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  • BEC & MIPPA Leads TA Call – Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults: Helping Through Disasters”
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 05/14/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

    BEC & MIPPA Leads TA Call – Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults: Helping Through Disasters”

    Discuss Disaster Planning and all resources outlined on NCOAs site and resources available to the public.


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    Kayla Little (Moderator)

    Program Associate, Center for Benefits Access

    National Council on Aging

    Kayla Little joined NCOA in May 2024 and serves as the primary contact for grantees of the 2024-2025 Capacity Building Grant. Previously, she interned at Pyxis Partners, where she developed internal training plans to enhance community engagement capacity, wrote policy briefs, and created communications to support the NIH’s All of Us Research Program. She also interned at the Public Health Foundation, assisting the Performance Management and Quality Improvement team in developing toolkits for the CDC’s Let’s Rise initiative. Kayla has clinical experience as a Physical Therapy Technician at multiple clinics and as a Rehab Aide at Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital. Additionally, she collaborated with the Public Health Foundation to develop a training plan titled “Black Maternal Mortality: Understanding Root Causes and Potential Solutions” for public health practitioners and healthcare professionals. Kayla holds a Master’s in Public Health in Health Equity and a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication, both from the University of Maryland.

  • Workshop 3: Putting it all Together: How to Support Your Caregivers
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 05/08/2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

    Take a deeper dive with evidence-based caregiver program developers and organizations implementing caregiver programs in our "Ask Anything" session. Participants will engage in small and large group discussions and leave with strategies to directly support caregivers engaged in evidence-based programing.

    Take a deeper dive with evidence-based caregiver program developers and organizations implementing caregiver programs in our "Ask Anything" session. Participants will engage in small and large group discussions and leave with strategies to directly support caregivers engaged in evidence-based programing.

    Series Description:

    This 3-part series hosted by NCOA's Center for Healthy Aging will focus on person- and family-centered, trauma-informed services and supports for caregivers. Throughout the series participants will have an opportunity to learn more about national caregiver programs, evidence-based programs specific to caregivers, and network with developers and fellow providers implementing caregiver evidence-based programing.

     

    Learning Objectives:

    1. Describe the work of national caregiver organizations and how they can support caregivers engaged in your evidence-based programing
    2. Explain how evidence-based caregiver support programs can have a positive impact on participants.
    3. Apply strategies to support caregivers in your community.


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  • Grand Rounds for Evidence-Based Program Providers
    Contains 61 Product(s)

    This 60-minute monthly workgroup from NCOA's Center for Healthy Aging will offer participants an opportunity to learn how Administration for Community Living (ACL) grantees are offering evidence-based programs since the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us to collaborate with others across the country, and ask questions to help your organization work towards offering and/or improving your evidence-based program virtual delivery. Find all Grand Round sessions here - https://connect.ncoa.org/grand-rounds-sessions

    This 60-minute monthly workgroup from NCOA's Center for Healthy Aging will offer participants an opportunity to learn how Administration for Community Living (ACL) grantees are offering evidence-based programs since the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us to collaborate with others across the country, and ask questions to help your organization work towards offering and/or improving your evidence-based program virtual delivery.

    Find all Grand Round sessions here - https://connect.ncoa.org/grand...

  • Workshop 2: The Impact of Evidence-Based Caregiver Programs
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 04/10/2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

    Did you know that there are several evidence-based programs focused on supporting caregivers? Join us for a panel discussion with the developers of Powerful Tools for Caregivers, Stressing Busting Program for Caregivers, and REACH Community to learn more about these programs and how they can support caregivers in your community.

    Did you know that there are several evidence-based programs focused on supporting caregivers? Join us for a panel discussion with the developers of Powerful Tools for Caregivers, Stressing Busting Program for Caregivers, and REACH Community to learn more about these programs and how they can support caregivers in your community.

    Series Description:

    This 3-part series hosted by NCOA's Center for Healthy Aging will focus on person- and family-centered, trauma-informed services and supports for caregivers. Throughout the series participants will have an opportunity to learn more about national caregiver programs, evidence-based programs specific to caregivers, and network with developers and fellow providers implementing caregiver evidence-based programing.

