You are personally invited to register in advance for the National Symposium on Strengthening the HCBS Direct Service Workforce on May 8-9, 2008 in Baltimore, MD. This event, hosted by the DSW Resource Center with the support of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor, will provide a forum for showcasing best practices in home- and community-based direct service workforce development, highlight Federal and state workforce initiatives, and disseminate research findings. A primary theme of the symposium will be the importance of addressing workforce issues across age and disability consumer populations.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will award sponsorships to a limited number of direct service workers, consumers of home and community-based supports, consumer advocates, and other stakeholders to attend the DSW Symposium. You may nominate yourself, a colleague, or acquaintance for sponsorship. Applications are due by February 15; decisions will be announced by March 1.
Online registration, sponsorship applications, and other information is available on the DSW Symposium website. This invitation to register in advance has been sent to you personally and is not transferable Advance registration is limited and will be pending approval from the Symposium planning committee. General registration for the DSW Symposium will open in February 2008.
The DSW Resource Center was created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2006 to respond to the growing shortage of workers who provide direct care and personal assistance to individuals who need long term supports and services in the United States.
ContactDSW RC:
email: info@dswresourcecenter.org
phone: 1-877-822-2647
web: http://www.dswresourcecenter.org
ABCD Participated in the 2008 National Symposium on Strengthening the HCBS Direct Service Workforce
The DSW Resource Center, with the support of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor, hosted a National Symposium on Strengthening the HCBS Direct Service Workforce on May 8-9, 2008 in Baltimore, MD. This event provided a forum for showcasing best practices in home- and community-based direct service workforce development, highlight Federal and state workforce intiaitives, and dissemination of research findings. A primary theme of the event was the importance of addressing workforce issues across age and disability consumer populations.
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