Indiana Community Action Association
2021 Annual Conference
Together Again
December 2-4 in French Lick, IN
General Sessions
Welcome – Steve Hoffman. IN-CAA Board President
Recognition Luncheon: Advocacy Heroes, Legislative Champion and the Tenacious Trio of CAA Directors – Bertha Proctor, Pace CAA CEO
Workshops
Workshop sessions are grouped under six tracks. See conference program for the daily schedule and speaker bios
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Serving Equitably
- Trans People are People
- Implicit Bias (90 minute session)
- Implicit Bias (cont.)
- Access to Health, A Hispanic Perspective
- Successful Outreach Strategies to Connect with the African-American Community
Head Start
- Self-Care with Laughter
- Volunteer Recruitment and Retention
- Family Mapping - The Genome Information
- Developmental Stages of Adulthood - Where Clients are Stuck
- Social Determinants of Health
- Childhood Trauma and Trauma Informed Care
The Front Line
- The Five Categories of Crisis Intervention
- Four Indiana CAA Approaches to Family Development
- Skills to Defuse an Agitated Client
- Promoting High Level Client Service in Today’s Environment
- Pandemic Related Secondary Trauma in Human Service Work
- Self-Care for the Human Service Worker
Good Trouble
- The History of Community Action
- The History of Community Action (cont.)
- Advocacy in the State House
- Intervention in Utility Rate Cases
- Glitter Required - The Decades Long Battle of the Indiana Bag Ladies to Support Hoosiers Battling HIV and Aids
- The Predatory Lending Siege
Governance & Management
- Understanding and Using Financial Reports and Financial Audits
- Wealth Management - Safely and Wisely Investing Corporate Resources
- Policy Updates from IHCDA – Panel covering the major updates for the coming year
- The Community Action Code of Ethics as a Tool to Improve Your Management Team
- Income Eligibility for CSBG Supported Operations
- Look Before you Leap - Social Enterprise
Weatherization
- Effective Use of the XRF in the Wx Assistance Program
- Asthma Triggers and Indoor Air Quality
- Combustion Safety Including Methane and Combustion Study Results
- A Deep Dive into Moisture and Indoor Air Quality
- Panel Presentation including Audience Q&A on Weatherization
- Reasonable Expectations for Production by Energy Auditors, QCIs, & Wx Crew
