Presentations available for your staff or the people you serve. Use the contact button to find out more from Elizabeth Doan, Link Coordinator. There is never a charge for a PA Link program or service.
Protecting Your Personal Information– how all Americans can protect themselves from identity theft.
The Equifax breach compromised the personal information, including social security numbers, birth dates and addresses, of over half of the U.S. population. This presentation explains how to lock down credit, as well as explaining various scams. http://buckschestermontgomerylink.weebly.com/resources.html
Artificial Intelligence and its use in Scams - Developed for seniors to train them on what AI is, how it is used in scams, how to recognize an AI scam, how to use strategies to protect themselves, and what to do if they believe they are a victim of a scam
How to Write Fiction Mini-course
This three-hour workshop will teach the basics of composing a story for people recovering from mental illness or drug and alcohol addiction, veteran’s groups and any other group that might benefit from exploring creativity. Participants will learn about plotting, characterization, dialogue and narration, setting and more. There will be exercises at every point along the way so that the participants can learn as they go. This training will be restricted to groups of 2-10 people, however multiple sessions can be scheduled. Trainer Elizabeth Doan is a published author (under Lisa Doan for children's books and Kate Archer for historical romance novels). She has an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, is on the board of the Brandywine Valley Writers Group, and is currently contracted with Dragonblade Publishing for a six book series.
Writing Your Memoir
This one-hour presentation will explain what a memoir is and how to get started writing one. There is an established link between writing about stressful experiences and improved health. According to the latest research, writing about personal experiences may even help patients heal from surgery faster, can reduce anxiety and lower stress hormones, and allows individuals to put events into perspective and create a sense of mental order and calm.
Hospital to Home
This one-hour presentation will educate individuals on the biggest risk factors arising during a discharge from the hospital or any other controlled setting to an independent setting and how to mitigate those risks to avoid a readmission. Attendees will learn to: assess and react to symptom red flags, avoid mistakes in medication, and the importance of follow-up doctor visits.
The PA Link
This 1/2-hour presentation provides an overview of the aging and disability network system and provides important takeaway tools. Attendees will learn about the PA Link #800 number, available to any PA resident who needs information about programs and services and help accessing them. The person-centered counseling program—a service provided through our committee member agencies to assist people who have multiple problems and require a point person until they are enrolled in programs and services. Attendees will receive a refrigerator magnet with the PA Link’s #800 number so that it is readily available when needed.
The Risks of Reverse Mortgages
This one hour presentation provides education on what a reverse mortgage is, what the potential pitfalls may be and how to proceed if an individual wishes to explore this option. Heavy emphasis is put on contacting a HUD counselor to discover if the instrument is a viable choice and hiring an attorney or financial planner to review the documents.
Using Narrative Non-fiction to Communicate Your Agency's Mission
Donor giving is rooted in emotion. In this presentation, agency staff learn how to gather their facts and transform them into compelling stories by using the techniques of narrative non-fiction.
Free online course for renters, "Become a Great Tenant" Series. This course teaches individuals to manage and talk about their credit and criminal history, search for housing, how to budget and stretch a tight budget, understand applications and leases, practicalities before move in like utilities and cable, how to conduct themselves in the unit including housekeeping, pet care, communicating with a landlord and negotiating through problems and how to responsibly vacate a unit. When an individual completes the course, they will receive a certificate to show landlords that they have prepared themselves and take their responsibilities seriously. All providers working with individuals with housing concerns are encouraged to disseminate this course to their clients.
The links to Bucks and Chester county courses below.
Become a Great Tenant in Bucks County
Become a Great Tenant in Chester County
Become a Great Tenant Montgomery County
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