CaringTide Webinars

Join Jennie Dopp, ChSNC, from CaringTide for an educational webinar designed to help families create a comprehensive plan for their loved one’s future. This session explores essential elements such as support networks, emergency planning, financial strategies, benefits, estate planning, housing costs, employment, caregiving, and strategies for independence. You’ll leave with practical tools and resources to confidently prepare for your loved one’s long-term care and answer the question, “What will happen when I can no longer provide care?”

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Join CaringTide for an informative webinar exploring both the legal and personal aspects of guardianship and its alternatives. This session helps caregivers, family members, and advocates understand when guardianship is appropriate, what less restrictive options exist, and how to make informed decisions that balance protection with independence and individual rights.

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This session focuses on real-world financial strategies for families supporting a loved one with a disability. We’ll cover how to balance long-term savings with benefit rules, plan for future care costs, and establish structures that keep resources stable over time. You’ll gain clarity around funding special needs trusts, ABLE, coordinating retirement planning, and aligning income, benefits, and investments, so your family has a clear, confident path forward.

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Planning for the future takes on new meaning when a loved one has a disability. This webinar breaks down what families need to know about protecting benefits, building long-term security, and keeping control of important decisions. We will cover how special needs trusts work, when to use a first-party or third-party trust, and how to avoid common mistakes that can unintentionally disrupt Medicaid or Social Security benefits. You will learn how to plan for care, name the right people in the right roles, and create a roadmap that supports your loved one across their lifetime. This session is practical, clear, and designed to help families move forward with confidence.

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Join CaringTide for a practical and empowering webinar focused on navigating employment with a disability. We’ll explore strategies for job searching, requesting reasonable accommodations, building workplace confidence, and connecting with inclusive employers. Whether you’re entering the workforce for the first time or seeking new opportunities, this session provides tools, resources, and expert insights to support meaningful employment success.

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This session equips caregivers of children with disabilities and self-advocates to navigate the healthcare system with confidence. Medical advocacy means ensuring you or your child's needs, rights, and goals guide every decision, from routine appointments to hospital stays. Attendees will learn how to communicate effectively with providers, organize medical information, understand diagnoses and treatment options, and prepare for appointments. The session also covers building a care team, navigating insurance denials and appeals, advocating during hospitalizations, and knowing when to invoke your child's legal rights. Whether you are just starting your advocacy journey or looking to sharpen your skills, this session provides the tools and language to make sure your child is heard and receiving the care they deserve.

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