The National Voices Institute Experience – Part I
I am thrilled to have been chosen to participate in the DCA’s 2011 Voices Institute National Leadership Training Program and I am looking forward to meeting the rest of the team next week in Wisconsin!...
View ArticleThe National Voices Institute Experience – Part III
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...
View ArticleWaiting for my Care Angel
The following poem was contributed by Joan Leah Nights and days blend together as I wait for your care Without you I would simply sit and stare My hands are wrinkled and riddled with pain Once I could...
View ArticleStumping for the Direct Care Job Quality Improvement Act
When I returned home after attending this year’s Voices Institute, I made a commitment to myself. I committed to not waste the investment made in me by DCA; the confidence placed in me by my...
View ArticleLet’s Help DOL Help Home Care Workers
Last Friday, I had the honor of attending a forum hosted by the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) Women’s Bureau on behalf of the Florida Professional Association of Care Givers and the DCA. It was a great...
View ArticleFlorida Caregivers to Walk a Mile in Clients’ Shoes
Florida caregivers can expand their knowledge, meet other people in their field, and feel celebrated as the professionals they are at the 17th annual convention of the Florida Professional Association...
View ArticleFPACG Celebrates, Educates Florida Direct Care Workers
“This was my first time here and I really enjoyed myself. I will be back next year,” said CNA Anita Cross of Lake County of the Florida Professional Association for Care Givers’ 17th annual convention,...
View ArticleOperations End but Work Lives on for FL DCW Association
At the end of this month, the Florida Professional Association of Care Givers will shut our doors after nearly 20 years. Endings are always hard, and this one is particularly difficult for those of us...
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