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	<title>News and Opinions « Direct Care Alliance &#187; Direct care workers</title>
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	<description>What direct care worker advocates are thinking, saying and doing</description>
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		<title>Social Justice for Direct Care Workers</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/social-justice-for-direct-care-workers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Pickering</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a guest post from Nancy Hooyman, Co-Principal Investigator for the Council on Social Work Education’s Center for Gerontological Social Work Education and Dean Emeritus and Hooyman Endowed Professor in Gerontology, University of Washington School of Social Work.
The vitally necessary Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act is deserving of the support from a wide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Mexico Tackles Direct Care Issues; Taps Into National Efforts</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/new-mexico-tackles-direct-care-issues-taps-into-national-efforts/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/new-mexico-tackles-direct-care-issues-taps-into-national-efforts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Cerna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On August 1, 2010, the New Mexico Caregiver Coalition hosted a multi-stakeholder meeting with the Direct Care Alliance.  Leonila Vega, DCA’s Executive Director, met with employers, advocates, staff and New Mexico Caregiver Coalition members.  We learned a lot about national trends, workforce development and policy objectives of DCA.
For us, it was an opportunity to share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brave Old World</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/home-care-how-we-live-now-brave-old-world-columbia-news21/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/home-care-how-we-live-now-brave-old-world-columbia-news21/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Pickering</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct care consumers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[aging New York]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Egan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paula Span]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stanley Ryback]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A New York City direct care worker plays a leading role in one of the multimedia stories reported by the News21 program at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism this summer.  Led by Paula Span, who teaches at the Journalism School and blogs about aging for the New York Times, 10 newly-graduate journalists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Direct Care Worker Leaders Emerge in PA</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/more-direct-care-worker-leaders-emerge-in-pa/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/more-direct-care-worker-leaders-emerge-in-pa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Salter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DCW associations/coalitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Voices Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[as leaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct care worker Pennsylvania]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.directcarealliance.org/?p=2981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, July 17, the Direct Care Alliance held a Voices Institute Leadership Training Workshop in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, which I led with Brenda Nachtway. Eight direct care workers attended the workshop that included leadership self-assessment  and modules on personal power, membership recruitment and building relationships with allies. The attendees were especially inspired to hear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Care: A Job Led By the Heart</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/pact-advocates-for-personal-care-attendants-in-texas/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/pact-advocates-for-personal-care-attendants-in-texas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonila Vega</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wages and benefits]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[personal care Texas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
I recently visited PACT in Austin, Texas, and sat down for a video interview with Elizabeth Castillo.  PACT was created by ADAPT, the national organization that advocates for the right of people living with disabilities  to live independently in the community.  Our video interview was recorded in Spanish, so I&#8217;ve provided a summary below. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visiting Your Representatives Can Have a Big Impact</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/visiting-your-representatives-can-have-a-big-impact/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/visiting-your-representatives-can-have-a-big-impact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Helen Hanson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently joined the Direct Care Alliance in Washington, DC, to advocate on behalf of direct care workers on Capitol Hill.
The congressional visits were to gain support for the Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act, which was introduced in the House by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and in the Senate by Bob Casey (D-PA).  These bills [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act &amp; Supporting Workforce Empowerment</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/celebrating-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-supporting-workforce-empowerment/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/celebrating-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-supporting-workforce-empowerment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dennis Fitzgibbons</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alpha One]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.directcarealliance.org/?p=2963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Americans with Disabilities Act celebrated its 20th anniversary on July 26, 2010, and there is much to celebrate. In the 20 years since the ADA was signed into law by President George H. W. Bush, we have witnessed a transformation in how people living with disabilities have been welcomed into society.
We have seen new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sen. Casey to Introduce Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act in Senate</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/sen-casey-to-introduce-direct-care-workforce-empowerment-companion-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/sen-casey-to-introduce-direct-care-workforce-empowerment-companion-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:39:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vera Salter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Minimum wage and overtime for home care workers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) hosted a Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing in Wilkes-Barre, where he announced his intention to introduce the Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act (House version introduced last week by Rep. Linda Sanchez).
The hearing &#8211; Taking care of Mom and Dad: Why We Need a Quality Workforce to Serve Our Older [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Direct Care Workers Help Ensure Consumers&#8217; Medication Adherence</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/direct-care-workers-help-ensure-consumers-medication-adherence/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/08/direct-care-workers-help-ensure-consumers-medication-adherence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Pickering</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct care consumers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 50 percent of people with chronic conditions don’t take their medications properly, which affects their well-being and the ability for direct care workers to provide the highest quality care.  To help remedy this problem, the Direct Care Alliance is proud to be a committed partner in the National Consumers League’s Medical Adherence Campaign, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Voices Have Been Heard! Introduction of Direct Care Legislation Marks Historic Day for Workers</title>
		<link>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/07/your-voices-have-been-heard-introduction-of-direct-care-legislation-marks-historic-day-for-workers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.directcarealliance.org/2010/07/your-voices-have-been-heard-introduction-of-direct-care-legislation-marks-historic-day-for-workers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonila Vega</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[July 28, 2010, was a remarkable day for direct care workers across the country as Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) announced the introduction of the Direct Care Workforce Empowerment Act.

Rep. Sanchez has been a champion for direct care workers.  Last year, she led an effort along with DCA to call on the Department of Labor to [...]]]></description>
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