DSS INSTRUCTOR ORIENTATION

January 2014

PANEL: Jennifer Pryor, Training Coordinator Jay White, CEU Contact, Content Development Annette Kelley, DSS, Division of Licensing Programs Dr. E. Ayn Welleford, Department of Gerontology Chair

Agenda

1. Introductions2. Review of Fall 20133. Spring 20144. What’s New down at the DoG?5. Questions from YOU!

Who is here today?INVITEES:

•Sonya Barsness

•Mary Beth Alford

•Annette Clark

•Ronda Greene

•Carolyn Merriman

•Courtney Petley

•Lindsey Slaughter

•Nakia Speller

•Stacy Sutherland

•Gail Ziemba

•Rhonda Whittmer

Welcome!

Thank you for attending!

Review of Fall 2013

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER

ISP (new and improved)

Great Feedback!

Team Building

So much fun!

Navigating Loss & Aging

Success!

What did you like the best from the Fall training semester?

Let us hear your feedback!

What could we have done better this Fall?

Questions/Comments/Concerns?

Spring 2014

February March April May

ISP Working with Families

Organizational Diversity: Employee Engagement and Cultural Competence

Agitation and Aggression

Changes for Spring 2014

•Policy & Procedure Manual •Box of Materials •Return Boxes•Projectors

•Richmond/Petersburg Training Sites•Richmond in Henrico•Richmond in Mechanicsville

Make sure to review your Policy and Procedure Manual prior to training!

Two more things…

CEU forms• Look for completeness and legibility

Trainer Summaries

• Great source of information• Blackboard sharing

• You will need your VCU eID and password to log on• Opportunity for feedback• Follow same timeline for submitting

(two days post training)

Questions/Comments/Concerns?

What’s New Down at the DoG?

AGE WAVE INITIATIVE

•Partnership between VCU DoG and Senior Connections, Capital AAA

•Move implementation of the Age Wave Plan forward in the community

•More information at www.agewellva.com

•Manuals will be included in your packets

What’s New Down at the DoG?

Launch of the CEGL (finally)

•Begin tracking with Feb 2014 trainings •15 hour CE requirement/year •DSS classes count at 6 hours each

*This is a CE program – not an accredited certificate program*Goal is to recognize shining stars working in the field who attend 15 hours

of CE/year with us

Questions from YOU!

1. Teaching the PCC is great, but what is DSS and the Department of Gerontology doing to promote actually implementing it in ALFs?

a) Person-centered care and standards: how they work together

2. Common inspection citations

3. Most “misunderstood” regulations/standards

4. ISP – Can you discuss whether or not we need to include eye glasses/etc. when the resident is independent (per regulations)

More Questions from YOU!

1. Disruptive attendees – what are some tools and tactics to engage them?

Wrap Up Questions and CommentsJennifer Pryor – pryorjm@vcu.edu

Jay White – whitejt2@vcu.edu

Department of Gerontology804-828-1565http://www.sahp.vcu.edu/gerontology/

Department of Social Serviceshttp://www.dss.virginia.gov/