‘Building Strong Communities: A Panel Discussion’ webinar set for Aug. 26
Free OneOp session explores policy awareness, leveraging local systems to support military families
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and OneOp will host the webinar, “Building Strong Communities: A Panel Discussion,” on Aug. 26.
The free webinar will be from 10-11:30 a.m. through OneOp, a virtual platform for professionals who serve military families.
Participants can register at tx.ag/BuildingStrongCommunities. Once registered, participants will receive a confirmation email with detailed information about the event.
For questions and additional information, contact Rachel Brauner, AgriLife Extension program specialist for Family and Community Health, Bryan-College Station, at [email protected].
About the webinar
This session will examine how policy awareness, local systems and shared community responsibility can work together to create stronger, more sustainable support for military families.
Panelists include Sarah Stein, director, Defense-State Liaison Office; retired Col. Tim Farrell, U.S. Air Force, vice president of military affairs, aerospace and cybersecurity, Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce; Emily Becher, Ph.D., vice president of applied research and evaluation, Blue Star Families; and Andy Crocker, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension gerontology and health specialist and associate professor, Family and Community Health unit, Canyon.
Throughout the webinar, panelists will:
- Identify how shared responsibility is reflected in Department of War policies and directives.
- Explain the functional role of defense-state liaison officers and provide illustrations of major policy areas of concern and effort.
- Describe how state-level policy development strengthens community infrastructure.
- Assess community infrastructure capacity across geographic contexts.
- Leverage state-level, regional and community partnerships to strengthen local systems.
- Guide on increasing community capacity of military service organizations.
Continuing education units available
The course has been approved for 1.5 continuing education units in the following areas:
- Accredited financial counselors, Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education.
- Certified in family and consumer sciences, American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Certified nutrition and wellness educators, American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Certified personal and family finance educators, American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Certified personal finance counselors, The Center for Financial Certifications.
- Board-certified patient advocates, Patient Advocate Certification Board.
- Board-certified case managers and board-certified disability management specialists, Commission for Case Manager Certification.
- Registered dietitian nutritionists and nutrition and dietetics technicians, registered, Commission on Dietetic Registration.
- Certified family life educators, National Council on Family Relations.
- Social workers, licensed professional counselors, and licensed marriage and family therapists, University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work.
The course has also been approved for 1 continuing education units in the following areas:
- Certified nutrition and wellness educators, American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Certified health education specialists and master certified health education specialists, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing.
OneOp certificates of attendance are available for those interested in additional documentation of professional development activities.
