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Personal Care Assistance 40 Hour Training Curriculum

06/01/2004 | Requests *

Summary

As part of its CPASS grant, Alaska developed a curriculum for personal care assistant training. This curriculum goes through the various responsibilities that a home health worker would encounter. The curriculum is a total of 40 hours, followed up by written exams.

Author

King, Christine; Kasseri, Marjorie; McIntosh, Cathy

Available Files

Coversheet PDF (68K, 1 page)
Introduction PDF (26K, 7 pages)
TableofContents PDF (10K, 2 pages)
Unit 1 PDF (13K, 4 pages)
Unit 10 PDF (15K, 5 pages)
Unit 11 PDF (16K, 5 pages)
Unit 12 PDF (17K, 6 pages)
Unit 13 PDF (11K, 3 pages)
Unit 14 PDF (14K, 3 pages)
Unit 15 PDF (22K, 7 pages)
Unit 2 PDF (16K, 5 pages)
Unit 3 PDF (16K, 4 pages)
Unit 4 PDF (13K, 4 pages)
Unit 5 PDF (16K, 5 pages)
Unit 6 PDF (18K, 5 pages)
Unit 7 PDF (15K, 5 pages)
Unit 8 PDF (13K, 4 pages)
Unit 9 PDF (13K, 4 pages)
Unit Appendices Off-site link

Keywords

Person Centered Planning; CPASS; Personal Assistant; personal care assistant; personal care assistance; curriculum; training; Units; PCA Roles; Consumer-Directed Approach; Ethical and Legal Responsibilities; Communication; Safety; Lifespan Development/ Aging; Infection Control; Monitoring General Health; Digestive System/ Nutrition; Elimination; Integumentary System; Musculoskeletal System/ Nervous System; Circulatory System/ Respiratory System; Endocrine System; Specific Disability Issues/ Community Resources

Topic

Consumer/Participant Direction, Employment Programs, State/Agency Information, Workforce/Direct Care

Type/Tool

Manuals, Training materials, Workbooks

Source

Grantee produced, Alaska

State

Alaska, All States/Territories

Date Created

02/13/2007

Contact

Nirvana Huhtala Petlick

npetlick@ifh.rutgers.edu

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/1804

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

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