Programs for Caregivers working in Virginia's Licensed
Assisted Living and Adult Day Care Facilities

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Developed jointly by the Division of Licensing Programs and the Virginia Geriatric Education Center, these training programs are made possible through the use of Assisted Living and Adult Day Care facility licensing fees. Programs are provided exclusively for employees of Licensed Assisted Living facilities and Adult Day Care Centers in Virginia.

Below is the information for our Fall 2008 Training Programs. Click on the links for more information. If you still need further information, please call the VGEC at (804) 828-9060.

Fall 2008 Schedule of Training – Dates/Sites/Topics

Program Learning Objectives for Past Training Sessions:

Individualized Service Plan: Meeting Resident/Participant Needs

Working With Families

Emergency Preparedness & Safety

Registration Form

Directions to Training Sites

Continuing Education Credits

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Fall 2008 Schedule of Training

Individualized Service Plan: Meeting Resident/Participant Needs

Learning Objectives

Upon the completion of the Individual Service Plan program, participants will be able to:

Understand the basic concepts of effective adult instruction and learning. List various barriers and enablers to adult learning. Apply effective methods for presenting the Individualized Service Plan curriculum to adults. Utilize effective strategies to motivate adult learners to prepare and implement the Individualized Service Plan.

Working with Families

Learning Objectives

Upon the completion of the Individual Service Plan program, participants will be able to:

Describe 4 roles that ALFs and staff can assume in the lives of residents’ families. Demonstrate constructive interaction techniques. Discuss how to respond to family needs and preferences. Examine how various family programming strategies could be incorporated into the participant’s workplace.

Emergency Preparedness & Safety

Learning Objectives

Upon the completion of the Individual Service Plan program, participants will be able to:

Understand the components to creating a safe environment. Describe the role of staff to ensure safety and preparedness. Identify the barriers to safety and creating a disaster preparedness plan. Develop a strategy to effectively implement a disaster preparedness plan.

Registration Form

Below is the link for the registration form for all of the Fall 2008 Training Programs, which you can print off and send to the VGEC. If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at (804) 828-9060.

Training Registration Brochure Form

Directions to Training Sites
By clicking on any of the sites below, you will be directed to the Map Quest website where you can enter your starting address to get the driving directions to each of the training sites.

ABINGDON
Abingdon Vissta Area Training Center
450 Commerce Drive Suite 6
Abingdon, Virginia 24211

CHANTILLY
Courtyard Dulles Airport Chantilly
3935 Centerview Dr.
Chantilly, VA 20151

HAMPTON
Hampton Public Library (Main Branch)
4207 Victoria Boulevard
Hampton, Virginia 23669

PETERSBURG
Southside Virginia Training Center
26317 W. Washington Street
Building #1 Conference Room B
Petersburg, Virginia 23803

RICHMOND
Community College Workforce Alliance
North Run Corporate Center: Room# 125
1630 East Parham Road
Richmond, VA 23228

ROANOKE
Salem District Auditorium
731 Harrison Avenue
Salem, VA 24153

VA BEACH
Virginia Beach Central Library
The Folio Room
4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452

WINCHESTER
Hampton Inn Winchester (I-81 & US 50)
1017 Millwood Pike
Winchester, Virginia 22602

Continuing Education Credits

Each course meets the continuing education criteria of Virginia Commonwealth University and the Southern Association of Colleges and Universities. The VGEC is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the Virginia Nurses' Association, which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. The VGEC is approved as a provider of continuing education credit by the National Association Boards of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NAB)

Appropriate forms for requesting continuing credits are available at each training session. Details vary by topic. There is a $10 fee for each request.

Virginia Commonwealth University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in education without regard to race, creed, gender, national origin, age or handicap.

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