IMPART Alliance's Podcast
A major shortage of direct care workers (DCWs) in Michigan threatens the delivery of long-term, home, and community-based services that support individuals with disabilities and older adults.
Join us to hear conversations with DCWs, partners, experts, and key stakeholders working to help Michigan build a strong direct care workforce through advocacy, training, and sustainable career development initiatives.
Each episode contains powerful information, testimonials, and updates on current developments within the workforce.
Episodes
7 episodes
Sabrina Pickering, PurposeCare
In this episode of the IMPART Alliance podcast Sabrina Pickering, the client care supervisor at PurposeCare shares her career journey since joining the direct care workforce. She also told us about her motivations to join and stay in this workf...
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Episode 7
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7:52
John Nordine
In this episode of the IMPART Alliance podcast, U.S. Air Force veteran and Detroit Lions fan, John Nordine, shares his life-changing journey with spinal cerebellar ataxia, which has significantly impacted his mobility. John highlights th...
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Episode 6
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16:49
Heather Picotte
In this episode of the IMPART Alliance podcast, we are joined by Heather Picotte, a communications architect for IMPART Alliance and Age Alive. The conversation, recorded live in Marquette, Michigan, delves into Heather's journey and her...
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Episode 5
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21:07
Tam Cordes
In this episode of the IMPART Alliance podcast, we are joined by Tam Cordes, the course coordinator and training program developer at IMPART Alliance. Tam shares her extensive background in training, including her roles as an instructor ...
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Episode 4
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9:37
Clare Luz, Ph.D.
On this month’s podcast episode, we are joined by IMPART Alliance’s director, Clare Luz, Ph.D. Clare shares her journey from being a direct care worker until co-founding IMPART Alliance as well as exciting developments in the organizatio...
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Episode 3
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16:31