     

    Learning Objectives:

    1. Describe the work of national caregiver organizations and how they can support caregivers engaged in your evidence-based programing
    2. Explain how evidence-based caregiver support programs can have a positive impact on participants.
    3. Apply strategies to support caregivers in your community.


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  • Caregiver Webinar Series
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Product(s)

    This 3-part series hosted by NCOA's Center for Healthy Aging will focus on person- and family-centered, trauma-informed services and supports for caregivers. Throughout the series participants will have an opportunity to learn more about national caregiver programs, evidence-based programs specific to caregivers, and network with developers and fellow providers implementing caregiver evidence-based programing.

    Series Description:

    This 3-part series hosted by NCOA's Center for Healthy Aging will focus on person- and family-centered, trauma-informed services and supports for caregivers. Throughout the series participants will have an opportunity to learn more about national caregiver programs, evidence-based programs specific to caregivers, and network with developers and fellow providers implementing caregiver evidence-based programing.

     

    Learning Objectives:

    1. Describe the work of national caregiver organizations and how they can support caregivers engaged in your evidence-based programing
    2. Explain how evidence-based caregiver support programs can have a positive impact on participants.
    3. Apply strategies to support caregivers in your community.

     

    Dates:

    • Thursday, March 13, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
    • Thursday, April 10, 1:00 - 2:30 pm
    • Thursday May 8, 1:00 - 2:30 pm

  • BEC & MIPPA Leads TA Call – Boost Your Budget Week 2025
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 04/09/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

    BEC & MIPPA Leads TA Call – Boost Your Budget Week 2025

    NCOA's national campaign unites aging and disability service providers under a common charge to: Educate low-income Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers about the benefits available to improve their health and economic security and Connect individuals to online (BenefitsCheckUp®) and community resources



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  • Senior Center Summit: Mental Wellness Session 3
    Product not yet rated Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 03/27/2025 at 3:00 PM (EDT)

    Supporting Behavioral Health in Senior Centers – Strategies, Challenges, and Successes Join us for an engaging conversation with senior center leaders who are making a difference in behavioral health! In this session, our panelists will share real-world approaches, innovative programs, and firsthand experiences in supporting the mental well-being of older adults. We’ll dive into practical strategies, staff training, and the challenges and successes of addressing behavioral health in senior centers. Come ready to ask questions, exchange ideas, and share your own experiences. Let’s learn from each other and strengthen the support we provide to older adults!

    Supporting Behavioral Health in Senior Centers – Strategies, Challenges, and Successes 

    Join us for an engaging conversation with senior center leaders who are making a difference in behavioral health! In this session, our panelists will share real-world approaches, innovative programs, and firsthand experiences in supporting the mental well-being of older adults.
     
    We’ll dive into practical strategies, staff training, and the challenges and successes of addressing behavioral health in senior centers. Come ready to ask questions, exchange ideas, and share your own experiences. Let’s learn from each other and strengthen the support we provide to older adults!

    Dianne Stone

    Associate Director of Network Development and Engagement, Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC

    National Council on Aging

    Dianne Stone has more than 20 years of experience with senior centers and aging issues, primarily as the Director of the Newington Senior and Disabled Center in Newington, Connecticut. Stone has also worked, volunteered, and held leadership positions with a variety of organizations in Connecticut, including Connecticut AgeWell Collaborative, the ADA Coalition of Connecticut, Connecticut Medicaid Oversight Council, and the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity. She joined NCOA in January 2022, as a member of the Center for Healthy Aging, where she is primarily focused on supporting senior centers throughout the country through the ACL-funded Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC. 

    Marina Keers

    Executive Director

    Hendricks County Senior Services

    Marina Keers is a committed advocate for individual self-sufficiency. Marina was hired as the Executive Director of Hendricks County Senior Services in February 2012. Marina is a champion for the needs and desires of vulnerable people and aging adults in her community. She has a degree in Advertising and Public Relations from Franklin College and a Master’s in Public Affairs from Indiana University. Marina serves on the board of Leadership Hendricks County and the Senior Center Coalition of Indiana.  

