Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act
Family Caregiving Advisory Council (FCAC) Meeting
Holiday Inn, 550 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
August 28-29, 2019
Day 1 – August 28, 2019
| Time | Session description |
| 8:30 – 9:00 AM | Arrival/Sign-in: Non-federal Members Arrival & Registration |
| 9:00 – 10:15 AM | Session 1: Required Ethics Training for Council Members
Facilitator: HHS Ethics Staff closed session |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM | Arrival of Federal Members: Sign-in |
| 10:15 – 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:30 – 12:00 PM | Session 2: Family Caregiving Advisory Council and Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Opening Ceremony
Welcome remarks Swearing-in of non-federal council members Remarks by HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan Remarks by Lance Robertson, ACL Administrator Housekeeping Remarks, Greg Link |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | Session 3: Getting Started: Council Housekeeping
Facilitator: Greg Link – Council member introductions – Review of legislation, council charter, tasks, & deliverables – Overview: The RAISE Family Caregiver Act Resource and Dissemination Center · Rani E Snyder, MPA, Vice President, Program, The John A. Hartford Foundation · Kitty Purington, JD, Senior Program Director, Chronic and Vulnerable Populations, National Academy for State Health Policy |
| 2:00 – 4:00 PM | Session 4: The National Landscape Supporting Family Caregivers
Facilitator: Kitty Purington, JD, Senior Program Director, Chronic and Vulnerable Populations, National Academy for State Health Policy Presenters: Richard Schulz, Ph.D., Director, Center for Caregiving Research Education and Policy, University of Pittsburgh Grace Whiting, JD, President and CEO, National Alliance for Caregiving Tamar Heller, Ph.D., Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Chicago Donna Benton, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor of Gerontology, USC Davis Discussants: Larry Curley, MPA, Executive Director, National Indian Council on Aging Jenna McDavid, B.S., National Managing Coordinator for the Diverse Elders Coalition Nancy Murray, M.S., President, The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh at ACHIEVA |
| 4:00 – 4:15 PM | Break |
| 4:15 – 4:45 PM | Public Comment Period
Facilitator: Lance Robertson, ACL Administrator and FCAC Chair |
| 4:45 – 5:00 PM | Session 5: Review of Day 1
Facilitator: Greg Link |
A complete list of council members can be found at ACL.gov/RAISE
Day 2 – August 29, 2019
| Time | Session description (duration) |
| 8:30 – 8:45 AM | Arrival/Sign-in |
| 8:45 – 9:15 AM | Session 1: Review of Day 1 & Objectives for Day 2
Facilitator: Greg Link |
| 9:15 – 10:00 AM | Session 2: Overview of Federal Programs & Initiatives in Support of Family Caregivers
Brief presentations of Federal programs and initiatives impacting family caregivers. Facilitator: Alan Stevens, Ph.D., FCAC Council Co-Chair |
| 10:00 – 10:15 AM | Break |
| 10:15 – 10:45 AM | Session 3: Discussion of Subcommittee Roles & Topics within the FCAC
Facilitator: Sarah Ruiz, Ph.D., ACL/NIDILRR |
| 10:45 – 12:00 PM | Session 4: Small Group Priority Setting ExerciseChallenges and Opportunities for the National Caregiving Strategy
Facilitator: Sarah Ruiz, Ph.D., ACL/NIDILRR |
| 12;00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM | Session 5: Report Outs from Small Group Leads
Facilitator: Casey Shillam, Ph.D., Council Co-Chair |
| 2:00 – 2:30 PM | Public comment period
Facilitator: Greg Link |
| 2:30 – 2:45 PM | Session 6: Review of Day 2, Next Steps, & Adjourn
Facilitator: Greg Link |
A complete list of council members can be found at ACL.gov/RAISE
