National Respite Care Provider Training Webinar: Lessons from the States

Hosted by the National Academy for State Health Policy

To recruit and train the respite workforce, ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center, in partnership with the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) and the Respite Care Association of Wisconsin, piloted a competency-based respite provider training and recruitment initiative in 10 states. This project was funded as a part of NASHP’s Lifespan Respite Special Projects grant funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living.

As a result of the pilot, this training is now available to all states free of charge. In this webinar, learn about the results of the pilot and how to build a training and recruitment program for respite providers in your state by accessing the new National Respite Care Provider Training and Replication Toolkit. Two pilot states, Wisconsin and South Carolina, highlight their approaches and lessons learned in building and scaling a respite provider recruitment and training initiative.

Presenters

• Lori Stalbaum, Lifespan Respite Program Federal Project Officer, Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services, Administration for Community Living
• Jill Kagan, Director, ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center
• Lisa Schneider, Executive Director, Respite Care Association of Wisconsin
• Kimberly Whitmore, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Marquette University
• Kathy Mayfield-Smith, Associate Director, Institute for Families in Society and Board Chair, South Carolina Respite Coalition
• Kimberly Hodges, Policy Associate, National Academy for State Health Policy (moderator)