A resident in a care home for older people complains to a manager of rough treatment by unnamed staff. Examines ways to help the resident speak out without opening himself up to victimisation.
A resident in a care home for older people complains to a manager of rough treatment by unnamed staff. Examines ways to help the resident speak out without opening himself up to victimisation.
Subject terms:
older people, residential care, staff, adult abuse, advocacy, care homes, complaints, elder abuse, empowerment;
Practical training manual written for home care, residential and day care staff, who need to be able to recognise elder abuse, but may not be trained to do so. Includes a range of exercises and worksheets. Key areas covered include: defining elder abuse; recognising elder abuse; what to do when working with elder abuse; case conferences; long term work with victims and abusers; abuse in institutions; and issues for managers.
Practical training manual written for home care, residential and day care staff, who need to be able to recognise elder abuse, but may not be trained to do so. Includes a range of exercises and worksheets. Key areas covered include: defining elder abuse; recognising elder abuse; what to do when working with elder abuse; case conferences; long term work with victims and abusers; abuse in institutions; and issues for managers.
Subject terms:
home care, older people, residential care, staff, staff development, training, training materials, care homes, day services, elder abuse;
This training manual is designed specifically for residential and day care staff who work with older people. Topics covered in the manual are closely linked to the new requirements for training in social care work as outlined in the TOPSS induction and foundation standards. Each of the chapters contains exercises, case studies, a reading list and a simple discussion of the relevant theory. The key areas covered include: the principles of care, the role of the care worker, the needs of older people, care planning and risk assessment, effective communication and recording, supervision, dealing with challenging behaviour, death and dying, and elder abuse.
This training manual is designed specifically for residential and day care staff who work with older people. Topics covered in the manual are closely linked to the new requirements for training in social care work as outlined in the TOPSS induction and foundation standards. Each of the chapters contains exercises, case studies, a reading list and a simple discussion of the relevant theory. The key areas covered include: the principles of care, the role of the care worker, the needs of older people, care planning and risk assessment, effective communication and recording, supervision, dealing with challenging behaviour, death and dying, and elder abuse.
Extended abstract:
Author
PRITCHARD Jacki
Title
Training manual for working with older people in residential and day care settings.
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley, 2003
Summary
This manual is designed specifically for residential and day care staff who work with older people. Topics covered are closely linked to the new requirements for training in social care work as outlined in the TOPSS induction and foundation standards.
Context
The book is intended to support the recently-introduced national standards on induction for care workers. Designed to promote good practice in working with older people in residential and day care, it is aimed at helping care workers meet the new requirements.
Contents
A glossary is followed by 12 chapters on training care workers and using the manual; principles of care; the role of the care worker; the needs of older people; care planning; risk assessment; effective communication; recording; supervision; dealing with challenging behaviour; death, dying and bereavement; and abuse. Each chapter clearly outlines the TOPSS Induction and Foundation Standards and NVQs it is relevant to and contains a simple discussion of the relevant theory together with exercises, case studies, photocopiable handouts and other materials, a reading list, related training videos and useful organisations. Appendices list BVS videos and contact details of useful organisations.
93 references
Subject terms:
older people, residential care, risk assessment, supervision, case records, challenging behaviour, care homes, care planning, communication, day services, death, dying, elder abuse;
Contains chapters on: improving judgment and appreciating biases within the risk assessment process; assessing gay and lesbian carers; making family placements - working with risks and building on strengths; risk in adoption and fostering; attempting to manage risk in children's homes; vulnerable people taking risks - older people and residential care; citizenship, personal development and the management of risk for people with learning difficulties; young people and drug use; the effects and risks of alcohol for individuals; homelessness and mental health; risk, residential services and people with mental health problems; community care, homicide inquiries and risk assessment; risk and prison suicide; teenage suicide and self-harm; issues in risk assessment in parole; rights versus risks when working with prisoners; risk, domestic violence and probation practice; throughcare practice, risk and contact with victims; and the role and responsibilities of middle managers.
Contains chapters on: improving judgment and appreciating biases within the risk assessment process; assessing gay and lesbian carers; making family placements - working with risks and building on strengths; risk in adoption and fostering; attempting to manage risk in children's homes; vulnerable people taking risks - older people and residential care; citizenship, personal development and the management of risk for people with learning difficulties; young people and drug use; the effects and risks of alcohol for individuals; homelessness and mental health; risk, residential services and people with mental health problems; community care, homicide inquiries and risk assessment; risk and prison suicide; teenage suicide and self-harm; issues in risk assessment in parole; rights versus risks when working with prisoners; risk, domestic violence and probation practice; throughcare practice, risk and contact with victims; and the role and responsibilities of middle managers.
Subject terms:
homeless people, homelessness, lesbians, licence, managers, mental health problems, management, homicide, older people, probation service, prisoners, residential care, residential child care, rights, risk, risk assessment, risk management, suicide, young people, adoption, assessment, alcohol misuse, carers, care homes, children, citizenship, drug misuse, foster care, gay men, good practice;