Free OneOp session to cover health needs, living arrangements and family caregiving strategies
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and OneOp will host the webinar, “Aging Well: Adults with IDD in Military Families,” on April 29.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and OneOp will host the webinar, “Aging Well: Adults with IDD in Military Families,” on April 29. (Adobe Stock)
The free webinar will be from 10-11:00 a.m. on OneOp, a virtual professional development platform for providers who serve military families.
Participants can register at tx.ag/IDDAging. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email containing connection information.
About the webinar
The session will explore how adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, IDD, in military families can age well. Participants will learn about age-related health and social changes for people with IDD, living arrangements and family caregiving, and practical strategies for supporting this population, including model programs addressing current and future needs.
The webinar will be presented by Tamar Heller, Ph.D., distinguished professor and director of the Institute on Disability and Human Development, Department of Disability and Human Development, and Marissa Andréah Diaz, Ph.D., postdoctoral research associate, Department of Disability and Human Development, both with the University of Illinois Chicago.
CEUs available
One continuing education unit will be available in the following areas:
- Certified in family and consumer sciences, American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Board-certified patient advocates, Patient Advocate Certification Board.
- Board-certified case managers and board-certified disability management specialists, Commission for Case Manager Certification.
- Certified family life educators, National Council on Family Relations.
- Certified health education specialists and master certified health education specialists, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
- Social workers, licensed professional counselors, and licensed marriage and family therapists, University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work.
OneOp certificates of attendance are available for those interested in additional documentation of professional development activities.
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