    Melanie Lachman

    Program Coordinator, UPSLIDE program

    Tallahassee Senior Center

    Melanie Lachman is the Program Coordinator for the award-winning UPSLIDE program at the Tallahassee Senior Center where she helps connect older adults with activities and programs with the goal of enhancing mental, emotional and physical health to provide a gateway for people to become socially engaged within the community and connected to other people.

    Melanie, a licensed clinical social worker who holds a level II certification in trauma and resilience, has 24 years of experience doing individual and group counseling and community outreach. She has a special interest in trauma and is trained in EMDR. She came to the Senior Center from Big Bend Hospice where she worked for 14 years as a grief counselor in rural Wakulla and Franklin counties. Prior to that, Melanie worked as a substance abuse counselor in a women’s program and with at-risk youth at DISC Village.

    In addition to her strong clinical counseling background, Melanie’s project development and public speaking skills make her an excellent fit to administer the UPSLIDE program and interface with local agencies to help identify at-risk adults in the community who might benefit from participation. Melanie is passionate about helping people realize their worth and reach their full potential regardless of age

  • Senior Center Summit: Mental Wellness Session 2
    Product not yet rated Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 03/27/2025 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

    Take a deeper look at some of the Mental Health Training Programs available including the Boston University’s Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research (CADER) program, The National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s Mental Health First Aid training, and LivingWorks suicide prevention trainings.

    Take a deeper look at some of the Mental Health Training Programs available including the Boston University’s Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research (CADER) program, The National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s Mental Health First Aid training, and LivingWorks suicide prevention trainings.

    Dianne Stone

    Associate Director of Network Development and Engagement, Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC

    National Council on Aging

    Dianne Stone has more than 20 years of experience with senior centers and aging issues, primarily as the Director of the Newington Senior and Disabled Center in Newington, Connecticut. Stone has also worked, volunteered, and held leadership positions with a variety of organizations in Connecticut, including Connecticut AgeWell Collaborative, the ADA Coalition of Connecticut, Connecticut Medicaid Oversight Council, and the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity. She joined NCOA in January 2022, as a member of the Center for Healthy Aging, where she is primarily focused on supporting senior centers throughout the country through the ACL-funded Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC. 

    Grant Merrell

    Suicide Prevention Manager for Northeast US

    LivingWorks

    Grant Merrell, MDiv came to LivingWorks Education following a five-year career in higher education and a fifteen-year career in nonprofit management that included places of worship, preschools, and community foundations. Passionate about suicide prevention, he brings the strength of being a connector – connecting people and organizations to resources and connecting individuals to their own roles in helping to create communities that are suicide-safer. Outside his role as the LivingWorks Suicide Prevention Manager for the Northeast quarter of the United States, Grant loves hiking, swimming, baking, and lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, with his husband, two children, and two senior rescue dogs.

    Nicole Cadovius, MBA, MSM, CAPS and FAAIDD

    Director, Strategic Initiatives MHFA

    National Council for Behavioral Health

    Nicole Cadovius, MBA, MSM, CAPS and FAAIDD is the Director, Strategic Initiatives MHFA, for the National Council for Behavioral Health. She leads strategic initiatives for Mental Health First Aid USA expanding engagement opportunities and increasing awareness and implementation of the MFHA programs. She has led the mental health and substance use related projects as director and subject matter expert, including tasks elated to executing fiscal reports, training and technical assistance, grant and contract proposals, and supervision of staff. She also oversaw government, pharmacological, and State level grants, contracts, and subcontracts to ensure compliance, high quality relationship with funders, strategic oversight, and timely submission of deliverables.

