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		<title>Improving Care Quality by Developing Direct Care Worker Leaders</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/11/improving-care-quality-by-developing-direct-care-worker-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Developing direct care workers’ leadership skills can be an effective way of improving job and care quality in long-term care, according to early feedback from a collaboration between the Direct Care Alliance and four New York City-area nursing homes. The program is part of a pilot being conducted by DCA, the Beth Abraham Family of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Credentialing Caregivers: A Path to Personal Mastery</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/08/credentialing-caregivers-a-path-to-personal-mastery/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/08/credentialing-caregivers-a-path-to-personal-mastery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Hanson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, personal care worker Helen Hanson interviewed Phil Garner via email about his experience with the DCA’s Personal Care &#38; Support Credential examination. Garner is executive director of Buffalo River Services, an agency that provides services to people with disabilities and their families in Waynesboro, Tennessee. Buffalo River recently administered the credential exam to a select [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Believe, Achieve, Succeed</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/08/believe-achieve-succeed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy Dudzinski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being elected the chair of the board of directors for the Direct Care Alliance at our annual meeting this year was a great honor and an important step in a leadership journey I’ve been on for a few years. It&#8217;s also been an honor to work with my talented fellow board members, including several new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Care, Committment and Coffee Series Concludes with Norman Thomas of New York</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/08/care-committment-and-coffee-series-concludes-with-norman-thomas-of-new-york/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/08/care-committment-and-coffee-series-concludes-with-norman-thomas-of-new-york/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:02:22 +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, Norman Thomas to discuss the most pressing issues facing direct care workers.  Mr. Thomas is a direct care worker at Beth Abraham Family Services in Bronx, New York. The DCA recently teamed up with Beth Abraham and [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/07/care-commitment-and-coffee-with-muhanna-s-kakish-of-minnesota/#comments</comments>
		<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>Personal Triumph Highlights Crucial Role Immigrants Play in Direct Care Workforce</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/06/personal-triumph-highlights-crucial-role-immigrants-play-in-direct-care-work/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/06/personal-triumph-highlights-crucial-role-immigrants-play-in-direct-care-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Direct Care Alliance</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What motivates one to immigrate to another country, especially to the United States?  If you are an immigrant, you have no doubt been asked: “So, what brought you here?” Everyone&#8217;s personal situation is different and a variety reasons come into play when someone decides to come and live in this great country.  Some come to [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/05/the-national-voices-institute-experience-part-iii/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/05/2011-dca-voices-institute-training-a-smashing-success/#comments</comments>
		<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>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>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2011/02/why-did-i-get-credentialed-respect-opportunities-professionalism/#comments</comments>
		<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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