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Working Together: Personal Assistance Training and You
11/08/2005 | Requests *Summary
This online publication was developed for people with disabilities or chronic illnesses who direct their personal assistance services. The resource provides information on how to recruit and interview, how to check a candidate's background and references, and how to train new attendants. It outlines the rights of both caregivers and care recipients and covers topics like problem solving, conflict resolution, setting boundaries, and working with a PCA who may also be a friend or a relative.
Author
Available Files
- Working Together Off-site link
- Working Together Excerpts Off-site link
Keywords
Caregiving; Personal Assistant; Recruitment and Retention; Hiring; Training; Supervising
Topic
Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Employment Programs, Physical Disabilities, Workforce/Direct Care
Type/Tool
Links / Websites, Manuals
Source
University of California, San Francisco's Center for Personal Assistance Services
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
11/08/2005
Contact
Center for Personal Assistance Services University of California
pas@itsa.ucsf.edu
866-727-9577
pas@itsa.ucsf.edu
866-727-9577
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Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.
* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
Options
HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)