Caring Matters - Sacramento County IHSS Public Authority
Caring Matters - Sacramento County IHSS Public Authority Caring Matters - Sacramento County IHSS Public Authority
14Training MattersProfessionalism-What Every Caregiver Needs to Knowby Ron MeierThe Public Authority has started a new class forcurrent and/or potential caregivers. It is named “WhatEvery Caregiver Needs to Know” and is designed totrain caregivers on how to strengthen the workingrelationship between caregiver and consumer. Theintent of the class is to help caregivers learn techniquesthat foster professionalism, help them understand therole and responsibilities of a caregiver, improve theircommunication skills and personal conduct and torecognize the importance of maintaining confidentialitythat will lead to developing longer term working relationships with the consumers whoemploy them.The class is offered monthly and is part of a series of free classes offered by the PublicAuthority and is open to those who wish to improve their skills. If interested please call916-874-4411 and register for the next class.What is a Core Class?There are six (6) categories of core classes:•Safety • Mobility • Nutrition• Medication Management • Personal Care•Community ResourcesCore classes provide information about basic caregiving skills. When IHSS caregivershave taken at least one class in each of the six categories, they are recognizedat the Caregiver’s Core Class Graduation. There are many classes available that fallinto a core class category and at least one core class is offered every month. Lookfor the apple next to classes listed on the IHSS Public Authority class schedule toidentify which of the classes is a core class. Registry specialists emphasize the importanceof core class graduation to consumers who need to hire caregivers.
Please checkathe classesyou wouldlike to attend.Registration MattersJuly 2009HIV/Aids Overview 7-01-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:00pmChronic Pain Management 7-8-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:00pmPoints for Providing Personal Care (6045 Watt Av, North Highlands) 7-13-09 Mon. 5:30pm - 7:30pmWheelchair Maintenance 7-15-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmSleep Disturbances 7-22-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmAPS Reporting & Fraud Abuse Reporting 7-29-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmAugust 2009Conservatorships, Trusts & Future Planning 8-5-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmFoot Care: Prevention and Treatment 8-12-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmAn Overview on Mental Health 8-19-09 Wed.. 5:30pm - 7:30pmHome Safety and Universal Precautions 8-25-09 Tues. 5:30pm - 7:30pmGrief and Bereavement 8-26-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmSeptember 2009Community Resources to the Rescue! 9-8-09 Tues. 5:30pm - 7:30pmUnderstanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia 9-15-09 Tues. 5:30pm - 7:30pmFamily Caregiver Orientation 9-22-09 Tues. 5:30pm - 7:30pmOctober 2009How Alta Regional Can Assist Caregivers 10-7-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmHow to Talk to Your Doctor 10-28-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmNovember 2009Managing Chronic Pain 11-4-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmNutrition for the IHSS Consumer 11-17-09 Tues 5:30pm - 7:30pmDecember 2009Smile: Tips and Tricks about Dental Care 12-2-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmMobility and Fall Prevention 12-8-09 Tues. 5:30pm - 7:30pmTo enroll in classes, complete and return the Education Registration Form.If you hear about a class and have not had time to register for the class, please feel free toshow up at the class and sign your name clearly on the class sign-in sheet.For more information about our caregiver classes, please call: (916) 876-5173.Please fill out entire page and fax or mail to the address on this formName: Please Print Clearly!Address:City, State, Zip:Phone #:E:mail:xxx-____-_______3700 Branch Center Rd. Ste. A v Sacramento, CA 95827v Fax: (916) 875-0946Training line- (916) 876-5173Last 6 of SSN:15Complete ENTIRE page and fax or mail it to theaddress below. Enrollment is limited. You will receiveconfirmation. The last 6 numbers of your social securitynumber are required to verify eligibility.
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Please checkathe classesyou wouldlike to attend.Registration <strong>Matters</strong>July 2009HIV/Aids Overview 7-01-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:00pmChronic Pain Management 7-8-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:00pmPoints for Providing Personal Care (6045 Watt Av, North Highlands) 7-13-09 Mon. 5:30pm - 7:30pmWheelchair Maintenance 7-15-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmSleep Disturbances 7-22-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmAPS Reporting & Fraud Abuse Reporting 7-29-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmAugust 2009Conservatorships, Trusts & Future Planning 8-5-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmFoot Care: Prevention and Treatment 8-12-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmAn Overview on Mental Health 8-19-09 Wed.. 5:30pm - 7:30pmHome Safety and Universal Precautions 8-25-09 Tues. 5:30pm - 7:30pmGrief and Bereavement 8-26-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmSeptember 2009Community Resources to the Rescue! 9-8-09 Tues. 5:30pm - 7:30pmUnderstanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia 9-15-09 Tues. 5:30pm - 7:30pmFamily Caregiver Orientation 9-22-09 Tues. 5:30pm - 7:30pmOctober 2009How Alta Regional Can Assist Caregivers 10-7-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmHow to Talk to Your Doctor 10-28-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmNovember 2009Managing Chronic Pain 11-4-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmNutrition for the <strong>IHSS</strong> Consumer 11-17-09 Tues 5:30pm - 7:30pmDecember 2009Smile: Tips and Tricks about Dental Care 12-2-09 Wed. 5:30pm - 7:30pmMobility and Fall Prevention 12-8-09 Tues. 5:30pm - 7:30pmTo enroll in classes, complete and return the Education Registration Form.If you hear about a class and have not had time to register for the class, please feel free toshow up at the class and sign your name clearly on the class sign-in sheet.For more information about our caregiver classes, please call: (916) 876-5173.Please fill out entire page and fax or mail to the address on this formName: Please Print Clearly!Address:City, State, Zip:Phone #:E:mail:xxx-____-_______3700 Branch Center Rd. Ste. A v <strong>Sacramento</strong>, CA 95827v Fax: (916) 875-0946Training line- (916) 876-5173Last 6 of SSN:15Complete ENTIRE page and fax or mail it to theaddress below. Enrollment is limited. You will receiveconfirmation. The last 6 numbers of your social securitynumber are required to verify eligibility.
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