LCCC and Phoebe to Offer Caregiving Conference

LCCC and Phoebe to Offer Caregiving Conference

Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) will partner with Phoebe Ministries on Friday, November 2, to offer a Community Conference:  Advocacy: The Forgotten Responsibility, featuring keynote speaker William L. (Larry) Minnix, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of LeadingAge. Minnix will help us to explore the meaning of advocating on multiple levels in order to improve the quality of life and enhance services for the aging and their families.

An additional distance learning option is available for nonprofit board members. Lunch is offered and requires pre-selection and payment at time of registration. Four afternoon breakout sessions will be offered. Topics for the sessions will include: The New Senior Continuum of Care, Starting the Discussion About POLST and End of Life Care, It Takes a Village: Collaboration for Healthcare Improvement, Geroethics: Bioethics and the Older Adult, Empowering Direct Care Workers, Professional Ethics and Risk Management, Expanding Policy Knowledge for Effective Advocacy, Promoting Spiritual Growth in Older Adults, and How Your Efforts Can Impact Ethical Issues in Aging Services. Visit www.phoebe.org/pia-education to view biographies of the Conference faculty.

Event Schedule: 

8:45 a.m.                     Registration/Complimentary Continental Breakfast

9:30 to 10:30 a.m.       Keynote Address
10:45 to 11:30 a.m.     Question and Answer Period with Larry Minnix
11:45 a.m.                   Lunch
12:30 p.m.                   Workshop 1

1:40 p.m.                     Workshop 2

2:50 p.m.                     Workshop 3

4:00 p.m.                     Workshop 4

Social Work Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available and payable the day of the conference. Registration for Certificate of Attendance and ACT 48 credits will be available at day of the conference. For more information or to register, please contact Helen Haas at hhaas@phoebe.org or 610-709-5135, or for a brochure visit LCCC’s website at www.lccc.edu/phoebe .