    Throughout Nicole’s career, her passion has been to create quality community-based programs and develop strong teams supporting older adults, individuals with substance use and mental health support needs throughout the life span and individuals with developmental disabilities. She is a national speaker on topics such as healthy aging and aging in place. Nicole serves as a member of several national boards, Steering Committee member, National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia Practices, President of the Gerontology Division and Vice President of Region X, for the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

    Before joining the National Council, Ms. Cadovius, served as a Director of Programs & Services for community non-profit supporting individuals with developmental disabilities, Director of Communications and Strategy for a state agency, and a Regional Director and Executive Director of Skilled Nursing Facilities. Nicole began her career as a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist.

    She holds a Master of Business Administration and Master of Business Management both from Albertus Magnus College and a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Connecticut.

    Bronwyn Keefe

    Assistant Dean of Workforce and Professional Development, Research Associate Professor, Director

    Boston University School of Social Work, Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER)

    Bronwyn Keefe is Boston University School of Social Work’s (BUSSW) Assistant Dean of Workforce and Professional Development, Research Associate Professor, and Director of BUSSW’s Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER). She is dedicated to expanding access to high-quality educational programming for people who work in the aging and disability networks. Through CADER, Keefe is committed to strengthening the workforce that provides home and community-based support and services to older adults and people with disabilities through developing innovative, competency-based, practice-informed online training. Keefe has been funded on many behavioral health projects, focusing on building the capacity of providers and communities in understanding the importance of mental health, substance use, and developing age-friendly initiatives to improve the lives of older adults.

  • Senior Center Summit: Mental Wellness Session 1
    Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 03/27/2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

    Mental health is a key aspect of aging well. During this session you will learn to identify signs and symptoms of common mental health concerns older adults may experience. We will define your role in supporting members living with mental health concerns and compare common mental health training resources that can build your confidence and knowledge of mental health concerns.

    Mental health is a key aspect of aging well. During this session you will learn to identify signs and symptoms of common mental health concerns older adults may experience. We will define your role in supporting members living with mental health concerns and compare common mental health training resources that can build your confidence and knowledge of mental health concerns.

    Dianne Stone

    Associate Director of Network Development and Engagement, Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC

    National Council on Aging

    Dianne Stone has more than 20 years of experience with senior centers and aging issues, primarily as the Director of the Newington Senior and Disabled Center in Newington, Connecticut. Stone has also worked, volunteered, and held leadership positions with a variety of organizations in Connecticut, including Connecticut AgeWell Collaborative, the ADA Coalition of Connecticut, Connecticut Medicaid Oversight Council, and the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity. She joined NCOA in January 2022, as a member of the Center for Healthy Aging, where she is primarily focused on supporting senior centers throughout the country through the ACL-funded Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC. 

    Amanda Krisher

    Associate Director, Behavioral Health

    Amanda Krisher, MSW, LCSW, brings over 15 years of direct practice and program management experience to the National Council on Aging where she serves as the Associate Director for Behavioral Health in the Center for Healthy Aging. A seasoned professional in the older adult care industry, she previously was the Senior Director for a live virtual training program for older adult care professionals and a clinical social worker for a community health program and hospice organization. She received her Master of Social Work degree from the University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore and is a Licensed Certified Clinical Social Worker in Maryland and Virginia. As a leader in older adult care, she has presented at national conferences and statewide meetings.

  • Senior Center Summit: Mental Wellness March 27, 2025
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Product(s)

    Senior centers play a crucial role in supporting healthy aging in their communities and mental health is a vital component. This summit is designed for senior center professionals looking to deepen their understanding, expand their skills, and implement effective mental wellness strategies in their communities. In these three sessions, you will hear from professionals working in different roles across the aging network to improve the mental well-being of older adults. This is an opportunity for you to gain practical insights, explore valuable training programs, and connect with peers dedicated to strengthening mental health support for older adults. Join us and be part of the conversation.

    Senior centers play a crucial role in supporting healthy aging in their communities and mental health is a vital component. This summit is designed for senior center professionals looking to deepen their understanding, expand their skills, and implement effective mental wellness strategies in their communities.

    In these three sessions, you will hear from professionals working in different roles across the aging network to improve the mental well-being of older adults. This is an opportunity for you to gain practical insights, explore valuable training programs, and connect with peers dedicated to strengthening mental health support for older adults. Join us and be part of the conversation.