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Active communication education (ACE): a program for older people with hearing impairment
- Authors:
- HICKSON Louise, WORRALL Louise, SCARINCI Nerina
- Publisher:
- Speechmark
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 94p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brackley
This small group training programme is designed to help those over the age of 50 with hearing impairment to become more effective communicators in everyday life. It encompasses activities that can be challenging for older people with hearing impairment including: using the telephone, listening to the television, going to a restaurant and conversing at mealtimes. The programme is divided into a series of six modules: Communication needs analysis; Conversation in background noise; Conversation around the house; Communication with difficult speakers; Listening to other signals; and, Listening to PA systems. Each module includes photocopiable handouts that cover a detailed discussion of each communication activity, possible solutions, practical exercises, home exercises and feedback. The programme is written for health professionals, including audiologists, speech and language therapists and nurses working in the community. It was successfully trialled in Brisbane and is aimed at improving communication, reducing social isolation and improving overall quality of life and well-being.
Hearing and sight loss: a review of the issues affecting older people: research findings
- Author:
- THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUST
- Publisher:
- Thomas Pocklington Trust
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Older people who acquire both sight and hearing loss in later life have distinct needs from those whose sensory impairments began earlier in life. This is because of the different life experiences they have, and also because they may think that the deterioration in sight and hearing is simply part of ageing. There is a need for further research and understanding of older people with combined sight and hearing loss. The aim of this study was to investigate and to provide recommendations for potential future work in 4 areas: definition and population; needs and circumstances; the services that are required and how they should be evaluated; and the training required by staff. Two methods were used to investigate these issues: a review of the literature; and a workshop with a group of professionals who had experience and knowledge of working with older people with hearing and sight loss. The study highlights the need for continued development of services for this group of people and the evaluation of those services. These services must be underpinned by a greater understanding of the needs of older people with hearing and sight loss and the barriers and challenges they face.
Evaluation through collaboration: a model program of agency-based training in geriatric social work
- Authors:
- MILLS-DICK Kelly, GERON Scott Miyake, ERWIN Holly
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 50(1/2), 2007, pp.39-57.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article describes how the Institute for Geriatric Social Work, located at Boston University School of Social Work, formed a collaborative partnership with Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, a large urban Area Agency on Aging near Boston to design, implement, and evaluate an innovative model programme of agency-based training for practicing social workers. The collaboration facilitated and strengthened the development of a programme that benefited the university-based programme and the community-based agency. The training programme comprised a blended model of core and elective online courses combined with face-to-face training. Evaluation of the model programme was integral to its design, and included a randomised control trial to test the effectiveness of the training programme in increasing practice competencies.
Better prepared for care: the training needs of non-specialist staff working with older people with mental ill health
- Authors:
- LEVENSON Ros, JOULE Nikki
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 39p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report considers the training needs of non-specialist staff working with older people with mental ill health. It concludes that unqualified staff (and in many cases, their managers too) would benefit from a more comprehensive and ongoing approach to increasing their awareness of mental health in older people. This would assist them in recognising possible mental health problems and in promoting mental wellbeing, which would, in turn, lead to better understanding of the needs of older people, better communication, better care and improved health outcomes.
Effectiveness of staff training programs for behavioral problems among older people with dementia
- Authors:
- McCABE M. P., DAVISON T. E., GEORGE K.
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 11(5), September 2007, pp.505-519.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper reviewed studies on staff training programs to address the behavioural problems associated with dementia among older people in residential care. The papers were classified according to whether or not the studies included a control group in the research design. The results of the review demonstrate that there has been a wide range of psychosocial and educational interventions to reduce behavioural problems among older people with dementia, with inconsistent results being obtained. However, many of these studies suffer from problems in their research design that make it difficult to evaluate their effectiveness. Problems in conducting research in the nursing home setting are highlighted, and suggestions for future research in this area are discussed.
Implementing evidence-based training in dementia care for frontline workers in the social care workforce: reaching the horizon?
