service provider resource guide (sprg) dr. penny maccourt supporting caregivers of older adults b.c....
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Service Provider Resource Guide (SPRG)Dr. Penny MacCourt“Supporting Caregivers of Older Adults”B.C. Psychogeriatric Association2011
Goals of presentation To introduce the Service Provider
Resource Guide(SPRG) How and why the SPRG was developed Explore the SPRG Discuss ways you can use the SPRG How to use the Service Provider
Resource Guide with the Caregiver Policy Lens(CGPL)
What is the SPRG? A practical tool for use for front-line
service providers, program managers, administrators, health educators, advocates, and anyone interested in strengthening caregiver resiliency through service provision
A compilation of evidence-informed tools and resources
Development of the SPRG Spoke with close to 300 interested
parties across Canada Front line service providers, program
managers, administrators, policy analysts/developers, non-profit organizations, advocates, academics, health educators, caregivers
Targeted literature review of existing literature, assessments and policy
Benefits of using the SPRG Increased knowledge of issues affecting
caregivers Increased ability to identify, clarify, and
solve issues that affect caregiver resiliency Increased knowledge of system stressors in
providing attention and resources to caregivers
Access to evidence informed support thereby increasing service provider resiliency
Benefits of using the SPRG Practical tools and resources to address
gaps identified through application of the CGPL
Minimize burnout and ethical distress of service providers
Facilitate caregivers’ ability to direct more of their energy on themselves, other family members, their workplaces and communities
Key components of the SPRG The Service Provider Resource Guide is a
comprehensive document that includes: A review of Caregiver Assessment Tools A review of Caregiver Interventions Issues in Ongoing Case Management A directory of Federal and Provincial
Economic Security Policies to Support Caregivers
A directory of Federal and Provincial Non-Profit Resources
Caregiver Assessments
Burden/Stress/Strain Caregiver Mental
Health Other than Burden/Stress/Strain
Financial Burden Support Coping Relationship Issue Care Tasks and Skills
Care Recipient Functional Ability: Impact on Caregiver
Caregiver Physical Health
Self efficacy/ Competency Values and Preferences Multidimensional
Instruments
Caregiver Interventions
Psychoeducation Cognitive Behavioural
Therapy Counseling/Case
Management Respite Multicomponent Factors Influencing
Caregiver Programs Setting
Dosage Caregiver Age Caregiver Gender Relationship with Care
Receiver Ethnicity/Culture Intersectionality Recommended Practices
Effective Evidence Based Programs
Issues in Ongoing Case Management Issues that can arise between caregivers and care
receivers Issues that can arise between caregivers and service
providers Systemic Tensions for Service Providers Transitions, Crises, and Difficult Conversations Difficult Emotions in Caregiving Legal and Ethical Issues Inclusion and Diversity Stress and Self-Care
Examples of the SPRG in action A private home care organization is using
the SPRG to facilitate update of design of RN home care planning
A health authority is using the SPRG for in-service training for geriatric hospital nurses and allied health professionals
A hospital is using the SPRG as a facilitation tool for nurses providing caregiver education to newly discharged patients and family members
The Caregiver Policy Lens (CGPL) A resource to identify unintended
negative effects of policies and programs on caregivers, and to provide a common framework to develop and critique policy
Generated from the perspective of caregivers of older adults, including those that provide services to them
The CGPL A series of 11 main questions, with a list
of sub-questions, organized as a checklist
Questions designed to be answered with yes/no/don’t know/need more information
Responses then scored Creation of an action plan
Why use the CGPL? To frame development of programs and policies that
value and support caregivers of older Canadians To critique proposed policies and programs for
potential unintended negative effects on caregivers To assess policies or programs’ promotion of
caregivers’ well-being To identify gaps in current policies, programs and
activities that affect caregivers To guide studies of the impact of programs on
caregivers To develop a policy response to an issue or need
How to integrate both resources A residential care organization is using the
CGPL to assess intake policies to evaluate specific needs of mental health admissions, and to help develop a collaborative decision-making model for potential changes to admission policy is also
Using the SPRG resources to address issues and/or gaps identified through CGPL application
Resources Website: caregivertoolkit.ca CD and print formats of the resources For more information, please contact:
Dr. Penny [email protected] 1.250.756.2529
Marian [email protected] 1.250.400.2444