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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 VCU's Department of Gerontology,
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.
Please
take a look at our
new Spring 2011 brochure!
Spring
2011 Brochure
Below
is the
information for our Spring 2011 Training Programs. Click on the links
for
more information. If you still need further information, please call
the Department of Gerontology at (804) 828-9060.
Spring
2011 Schedule of Training – Dates/Sites/Topics
Program
Learning Objectives for Current Training Sessions:
Individualized
Service
Plan: Meeting Resident/Participant Needs
Working
With Families
Essential
Skills: Observe, Document, and Report
Activities
for the Cognitively Impaired: Part I
Registration
Form
Directions
to Training Sites
Continuing
Education Credits
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Spring
2011 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:
- Identify the Virginia licensing
standards
related to individualized service plans.
- Discuss the purpose of the uniform
assessment instrument.
- Discuss the importance of the
individualized service plan.
- Discuss the importance of
interdisciplinary
assessment of residents.
- Interpret assessments to determine
resident
needs.
- Develop and use goal-oriented
individualized service plans.
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Working With Families
Learning
Objectives
Upon the
completion of the Working With Families 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.
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Essential Skills:
Observe, Document, and Report
Learning
Objectives
Upon the
completion of the Essential Skills: Observe, Document, and Report
progrm, participants will be able to:
- List four skills involved in the
staff communication process.
- Discuss the benefits of skillful
observation and documentation for caregivers and clients.
- State what types of information are
needed in a complete nursing note.
- Describe appropriate uses of
validation and reality orientation.
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Activities for the
Cognitively Impaired: Part I
Learning
Objectives
Upon
the
completion of the Activities for the Cognitively Impaired: Part I
program, participants will be able to:
- Understand DSS licensing requirements
for activities
- Understand the importance of activity
assessments
- Develop activity schedules for
persons with cognitive impairments
- Implement and manage goal-oriented
activities for persons with cognitive impairments
- Evaluate effeciveness of activities
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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 Department of Gerontology. If you have any
questions, please feel free to call us at (804) 828-9060.
NOTE:
Registrations must be received
at the Department of Gerontology 10 business days prior to the training
date. Certificates will not be awarded to late registrants.
Training
Registration Brochure Form
Now
accepting credit card
payments.
On-line Registration at:
http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/training/
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
FAIRFAX
Courtyard Fairfax Fair Oaks
11220 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway (Rte. 50)
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
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
SALEM
Salem Civic Center
1001 Roanoke Boulevard
Salem, VA 24153
VA
BEACH
Virginia Beach Central Library
The Folio Room
4100 Virginia Beach Boulevard
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452
WINCHESTER
Winchester Holiday Inn-SE Historic Gateway
333 Front Royal Pike
Winchester, VA 22602
Continuing
Education Credits
Each
course
meets the continuing
education criteria of Virginia Commonwealth University and the Southern
Association of Colleges and Universities. The Department of Gerontology
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 Department of Gerontology is
approved as a provider of continuing education credit by the National
Association Boards of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (NAB)
Attendees will no longer need to apply for NAB credits for trainings offered by VCU's Department of Gerontology through the support of DSS as additional documentation of attendance is not required. These trainings meet 18VAC95-30-70 B of the Regulations Governing the Practice of Assisted Living Facility Administrators: “In order for continuing education to be approved by the board [LTCA], it [training] shall be related to the domains of practice for residential care/assisted living and approved or offered by NAB, an accredited educational institution or a governmental agency.”
Please maintain original copies of your Certificate of Attendance as it is your responsibility to maintain records of your continuing education for licensing. For additional information please contact the Virginia Board of Long Term Care Administrators at (804)706-5700.
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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