CEU:8

Course Objectives:

Resdiential care work involves many kinds of tasks, including:

• Working directly with clients;
• Working with supervisors, administrators, and regulatory bodies;
• Working with family, teachers and other community persons;
• Managing the living unit;
• Protecting the health and safety of the clients;
• Necessary record keeping;
• and Much more.

Careproviders face many of these tasks on a daily basis. Sometimes it can be overwhelming. In this workshop we are going to look at a variety of these tasks and how we deal with them individually and as a group. The workshop will be examining some of these areas in more detail to emphasize appropriate and efficient ways of managing them.

AREAS COVERED INCLUDE;

1. Universal Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment
2. Medication Dispensing, Recording, Laws and Policy Regulations
3. Housekeeping/Sanitation: CCL regulations/Technical Support Program Administrative Assessment Checklists/CA Law Requiring Carbon Monoxide Devices
4. Food Service/Menu/Recommended Daily Allowance Requirements
5. Activities Planning and Required Posted Daily Activity Schedules
6. Client Personal Property – Cash/Record Keeping
7. Documentation: Special Incident Reporting/Suspected Abuse
8. Client/Consumer Rights/Discipline dos and don’ts/Use of Group Meetings
9. Emergency Interventions: Runaway, Suicidal/Homicidal Ideation, Violence, Property Damage/Manual Restraints/ Plans/Protective Separation Room/
10. Training Requirements
11. Documentation and Reporting Requirements
12. Neighborhood and Community Relations