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Preventing and Eliminating Burnout in Practice

This webinar was presented on April 18, 2017 as part of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved’s webinar series, Excellence in Team-Based Care for the Underserved. In this session, Dr. Eileen Barrett presents organizational strategies to promote retention and recruitment by reducing burnout and increasing job satisfaction, including: protecting clinicians from unnecessary challenges; providing […]

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Community Based Supportive Housing Serving Persons with Disabilities at Risk of Institutional Care

Long-term services and supports are a critical resource for individuals who have an intellectual, developmental, behavioral, and/or physical disability.1 Historically in many communities, long- term services and supports were primarily provided in institutional settings such as nursing homes. However with new advances in medical technology and through the Supreme Court Olmstead Decision2 to support independent

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Improving Care for Medically Complex Patients: Medical Respite and Supportive Housing

Medical respite programs are as unique as the individuals and communities they serve. From shelter-based care to stand-alone facilities, medical respite provides a transition for those exiting the hospital who have no permanent residence and are not well enough to return to the street. Hospital partners have seen the benefit of medical respite programs as

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Health Outcomes & Data Measures: A Quick Guide for Health Center & Housing Partnerships

Partnerships between health centers and supportive housing providers employing a “Housing First” approach1 have shown reductions in emergency department utilizations, inpatient hospital stays, and costs to the health system, increased use of preventative primary and behavioral health care as well as high rates of housing retention.2 Clinical outcomes assessing changes in mental health status and

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Compassion Fatigue

Presented by the Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project. ​High levels of compassion fatigue can be managed with a number of authentic, sustainable strategies. This site has numerous resources we have found for caregivers working in many professions. The Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project also offers original training materials, workbooks, and texts. Link to Video (Link)

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Self-Care: Taking Care of Our Selves So We Can Take Care of Others

Outreach programs support health centers to provide quality and responsive services to underserved communities by connecting to individuals where they live, work, and spend time. Outreach workers play many roles—from advocate, educator, and coordinator to service provider—which can be challenging and overwhelming. In HOP’s 2015 National Needs Assessment, health centers across the country reported staff

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