The
Community Support Skill Standards (CSSS). These standards
will be used as output criteria for the development of career education
programs in secondary and post-secondary schools, and work places
throughout the country. The National Skill Standards Board, recently
authorized by federal legislation, is charged with the goal of shaping
and integrating this national system of voluntary skill standards. http://www.hsri.org/ddworkforce/csss/aboutcsss.html
A Guide to Creating an Employer-Based Home Health Aide Training
Program. PHI developed an eight-section manual to assist
providers in planning, developing, and implementing pre-employment,
home health care training programs. This manual addresses both
senior management and instructional teams, who both have important
roles in the efficient functioning of a paraprofessional training
program. The emphasis is on adult, learner-centered training techniques,
which integrate problem-solving, communication, and critical thinking
into the standard home health aide curriculum. This guide is not
available online or electronically. Please contact PHI for a copy.
Changing Culture One Step At A Time: Person Centered Bathing. An
introductory workshop on the techniques and skills in bathing residents
with dementia. This guide is not available online or electronically –Please
contact PHI for a copy. http://www.paraprofessional.org/publications/WorkforceTools_Vol1No1.pdf
The Role of Training in Improving the Recruitment and Retention
of Direct-Care Workers in Long-Term Care, Workforce Strategies, No.3. To
combat high vacancy and turnover rates of direct-care workers in
long-term care, state officials, providers, and consumer groups
are exploring a broad range of strategies. One theory is that improving
pre-employment training and continuing education reduces turnover
by giving workers the competence and confidence they need to do
the job well. Click
here to download.
Training Quality Home Care Workers. A description
of PHI's approach to developing a stable and competent workforce. http://www.paraprofessional.org/publications/PHI_Training_Overview.pdf
Finding and Keeping Direct Care Staff. This
guide provides long-term care employers with immediate, concrete
suggestions on how to find and keep direct-care staff, with
particular emphasis on targeted recruitment strategies, learner-centered
training, and supportive supervision. http://www.paraprofessional.org/publications/findkeep.pdf.
The Right Start: Preparing Direct Care Workers
to Provide Home- and Community-Based Care, Workforce
Tools, No. 2. This publication outlines standard
training practices for home- and community-based workers,
identifies training gaps, and provides examples of outstanding
programs in order to help agencies, individual consumers,
workers, and policymakers find and/or develop appropriate
educational resources. Click
here to download.
The National Alliance for
Direct Support Professionals Code of Ethics. Developed
by the NADSP, the Code is intended to serve as a straightforward
and relevant guide for DSPs as they resolve the ethical
dilemmas they face every day, and encourages them to achieve
the highest ideals of the profession. http://www.nadsp.org/library/code.html
The College of Direct Support.
Serves as an online educational resource for Direct Support
Professionals providing direct support to individuals with
developmental disabilities. http://www.collegeofdirectsupport.com
Staff Training Store: Quality
Mall. Products needed for training direct support
personnel. http://www.qualitymall.org/directory/dept1.asp?deptid=12
* For more information,
search the Clearinghouse for:
Entry-Level Training - http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/r_cat_det.jsp?cat_id=3910
Training and 'How To' Guides - http://www.directcareclearinghouse.org/r_cat_det.jsp?cat_id=4910
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