CMSA Fort Wayne: Therapeutic Mindfulness: A Healing Skill, Not a Coping Skill

StoryPoint Fort Wayne North 3715 Union Chapel Road, Fort Wayne

REGISTER HERE Join CMSA of Fort Wayne for an educational event on Therapeutic Mindfulness! Speaker: Ruth Fearnow is a therapist, author and speaker. Therapeutic Mindfulness, is a synthesis of her decades-long meditation practice and her work healing trauma and mental distress. Fees: CMSA FW Members - $15 CMSA National and NASW Members - $15 Students - $10 Non-members - $25

CMSA Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo: Let’s Get Social!

The B.O.B: The L3VEL 20 Monroe Avenue NW, Grand Rapids

REGISTER HERE Join CMSA GGRK for an educational, networking and resources event, including dinner and prizes/giveaways! Fees: Limited to first 50! - $25

CMSA Chicago Chapter Dinner (1 CE): ‘Turning Resistance into Resilience: Guiding Families to Support Aging Members with Developmental Disabilities’

Giordano's Oak Brook Terrace 17W280 W 22nd St, Oakbrook Terrace

REGISTER HERE Join CMSA Chicago to educate and provide insight into how to help resistant families receive help when there is an aging family member with a developmental disability. Aging can be challenging enough but aging with an adult child with a disability can be daunting. This lecture will focus on aging parents as the primary caregiver for their adult disabled child, the reasons behind their resistance to support, and what case managers can do to assist in positive outcomes for both the aging parent and the aging adult with a disability. Objectives: Identify reasons why aging parents may not have made arrangements for their disabled children. Describe the key factors that help this population of aging parents to achieve resilience. Identify strategies to best support older adults to meet their needs and the needs of their disabled child. Fees: Member Ticket - $15 Guest Ticket - $35 Member (Remote) - $15 Guest (Remote) - $35

Central Virginia CMSA (2 CEs): 2024 Annual Chapter Meeting

Maggiano's Little Italy Short Pump Town Center 11800 West Broad St., #2204, Richmond

REGISTER HERE The Central Virginia Chapter of CMSA’s Annual Meeting for 2024 will take place on October 8th from 6pm to 8pm. This in-person educational event, sponsored by Fresenius Medical Care, is free for all members. It will be held at Maggiano's located in Short Pump Town Center, Richmond, VA.  Attendees will receive continuing education credits for CCM, SW, and RN. Topic: Discharging Dialysis Patients -- New Sites of Care & Delivery Learning Objectives: Discuss presenting patients with all treatment options – including differences in treatment frequency. Describe off-site dialysis challenges that may be alleviated due to operational efficiencies of on-site dialysis. Identify the opportunity of on-site dialysis as a means to transition more patients to home dialysis. Speaker: Richard Cabrera - Senior National Account Manager for Post-Acute Commercial Operations – West Division - Fresenius Home Care Products Fees: CMSA Members - FREE Non-members - FREE