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The Texas Kincare Taskforce hosted its Kincare Symposium 17–18 June in Round Rock, Texas. The two days were filled with helpful information from service professionals and kin caregivers. Some of the presenters have made their presentations available. They be downloaded for your use as long as appropriate credit is given to the creator. Please let me know if you have any trouble with these files (ABCrocker@ag.tamu.edu).
- Kincare Primer
- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren:
Partnering to Build Support – A Blueprint For Action (PowerPoint)
- Dr. Judy Warren, Texas AgriLife Extension Service; and Janis Thompson, Texoma Area Agency on Aging
- Grandparents As Parents: Sharing a Lifetime of Love (PowerPoint)
- Janis Thompson, Texoma Area Agency on Aging
- Mental Issues for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (PowerPoint)
- Margo Smith, LPC
- KinCare: Positive Outcomes for Children and Caregivers (PowerPoint) (Note:
this is a large file, 2.1MB, and could take up to 15 minutes to download using 28K modem.)
- Dr. Rick Peterson, Texas AgriLife Extension Service; and Dorothy Perkins, Texoma Area Agency on Aging
- Children’s Risk and Protective Factors (RTF | PDF)
- KinCaregiver Risk and Protective Factors (RTF | PDF)
For more information, please contact:
- Patricia Bordie, Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, 512.438.4866
- Bruce Bower, Texas Legal Services Center, 512.477.6000
and through a grant from the Brookdale Foundation
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Last updated: 16 September, 2009
Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin.
