TCS Services

06/08/2025

What a wonderful 4 days with these folks! 2 days in Fresno & 2 days in San Jose for the Central California & Bay Area Adult Services Training Academies. They were truly a wonderful bunch of folks to train together with all from very different areas of adult training and with varying amounts of training experience. It was a blast being with them! A huge shout out to the great folks who made this happen and who provided so much support before and during the events. This would not have been possible without them!!!!

05/14/2025

Curious about what’s in store for the 2025 NAPSA Conference? Here’s a sneak peek at our dynamic conference schedule:

📌 Keynotes from leading APS experts.
📌 Engaging workshops on policy, practice, and innovation.
📌 Networking opportunities to build connections in the field.
📌 Panel discussions tackling the most pressing APS challenges.

Full schedule coming soon! In the meantime, tell us which topics you’re most looking forward to👇

05/09/2025

🌟 NAPSA Awards Submissions are Open! 🌟

Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of Adult Protective Services? Now's the time to recognize their efforts! Submit your nominations for the NAPSA Awards today.

🏆 Categories include:
1. Rosalie S. Wolf Memorial Award
2. President's Award
3. Spirit of NAPSA Award in Honor of Jan Stiles
4. NAPSA Collaboration Award
6. Joanne Otto Distinguished Service Award

📅 Deadline: June 30th, 2025
🔗 Visit this link to nominate someone you know: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/62GSZZT

Let's celebrate the heroes making a difference! 💜

05/03/2025

Everyone has a role in preventing elder abuse. Start conversations. Share resources. https://elderjustice.usc.edu/weaad-home/

04/23/2025

The lineup for the 2025 NAPSA Conference is coming together, and we can’t wait to share the dynamic speakers and thought leaders joining us this year.

From keynote addresses to panel discussions and hands-on workshops, these sessions will bring valuable insights and real-world expertise to APS and allied professionals nationwide. Stay tuned as we introduce the speakers in the coming weeks.

Who are you hoping to hear from this year? Let us know in the comments!

04/22/2025

Three very important months, professionally speaking.
April is "Sexual Assault Awareness Month"
https://www.nsvrc.org/saam/2025/social-media
May is "Older American's Month"
https://acl.gov/oam/2025/older-americans-month-2025
June 15th is "WEAAD" - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
https://www.napsa-now.org/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day/

https://worldelderabuseawareness.com/about-weaad/

04/13/2025

🚨 APS Funding is Still at Risk—We Need Your Voice! 🚨

Congress is moving forward with cost-cutting measures that could eliminate the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), putting $1.7 billion in critical funding for APS and related services at risk. Losing this funding would severely impact many APS programs and completely decimate some APS programs leaving vulnerable adults at risk across the country and in the territories.

Our work isn’t done. We continue to rely on your help to advocate for sustained APS funding. Every voice makes a difference in urging Congress to preserve SSBG.

✔ Have you reached out to your Senators and Representatives yet? If not, now is the time!
✔ Have you shared this advocacy effort with colleagues and decision-makers? Help us spread the word.
✔ Do you work in APS? Your firsthand experiences can help illustrate why this funding is so critical—consider sharing your story.

🔗 Take action today: https://bit.ly/PROTECTSSBG

📢 APS funding is on the line—let’s keep up the momentum and protect essential services for vulnerable adults. Share this post and make your voice heard!

04/02/2025

NAPSA is deeply concerned by the recent restructuring plan announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which includes significant cuts to staff supporting older adults and people with disabilities. In response, NAPSA has written a statement outlining our concerns, particularly regarding the potential impact on the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and Adult Protective Services (APS).

We invite you to read the full statement to learn more about how these changes could affect the safety and well-being of vulnerable adults.

Link to the full statement:

03/29/2025

A quick thankful summary of 2024.
First and foremost thanks and credit to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

2024 was spent with some really wonderful national and international APS Professionals (front line workers, supervisors, and administrators)and Para-professionals, and Trainers.
Working with ACL (The Administration for Community Living) on the expert panel providing guidance for the existing ACL inventory of screening and assessment tools. Consulting and training with and for APS in Delaware, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, and Arkansas as well as Bermuda APS, and Montana Ombudsman. Doing workshops and supporting IVAT (The Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma for the 8th year in a row at the "21st Annual Hawaii International Summit on Preventing, Assessing, and Treating Trauma Across the Lifespan".
Additionally the volunteer work on the Board of Director of NAPSA (National Adult Protective Services Association) https://www.napsa-now.org/ serving as the Chairperson for the NAPSA Education Committee and serving here in my home state of Oklahoma as an 'at large' member of the Oklahoma State Council on Aging and Adult Protective Services.
(SCoA)

I was selected to be 1 of the 7 members of the newly formed Board of Directors for The National Link Coalition https://nationallinkcoalition.org/ .

I will keep this short and in doing so leave some important people out but some of the individuals who invested in me EARLY in my career are: in Oklahoma - Becky McGowan, Barbara Kidder -Nationally - Kathleen Quinn, Joanne Otto, Bonnie Brandl, Jane Raymond, Susan Castano, and Lori Lori Delagrammatikas. Fellow APS trainers, Georgia Hammer, Jerry Hines, Cathy Wood, Tim Bailey, and my "Tennessee brother" Steve Field. These and many more contributed to, encouraged, inspired, and supported my growth as an APS professional, trainer/facilitator.

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