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Self-directed learning means pulling together
- Author:
- FRASER Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 3(4), October 1999, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Self-directed learning in which staff find and use resource material to solve on-the-job problems could become a vital tool in improving work with older people. The author describes how she used the method successfully with staff in a variety of organisations and some of the barriers she encountered.
Intimate caring skills: urinary and faecal incontinence; a heightened problem when dementia is a factor
- Author:
- JENKINS Deirdre A.L.
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre, 1999. 39p
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- pp
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
Practical booklet designed as a training too, and aimed at carers and care staff who work with people with dementia who are incontinent.
Training and development for dementia care workers
- Author:
- INNES Anthea
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 117p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents a concise guide to running a training programme for dementia care workers. Outlines the key factors to consider in the design, delivery and implementation of a programme. Stresses the importance of getting to know the care settings in which the trainees will practise to ensure that the training has direct relevance to participants.
Improving services for older people: staff development in dementia care
- Author:
- FRASER Mary
- Publisher:
- Stanley Thornes
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 134p.
- Place of publication:
- Cheltenham
Examines the role of staff education and training for carers working with people with dementia in the context of the business of running a care home. Demonstrates how effective education programmes can significantly enhance the quality of care provided for residents and, by adding to the quality of the overall care package delivered, can also contribute to good business practice. Based on practical work conducted in care homes, provides guidelines for the implementation of life long learning strategies which will be of benefit to staff, residents and employers.
Developing person-centred standards for care homes
- Author:
- RAY Mo
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 7(6), November 1999, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Describes the process and outcomes of the joint project developing standards of care using person centred approaches.
Not born yesterday: a training manual about alcohol and older people for care workers
- Author:
- RABY Sheila
- Publisher:
- Aquarius
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 90p.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Training manual containing a half day course for care workers working with older people who may be misusing alcohol or who should not be drinking alcohol.
Managers in long-term care: their quality and qualities
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Malcolm L., CULLEN Lesley, PATSIOS Demi
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 93p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Study investigating the range of tasks which managers of long term care homes perform, and the skills they should possess to do their work. Also looks at: policy change and the changing role of managers and the future way for training.
What behaviour? Whose problem?: a guide to responding to the behaviour and aggression of people with dementia for staff working in nursing homes and residential care homes
- Authors:
- CHAPMAN Alan, JACKSON Graham A., McDONALD Colin
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 58p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
Training guide designed to assist staff to: consider personal responses to individual's behaviour; identify some techniques for responding to individuals; understand the reason for behaviours; and adopt more positive and person centred approaches.
Dementia, care and education: what needs do demented persons have?; what should caregivers attach importance to?
- Authors:
- HOEG Dorthe, NIELSEN Eva Bonde, SAMUELSSON Gillis
- Publisher:
- Danish National Institute for Elderly Education
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 78p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Frederiksberg
Report of a Europe wide project aiming to promote quality of life for people suffering from neuro-degenerative diseases through an innovative training programme for caregivers developed and adapted to the conditions of the participating member states. The programme also aims to integrate formal and informal care. Contains chapters on: quality of life, the care model, and the GBS scale; organisations involved and population profiles of participating countries; methods used in the studies; needs of people with dementia and what caregivers see as important; the Danish and Finish training programmes; and visions for the future.
Moving to quality: good practice for staff in residential care and nursing homes
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 8 booklets in pack.
- Place of publication:
- London
Eight self contained booklets aimed specifically at care assistants. Each book looks at an issue as it affects people in residential care and nursing homes and discusses how staff can improve their working practice with input and support from their managers and colleagues. Issues are addressed in a practical and accessible format and are ideal for induction programmes, on the job training, or as an aide to study on college courses. The booklets are: new residents; health care; Parkinson's Disease; continence; sight loss; fostering residents' self determination; working in a multi cultural environment; and personal and spiritual values.