ensure  working parents never have to choose between continuing to breastfeed and returning to work. Please send in your letters of support to the Senate Chair of Labor, Senator Bradford and join us at the Senate Labor Hearing on April 11th 9:30 am in room 2040 in the State Capitol. Coalition Work is the Key to Family-Friendly Policies that Work for Everyone. Please donate and become a member today! California Work & Family Coalition http://www.workfamilyca.org/

 

Posted on behalf of Phylene Wiggins, Senior Director of Community Investments
Santa Barbara Foundation

 

 

 

Listening Session about the recent disasters and the impact on people with disabilities

Dear Stakeholders –

Save the date for an upcoming U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Stakeholder Meeting on Wednesday April 11, 2018, from 11:30 to 1:30 pm at the Independent Living Resource Center, 702 County Square Dr. Ventura, CA 93003

We are interested in hearing feedback from all stakeholders in Ventura and the surrounding areas related to disability access issues in connection with the 2017 fires and mudslides.  We are especially interested in your experiences, challenges, and recommendations related to accessibility for persons with disabilities.

During the April 11^th meeting, you will hear from DHS Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Cameron Quinn, from Linda Mastandrea, Director of FEMA's Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, and from Regis Phelan, Acting Director of FEMA's Office of Equal Rights. If you wish to participate, please RSVP by Friday, March 30, 2018 by sending an email to anna.hinken@hq.dhs.gov

To request an accommodation to participate in this meeting, please respond to this email by Wednesday, March 28, 2018.  We look forward to receiving your confirmation and hope to see you on April 11 2018. 

Sincerely, 

 

Anna Hinken
Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Office of the Secretary
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
(202) 357-7737 (Office)
(202) 903-9215 (Mobile)

 

Posted on behalf of Jacob Lesner-Buxton, Community Organizer

Independent Living Resource Center, Inc.

 

Individual County Facts Sheets, updated with 3rd leading cause of death

I wanted to share with you an absolutely fantastic resource.  At the Alzheimer's Association, we often get requests for the exact # of people with Alzheimer's Disease in the county.  The attached fact sheet has this information for the county and includes information about the number of African American, Asian Pacific Islanders and Hispanic Latino living with the disease. 

 

Please click here for the fact sheet. 

 

Feel free to share these with your colleagues and networks. 

 

 

Posted on behalf of Donna K Beal, MPH, MCHES, Vice President of Program Services and Advocacy

Alzheimer's Association California Central Chapter

 

 

  

CareMap Workshops at LVMC-Please join us!

 

Dear Guest,

 

We are exciting to offer these two CareMap Workshops. CareMapping is an excellent tool and guide for caregivers, case managers, and agencies offering support services.

 

A CareMap Workshop is an opportunity to pause, step back and take a fresh look at a family’s caregiving situation in order to better understand who is involved and their specific roles in the caregiving plan.. A clear overview and picture will help to better manage the caregiver’s current and future situation.

 

A CareMap is a drawing of a person’s care network, using simple symbols to show who cares for whom, and how. It can be drawn by hand, or on a computer.

 

Over the past two years, hundreds of people across Santa Barbara County have found it easy to learn to draw and use CareMaps, and valuable to do so. It helps them plan for potential difficulties, better manage the people involved, identify missing pieces, and better communicate their situation and needs.

 

For some, the changes have been profound. “We needed this tool to come into our lives!”, said Josefa Rios, a volunteer with Promotores de Salud. The executive director of the Central Coast Commission for Senior Citizens, joyce ellen lippman, says the CareMap is “a gift to caregivers.”

 

Workshop participants will learn to draw and learn from their own CareMap.

 

 

 

Sent on behalf of Karen Ortiz, Outreach Coordinator

Lompoc Valley Medical Center