- Authors:
- BHARDURI Reba, SUTCLIFFE Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 1(3), April 2007, pp.294-302.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper describes a study which assessed the effects of dementia care training on care assistants' performance while working with care home residents with dementia. Previous research identified an overwhelming demand for training from both care home managers and care staff, particularly in relation to understanding dementia and challenging behaviour. A training handbook on dementia, devised as a result of this research, formed the basis of the training materials. Following a series of training sessions with care assistants, held either at Manchester University or in the care homes, home managers observed better knowledge and understanding of dementia and skills in communicating in care staff who had received training.
Psychosocial interventions for older people with mental health difficulties
- Author:
- BOYD Ben
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 1(3), April 2007, pp.269-278.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Psychosocial interventions (PSI) for older people with mental health difficulties have not been adequately researched nor have they received emphasis in national policy. This reasons for this are explored and a strategy for local implementation is presented that includes training, PSI in service design and generating local data to facilitate implementation.
Investigating the role of internet self-efficacy in the elderly’s learning of ICT in Hong Kong, China: a two-part study
- Authors:
- LAM Jolie, LEE Matthew K. O.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Technology in Human Services, 25(1/2), 2007, pp.159-176.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study was conducted in collaboration with three non-governmental organisations, and is informed by a new theoretical model of the influence of Internet self-efficacy and outcome expectations on usage intentions and perceived user competence. In the first study 555 adults aged 50 and above attended basic and intermediate training on computer and Internet skills, and in the second 338 adults attended an advanced class. Questionnaire surveys and cognitive knowledge assessment tests followed the practice sessions on each course. Overall, the results gave strong support to the model hypotheses. The training had an impact on Internet self-efficacy and on outcome expectations, with participants gaining in confidence by the more advanced course. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Effects of an intervention promoting proactive coping competencies in middle and late adulthood
- Authors:
- BODE Christina, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 47(1), February 2007, pp.42-51.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The authors tested the effectiveness of a brief educational program that is based on proactive coping theory. The program entails a four-session group intervention for people aged between 50 and 75 years and was intended to improve proactive coping competencies. The positive as well as negative side effects and differential effectiveness of the program were also investigated. A total of 158 middle aged and older men and women participated in the study. In a prospective randomized control trial with an experimental group and a waiting control group, questionnaire data at three points (baseline, after completion of the program, and 3 months post intervention) were collected. The sessions involved: identifying the advantages of preparing oneself for the future; the recognition and handling of early warning signals in the process of ageing and proactive ways of handling these signals; helping participants specify strategies for reaching their personal goal; in the last session participants evaluated the attempts to reach the individual goal. The program improved proactive coping competencies significantly. Three months after completion of the intervention, these results remained stable. Nearly all effect sizes in the experimental group were medium or higher. The program did not have negative side effects in terms of worrying or negative mood, and it did not change levels of self-efficacy. Demographic characteristics of participants did not predict changes in proactive competencies. Differential effectiveness could only be shown for a few psychological characteristics: Lower levels of well-being, higher levels of proactive orientation, and lower levels in the consideration of future consequences of one's own behaviour predicted an increase in proactive coping competencies. Participants who formulated personal goals in concrete terms also profited more from the intervention. Conceptualizing proactive coping as a set of competencies allows the translation of this approach into interventions. Competencies that facilitate future-oriented self-regulation can be improved by a brief educational program in middle and late adulthood.
How can we know how they feel?
- Authors:
- LEVENSON Ros, JOULE Nikki
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, March 2007, pp.32-34.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article reports on a study, commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation, looking at the training needs of non-professionally qualified and non-specialist staff who care for older people with mental health needs. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 49 care staff and their managers. Their roles included home care workers, residential and day centre workers, and healthcare assistants. The study explored the specific skills, knowledge and understanding that staff need, and any contextual factors that would maximise the effectiveness and sustainability of any training provided, including management and institutional factors. As well as identifying training needs, preferred types of training and barriers to accessing training are identified.