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Originally offered on May 1, 2026 Presenters: Sitara Nayak, VP of Programs at Parent to Parent of Georgia and Mitzi Proffit and Rita Young of PDAG. Join us for a Q &A with Mitzi Proffit and Rita Young, as they explain the who, what, and why of PDAG. Originally offered: May 1, 2026 Runtime: 26 …
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Presenters: Sitara Nayak, VP of Programs at Parent to Parent of Georgia and Aarti Sahgal, Founder of Synergies Seed Fund Originally offered: April 27, 2026 Runtime: 28 minutes 33 seconds In this session, Aarti talks about a course being offered by Synergies Work on how to start your own business. Running Time: 49 minutes 51 …
Originally offered on April 9, 2026 Presenter: Brittley Wills, Senior Accounts Manager, PPL This FB live session includes a short Q &A with Brittley Wills, Senior Accounts Manager at PPL. Brittley walks us through the various resources PPL offers for a smooth enrollment for employers and employees. Running Time: 26 minutes 50 seconds
This FB live session includes a short Q &A with the team at Continuum Fiscal Services. They walk us through the various resources Continuum offers for a smooth enrollment for employers and employees. Originally offered on April 14th, 2026 Presenters: Sitara Nayak, VP of Programs, Parent to Parent of Georgia Runtime: 33 min 37 sec …
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Originally offered on March 26th, 2026 Presenter: Sitara Nayak, Vice President of Programs, Parent to Parent of Georgia This short video discusses Participant Direction and how it can empower families to choose, manage, and personalize the supports that work best for their child. In just a few minutes, you’ll get an overview of resources available …
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FB Live Sessions – Q & A with Olivia Nickens, Family Support Manager, DBHDD Originally offered on July 31st, 2025 Presenter: Olivia Nickens, Family Support Manager, DBHDD This is a Q&A session with Oliva Nickens, who oversees everything PD. In this session, she talks about the top 5 most commonly asked questions by PD families. …
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FB Live Sessions – Moving from SSI to SSDI Presenter: Anna Maki, Director of Benefits, Bobby Dodd Institute Join us for a Q&A with Anna Maki, Director of Benefits, Bobby Dodd Institute. Confused about what happens when your child moves from SSI to SSDI because you’re starting to draw Social Security retirement? Anna will break …
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FB Live Sessions – Tackling PD Paperwork: Tips, Tools and Tricks Presenter: Sitara Nayak, VP of Programs, Parent to Parent of Georgia Participant Direction involves a lot of paperwork—budgets, employee records, evaluations, goal sheets, and more. As employer of record, managing it all can be challenging. In this session, Sitara Nayak—a parent who self-directs her …
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Participant Direction Budgeting 101 mini lesson walks you through creating an example of a yearly budget. It helps you understand how to gather information needed to create a budget and gives you pointers on how to set up a system to monitor your budget while staying within your budget. Presented by DBHDD in September 2023.
FB Live Mini Trainings- Performance Evaluations (Originally aired on August 26, 2022) Presenter: Parent to Parent of Georgia Staff, Sitara Nayak. She is also a parent and has 10 years of experience Participant Directing This short presentation has tips on conducting an employee performance evaluation and includes samples such as a tracking form and a …
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Originally aired on 7/29/2022 Presenter: Parent to Parent of Georgia staff: Sitara Nayak, VP of Programs, she is also a parent and has 10 years of experience with Participant Direction. This mini series includes tips and best practices when screening job applicants. Running Time: 11 minutes No handouts
(Originally aired on July 22, 2022) Presenters: Parent to Parent of Georgia staff: Sitara Nayak, VP of Programs & Mitzi Proffitt, Director of Support Services. Both are parents and have been Participant Directing for over 8 years. In this presentation you will learn about the various steps involved in hiring new staff. The presenters also share some tips. …
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(Originally aired on June 24, 2022) Presenter: Jane Grillo, Participant Direction Parent with over 5 years of experience This presentation will cover the importance of creating a job description for your direct support staff and some tips on what to include in this description. Running time: 13 minutes Handouts: Sample Job Description
(Originally aired on June 17, 2022) This short presentation walks you step by step on how to figure out the rate per hour for your Direct Support Staff. Name of Presenters: Parent to Parent of Georgia staff: Sitara Nayak, VP of Programs & Mitzi Proffitt, Director of Support Services. Both are parents and have been Participant …
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