Agenda

  8:15-9:00amCheck-in, Breakfast and Networking
  9:00-9:30Opening Session

  9:30-10:30

 

 

 

 

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

 

Aging Well: Social and Health Trends Shaping Communities*

Laura Trejo, DSW, MSG, MPA, Director

Los Angeles County Aging & Disabilities Department

  10:30 – 10:45Break and Resource Table

 

  10:45-11:45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Older Adults, Mental Health, and the Geriatric Evaluation Networks 

Encompassing Services Intervention Support Program (GENESIS)*

 

Haydeh Fakhrabadi, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist II

LA County Department of Mental 

Health Outpatient Care Services Division

Edith Gonzalez, LCSW
, Psychiatric Social Worker II

LA County Department of Mental Health

GENESIS Program

Martin Ayala, LCSW
, Mental Health Clinic Supervisor

LA County Department of Mental Health

GENESIS Program

Rachel Figueroa, RN
, Mental Health Counselor, RN

LA County Department of Mental Health

GENESIS Program

  11:45-12:45pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coming Together: Integrating Services for Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness*

 

Morgan Sutton, MA, Manager

Homelessness Initiatives (Older Adults), Community Impact

United Way of Greater Los Angeles

 

Delaney Rogers, MA, Coordinator

Homelessness Initiatives (Older Adults), Community Impact

United Way of Greater Los Angeles

  12:45-1:30Lunch & Resource Tables

  1:30-2:00

 

Combating Ageism in Workforce Services: The AdvantAGE Los Angeles Plan

Sophia Jimenez, Consultant
Cause IMPACTS Consulting

  2:00 – 2:15

Break

  2:15-3:15 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

Advancing Science: The Latest in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research*

Linda Loera, MA, Program & Education Manager

Alzheimer’s Association

  

Elevating the Quality of Healthcare of Seniors in the SGV Through an Innovative Patient-Centered Program*

 

Dr. Christopher Bui

AVP, Chief Medical Officer – Senior and Complex Care 

AltaMed

 

Tarick Jackson

AVP, Senior & Complex Care Operations

AltaMed

 

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

Creating Meaningful Connections with Socially Isolated Older Adults

 

Ashley Eddington, MPH (Moderator), Community Health Consultant

Kaiser Permanente

 

Autumn Holmes, Board President

SET for LIFE

 

Diana Chung, MS, LMFT, Program Director & Clinical Supervisor

Asian Youth Center

 

Isela Monterrosas (Co-Moderator & Panelist), Community Health Manager

Kaiser Permanente

 3:15-3:45         

 

 

Family Caregiver Insights: Statistics and Support Strategies

Grace Avila, MSCM,CDP, Family Consultant

USC Family Caregiver Support Center

 

 3:45-4:00Closing
 

 

*This course meets the qualifications for Continuing Education for LCSWs, LMFTs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California State Board of Behavioral Sciences, provided by NASW-CA. M/CHES can claim Category II CEUs.