Competency-Based Training and Technical Assistance

Advocacy and Relationships within Guardianship

March 11, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST | Attend in-person or virtually 

• In-Person Registration
  • Location: Ames Public Library, PEO Room
• Virtual Registration through Zoom

Presenters: Jennifer Donovan, JD 

Intended Audience: Direct support professionals and administration from LTSS provider types and case managers.

Objectives: 

• Recognize the responsibilities of guardians, conservators and representative payees and the limits on their authority. 
• Understand the rights that adults have when they have a guardian, conservator or representative payee.
• Identify different ways to address concerns or conflicts with a guardian, conservator or representative payee.

Informed Consent 101

March 24, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST | Virtual Registration through Zoom

Presenters: Stacie Lane

Intended Audience: Direct support professionals and administration from LTSS provider types and case managers.

Objectives: 

• Understand the concept and principles of Informed Consent. 
• Develop skills to obtain Informed Consent effectively. 
• Learn best practices for documenting and securely storing Informed Consent documents.

1. Generating positive outcomes for members

2. Generating positive outcomes for providers

3. Providing a better understanding of, and compliance with, state and federal regulations concerning service provision

4. Increasing staff competencies in direct service

5. Increasing access to state-wide training for direct support professionals

1. Trainings are relevant to Iowa rules and regulations, CMS standards and HCBS philosophy

2. More opportunities for providers to acquire well-trained, competent direct support professionals with measured core competencies

3. Improved access to trainings and information pertinent to member care

4. Competency-based learning with objectives to ensure training topics are relevant to and useful to the agency’s needs

We are excited to have you as part of our CBT provider group. If you would like to enroll for emails providing updates on training, notifications of changes to the schedule, materials added to the website or other helpful information, please reach out to emma.nutter@hhs.iowa.gov to learn how to sign-up to receive CBT Informational Letters.

If you have additional questions regarding this site, the training schedule, or a specific training content or topic question please Email the CBT Specialist, Barbra Brottman at the training and TA email address: HCBSTTA@hhs.iowa.gov