by rabdel9 | Nov 5, 2019 | News
In 2019 as part of its work as an FSRTC partner, The Arc conducted 4 focus groups that probed the training needs of and barriers that disability, mental health, and education professionals face when serving people with I/DD and co-occurring mental health challenges....
by rabdel9 | Nov 4, 2019 | News
Many Muslim families in the U.S. face isolation, segregation, and increasing pressures at home due to a lack of understanding in the care sector about provision of culturally appropriate supports/services for ageing Muslim parents with disabilities, chronic health and...
by rabdel9 | Nov 4, 2019 | News
The Family Support Research and Training Center (FSRTC) and The Arc presented two webinars that highlight interventions for families of individuals with disabilities. Recording of the webinars can be accessed through the following links. Webinar 1: Taking Research to...
by rabdel9 | Sep 10, 2019 | News
OVERVIEW We looked at the effects of three social determinants – community conditions, emotional support, and family resilience on the mental and physical health of mothers of children with complex special health care needs. Mothers across all race and ethnicity...
by rabdel9 | Sep 10, 2019 | News
OVERVIEW For this report, we looked at caregivers’ self-reported mental, physical, or financial strain. We analyzed data from the 2015 Caregiving in the U.S. survey. The purpose of this report was to look at self-reported caregiver outcome differences across race and...
by rabdel9 | Sep 10, 2019 | News
The Family Support Research and Training Center (FSRTC) and The Arc’s Center for Future Planning recently piloted two types of future planning interventions for professionals who work with adults with disabilities and their families. The two projects were conducted...
by rabdel9 | Aug 26, 2019 | News
We are excited to announce that Joe Caldwell, Ph.D., Co-PI of UIC Family Support and Research Center (FSRTC) and director of the Community Living Policy Center, Lurie Institute for Disability Policy, Brandeis University was appointed to the new RAISE Family Caregiving...
by mmoral29 | Jul 25, 2019 | News
On July 10, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), a bill that seeks to increase, improve and sustain the palliative care and hospice workforce. The...
by mmoral29 | Jul 18, 2019 | News
The CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) is pleased to announce the following three training opportunities. For more information please email partnership@cms.hhs.gov. July 25, 2019 from 12:30pm-2pmET- Webinar: Culturally Competent Direct Care: Meeting the...
by mmoral29 | Jun 20, 2019 | News
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) held a self-advocate summit in May 2019. Self-advocates discussed community living, what types of supports are needed, what self-determination and community inclusion means and marginalizing experiences, among other things....
