OGA Conference

“Leading the Way in Today’s Guardianship”
September 13 & 14, 2023

Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center
100 Green Meadows Drive South
Lewis Center, OH 43035

Conference has received up to 6.5 credit hours for both Legal CLE’s and Social Work, Professional Counselor and MFT CEU’s.

Thank you sponsors!

PLATINUM LEVEL – Aspiriant, Assisted Living Locators, and Best Payments
GOLD LEVEL – Bella Care Hospice, Community Fund Ohio, Humana, and Social Security Administration
SILVER LEVEL – Advocacy & Protective Services, Inc. (APSI), Kimball Business Solutions, Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services (OCAPS), and Ohio Probate Judges Association
BRONZE – Day Funeral Service, Delaware Bar Association, and Resch, Root, Phillips & Graham


CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

3:00 pm – Registration Opens

3:45 pm – Welcome — Kristen Henry, OGA President, Executive Director of Advocacy and Protective Services, Inc.

Opening Remarks — Wendy Hux, LSW, OGA Conference Chair, Volunteer Guardian Program Case Manager, Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging

4:00 pm-5:30 pm — KEYNOTE – Chronic Disease Management – How Palliative Care Can Help – Beth Long, CNP, ProMedica Hospice and Palliative Care

5:30 pm-7:30 pm — Networking Session – Networking Session, Light Appetizers and Cash Bar

 

Thursday, September 14, 2023

7:30 am-8:30 am — Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 am – Welcome — Kristen Henry, OGA President, Executive Director of Advocacy and Protective Services, Inc.

Distinguished Service Award Presentation

Opening Remarks — Wendy Hux, LSW, OGA Conference Chair, Volunteer Guardian Program Case Manager, Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging

9:00 am-10:30 am—PLENARY SPEAKER – What Is Different about the NGA National Standards of Practice and Why Did They Revise Them? Julia Nack, M.Ed., National Master Guardian

10:30 am-10:45 am — Break

10:45 am-12:00 pm

WORKSHOP A – Guardianship of the Estate—A View from the Bench – Maureen Duffy, JD, Administrative Magistrate of the Franklin County, Ohio Probate Court

WORKSHOP B Creating HOME: Practical Care Strategies to Calm Anxiety and Agitation in Individuals with Dementia and Other Brain Challenges – Paula M. Taliaferro, MGS, LSW, Education and Outreach Coordinator at the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging

12:15 pm-1:15 pm Lunch, Networking, Visit Booths

1:30 pm-2:45 pm

WORKSHOP C Changes to Burial and Estate Planning – Richard S. Day, Licensed Funeral Director at Day Funeral Service and Rae Ann Anderson, Licensed Funeral Director at Day Funeral Service

WORKSHOP DA Guardian’s Guide to Medicaid – Rebecca Hall, JD, Stotler Hayes Group, LLC

2:45 pm-3:00 pm — Break

3:00 pm-4:00 pm—Panel – Understanding and Navigating Systems in Mental Health – Jeffrey C. Halberg LISW-S, LICDC-CS, Clinical Director-Central Region at ViaQuest, Inc.; Sarah Bramley, Senior Support Program Coordinator at Concord Counseling Services; Erica Mihely, LISW-S, Manager-Inpatient Social Work at OSU Harding Hospital; and Chief Adam Moore, MPS, CLEE, Chief of Police for City of Delaware

4:00-4:30 pm — Evaluations, Raffle Drawings, Closing Remarks

4:30 pm — Conference Ends

Link to Downloadable Printable Conference Brochure

Link to Conference Payment page