Direct Care Staff Training

1986 ◽  
pp. 297-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis H. Reid ◽  
Maureen M. Schepis
Keyword(s):  
Staff Training ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Direct Care Staff

scholarly journals TWELVE YEARS OF CHANGES IN STATES’ ASSISTED LIVING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEMENTIA-SPECIFIC STAFF TRAINING

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S545-S545
Author(s):  
Paula Carder ◽  
Lindsey Smith ◽  
Seamus Taylor ◽  
Brian Kaskie ◽  
Kali S Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
Staff Training ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Direct Care Staff ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Admission Screening ◽  
State Variation ◽  
Discharge Criteria

Abstract We describe two categories of dementia-specific AL requirements: staff training and admission/discharge criteria. We reviewed current requirements for all states and the District of Columbia, and amendments made over 12 years. Current and historic regulations were collected and analyzed using policy surveillance and qualitative coding. Twenty-three states currently require dementia-specific training, and 22 require continuing education. Nearly all states (49) require administrators to complete dementia-specific training. Of these, 13 states specified 7 to 120 hours of dementia care training. Some states added pre-admission screening for cognitive impairment; a few require a dementia diagnosis for admission. We describe state variation longitudinally in direct care staff training requirements, including: number of training hours, training content, and use of examinations or other tests of knowledge, skills and abilities. In addition, we categorize changes in admission/discharge criteria over time, including the use of medical versus behavioral health symptoms.

General Case Quasi-Pyramidal Staff Training to Promote Generalization of Teaching Skills in Supervisory and Direct-Care Staff

2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Ducharme ◽  
Larry Williams ◽  
Anne Cummings ◽  
Pina Murray ◽  
Terry Spencer
Keyword(s):  
Staff Training ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
Direct Care Staff

Evaluation of the Educational Effectiveness of an Instructional Package on Developmental Disabilities

1980 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Lothar Mader ◽  
Patricia Resick ◽  
Donald Witzke ◽  
Joseph Ferrara ◽  
Eric Rudrud
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Staff Training ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Educational Effectiveness ◽  
Direct Care Staff ◽  
Visual Component ◽  
Presentation Modes ◽  
Instructional Package

A newly developed audio-visual staff training package on the legal and historical aspects of developmental disabilities was assessed for its educational effectiveness. Separate evaluations were made of the component parts of the package. From a residential institution serving the developmentally disabled, 100 direct care staff were selected randomly and assigned to five groups. These groups were presented with either the audio-visual component, the workbook, or the combined audiovisual and workbook components of the package. Two groups were pretested and all five groups received a posttest and a three week follow-up test The results indicated significant learning effects which were maintained through the follow-up period. There were no differences between the three presentation modes in educational effectiveness but the slide-tape only presentation was more efficient and was preferred by the participants. Based on the results of the study, further development of audio-visual staff training packages is encouraged.

Effectiveness of the New York State Office of Mental Health Core Curriculum: Direct care staff training.

2002 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 398-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce B. Way ◽  
Barbara Stone ◽  
Marian Schwager ◽  
Deborah Wagoner ◽  
Ronald Bassman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New York ◽  
Staff Training ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
New York State ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Direct Care Staff ◽  
York State ◽  
State Office

scholarly journals Mealtime Care for People With Dementia: What Do Nursing Home Staff Think?

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 182-183
Author(s):  
James Faraday ◽  
Clare Abley ◽  
Catherine Exley ◽  
Joanne Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Direct Care Staff ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Comparison Approach ◽  
The Right

Abstract More and more people with dementia are living in nursing homes (NH). Often, they depend on NH staff for help with eating and drinking. It is important that staff have the skills and support they need to provide good care at mealtimes. This qualitative study explores mealtime care for people with dementia, from the perspective of NH staff. Semi-structured interviews with NH staff (n=16) were carried out in two nursing homes. The homes were chosen to have diverse characteristics: one home had a large number of beds and was part of a small local organization; the other had a small number of beds and was part of a large national organization. Various staff members were interviewed, including direct care staff, senior carers, nurses, managers, and kitchen staff. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. A constant comparison approach was taken, so that data from early interviews were explored in more depth subsequently. From the analysis, five themes emerged as important in mealtime care for people with dementia living in nursing homes: Setting the right tone; Working well as a team; Knowing the residents; Promoting autonomy and independence; Gently persevering. This work forms part of a larger ethnographic study on the topic, which includes data from residents with dementia, and family carers. Results will inform the development of a staff training intervention to optimize mealtime care for this population.

Reflections on the Current Psychiatric Consultation and Referral Pattern and on the State of the Art, at Oxford Regional Centre, An Adult Mental Retardation Facility

1984 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Russell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Direct Care Staff ◽  
Psychiatric Consultation ◽  
Referral Service ◽  
Consultation And Referral ◽  
Adult Mental Retardation ◽  
Care Problems

This paper investigates the utilization pattern of the psychiatric consultation and referral service provided by the author in an Adult Mental Retardation Facility over a three-year period. The services, their history and locale are described against a background of changes in attitudes towards the problems of the retarded. Rising interest by psychiatrists in the field is placed in context. A spectrum of variables is used for a statistical analysis of factors (Chi2) influencing psychiatric referrals or non-referrals of all new admissions over the period indicated (N = 98). Against a background of increasing normalization and de-institutionalization, the character and composition of the shrinking institutional population has changed. Administration and direct-care staff are now confronted with management and care problems of lower functioning retardates, presenting difficult-to-manage behaviours and severe, often multiple, handicaps. Several factors with resource and care implications are considered, affecting institutionalized as well as community placed retardates, especially in hard economic times. Findings are discussed; recommendations are made concerning the application of scarce psychiatric resources to meet changing psychiatric needs of the population, maximize services and continue community directed normalization efforts. Some caveats are sounded and further research suggested.

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