Pumpkin Spice and Provider Advice

📚 SERIES SCHEDULE

🌱 September 16, 2026 | 8:30 AM

The Elderly Waiver Roadmap: From Assessment to Services

A practical walkthrough of the Elderly Waiver process—from identifying a potential need through assessment, eligibility, service planning, connecting with providers, starting services, and maintaining services.

CE Category Target: General Social Work Practice / Aging & Service Coordination

Interactive: Build the Elderly Waiver Roadmap — attendees work through a client scenario from initial need → assessment → eligibility → service plan → provider → services.

🎃 October 14, 2026 | 8:30 AM

Cultural Care Connection: No Tricks, Just Resources!
Discharge Planning & Care Coordination Through a Cultural Lens

A deeper look at culturally responsive discharge planning and care coordination, with a focus on Southeast Asian communities. Topics include cultural and immigration experiences, family decision-making, language access, interpreter use, medication/health education, community resources, and culturally responsive care planning.

Communities highlighted include Hmong, Vietnamese, Karen, and other Southeast Asian communities.

CE Category Target: Cultural Responsiveness

Interactive: What Would You Do? — attendees work through a culturally complex discharge scenario and identify opportunities to improve communication, family engagement, and follow-up care.

🍂 November 18, 2026 | 8:30 AM

Lost in Translation? Working Effectively With Interpreters in Home Care Settings

Practical strategies for working effectively with professional interpreters to improve communication, safety, trust, confidentiality, and quality of care.

Topics include professional vs. family interpreters, provider responsibilities, speaking directly to the client, cultural nuances, plain language, teach-back, sensitive conversations, and interpreter best practices.

CE Category Target: Cultural Responsiveness

Interactive: Interpreter Challenge — attendees practice a home-care conversation involving an interpreter and discuss what worked, what didn't, and what could be improved.

❄️ December 16, 2026 | 8:30 AM

Caregiver Stress & Burnout Prevention: You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup

Focused on recognizing caregiver stress and burnout and helping caregivers build sustainable support systems while continuing to care for others.

Topics include warning signs, caregiver guilt, realistic expectations, asking for help, respite and community resources, family support, provider communication, and identifying when additional services may be needed.

CE Category Target: General Social Work Practice / Caregiver & Family Support

Interactive: Refill Your Cup — attendees identify a current challenge, available support/resource, something that can be changed or delegated, and a resource they can share with a caregiver.