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		<title>Conference Inspires and Informs Florida Caregivers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Nachtway</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 16th annual Florida Professional Association of Care Givers (FPACG) conference, which was co-sponsored this year by DCA, was inspirational from the start. After a welcome and invocation by CNA/HHA Rita Andrews and CNA/HHA Nancy Strebel, the Air Force junior ROTC from Lake Brantley High School presented the colors. What a thing that was to witness! Next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisconsin Honors Exceptional Direct Care Workers and Employers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Dudzinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year here in Wisconsin we honor four direct care workers, one supervisor of direct care workers, and one administrator in long term care. I was honored to present the awards last week to my fellow direct care workers. I got to visit with most of the winners before the presentation, which was at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Commitment and Coffee with Muhanna S. Kakish of Minnesota</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/07/care-commitment-and-coffee-with-muhanna-s-kakish-of-minnesota/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down to speak with direct care worker, Muhanna S. Kakish to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers and how other activists can get involved in direct care advocacy in Minnesota.  DCA Speaks with Muhanna S. Kakish at 2011 Voices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Commitment and Coffee with Jimmie Chandler of Maine!</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/06/care-commitment-and-coffee-with-jimmie-chandler-of-maine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training, DCA communications director, Josh Sabato sat down to speak with direct care worker, Jimmie Chandler to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers and how other activists can get involved in direct care advocacy in Maine.  DCA Speaks with Jimmie Chandler at 2011 Voices Institute Training.]]></description>
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		<title>The National Voices Institute Experience &#8211; Part III</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/05/the-national-voices-institute-experience-part-iii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 21:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join Florida CNA Joan Leah on her journey to this year&#8217;s Voices Institute Training My colleagues and I just completed the 2011 Voices Institute Leadership Training Program! It was a very intense, yet rewarding learning experience and I am honored to have graduated with some of the finest people I have ever met. The investment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 DCA Voices Institute Training a Smashing Success!</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/05/2011-dca-voices-institute-training-a-smashing-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 21:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This letter was contributed by DCA Board Chair, Tracy Dudzinski. Another VI class has come and gone and what a week it was!  First off, I would like to thank all the workers who took the time to come to Wisconsin and develop their leadership skills.  It was a wonderfully diverse group filled with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Humble Heroes: Caring and Supporting Beyond the Care Plan</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/03/humble-heroes-caring-and-supporting-beyond-the-care-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/03/humble-heroes-caring-and-supporting-beyond-the-care-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonila Vega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meeting with direct care workers whether they work in nursing homes, assisted living or providing care and supports to elders and people living with disabilities in their homes, is both humbling and profoundly inspiring.  The stories I hear or moments I witness are examples of exemplary heroism and personal sacrifice.  These are the kind of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Bill Seeks to Improve Direct Care Jobs</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/03/maine-bill-seeks-to-improve-direct-care-jobs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/03/maine-bill-seeks-to-improve-direct-care-jobs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a guest post from Tammy Dawson, a Direct Support Professional from Bangor, Maine, a member of DCA &#8211; Maine. If you are a Direct Care Worker in the State of Maine, odds are you are not aware of all of the opportunities available to you.  A bill sponsored by Matthew Peterson and heartily encouraged by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Did I Get Credentialed? Respect, Opportunities &amp; Professionalism!</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/02/why-did-i-get-credentialed-respect-opportunities-professionalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jimmie Chandler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As one of the first direct care workers in the country to become a Credentialed Personal Care &#38; Support Professional, I am thrilled to be part of the movement to improve the quality of care and strengthen the direct care workforce. I&#8217;ve been a direct care worker for more than 22 years, and it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Scholarship Opportunity for Vermont Caregivers</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/02/new-scholarship-opportunity-for-vermont-caregivers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A scholarship for caregivers will be awarded this spring to a professional caregiver for seniors or adults with disabilities in Vermont. The first annual Linda Andersen Caregiver Scholarship, named in honor of a long-time caregiver who passed away suddenly last year, is being presented by Armistead Caregiver Services in conjunction with the Community of Vermont [...]]]></description>
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