Introducing The CAREer Path Initiative: Providing Upskilling Opportunities for Direct Care Workers

Originally Presented On: Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Duration: 1 Hour

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Introducing The CAREer Path Initiative: Providing Upskilling Opportunities for
Direct Care Workers

^{We are opening new doors for direct care workers to advance their career development by offering new educational pathways based on experience and learning enabled via CareAcademy’s platform.}

Join us as we hear from CareAcademy's CEO and Founder Helen Adeosun as she'll discuss what this means for home care workers and agencies. She will be joined by Meaghan Rajkumar, Executive Director of Strategic Insights at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) who will share how SNHU is enabling this program by accrediting a number of CareAcademy training classes for college credit.

You will take away how your agency can leverage this opportunity for your caregivers!

Helen Adeosun

CEO and Founder,
CareAcademy

Helen Adeosun is the CEO and Founder of CareAcademy. She has built a career driving outcomes for adult learners and finding meaningful ways for them to engage in learning. She launched CareAcademy to unite cutting-edge education strategies with the unique needs of the historically underserved caregiver community.

Adeosun has previously worked with Pearson Education, Teach for America, and the Boston Public Schools. She was named to the 2020 Fortune 40 Under for 40 list and serves on the board of the Caregiver Action Network.

Adeosun earned a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in Politics and Arabic Studies and holds an EdM. in Education Policy and Management from Harvard University.

Meaghan Rajkumar

Executive Director of Strategic Insights, Southern New Hampshire University

Meaghan Rajkumar works on Strategic Insights for SNHU and is the founding Executive Director of SNHU's Office of Integration and Transformation. Meaghan uses her deep expertise in higher education leadership, market dynamics, and innovation to bring together educators and leaders from diverse backgrounds with the aim of opening access to higher education for all people.

Meaghan is also passionate about higher education policy and nurturing new ventures in higher education. She has served on the CHEA Advisory Council for Digital Credentials and as a Board Member of CareAcademy.

You can follow her on Twitter at @meaghanrajkumar.

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Dr. Rick L. Mask

Director International Online Programs

Dr. Rick L. Mask is a leadership strategy consultant, program director, adjunct professor, and the author of Social Capital 2.0. For the last decade, Dr. Mask has been leading and developing teams through skills gained in the classroom and in the field.

Dr. Mask focuses his work of growing human capital within organizations by utilizing neuroscience, the constructs of social capital, and the principles presented in The Leadership Challenge. Dr. Mask guides organizations to an understanding of what it takes to lead others through the removal of personal barriers and the creation of true human connection.