Long-Term Care Train-the-Trainer Series
Series will not be offered in this grant year - check back in 2012, or contact Christine Decker, 607-274-1604 for more information
Recognizing that staff training is essential but can be costly and require travel, this series offers the option of investing in high-quality training to be provided in your organization at times that work best for your staff. It is designed to prepare nurses and/or staff educators from long-term care organizations to implement in-house training for all staff.
Each full day session will include preparation and materials for training on two topics, support for organizing and implementing training in your organization, and an opportunity to network with other trainers and training teams over lunch.
Training topics in this series address clinical issues such as skin care and fall prevention as well as “soft skills” such as communication and stress management that are key to a positive work environment and reduced turnover. All training topics will be important for nursing staff, and many will be relevant for a broad range of staff members in your organization.
This series will be taught by experts on the various topics who have experience working with older adults and training those who provide care for this population. Cost of the train-the-trainer series is $50 per day. The fee covers training and materials on two topics and an opportunity to network with other trainers over lunch.
Nearly every research and policy report on the long-term care workforce recommends strengthening training as a way to improve recruitment and retention as well as have a positive impact on the quality of care. A recent report by the Institute of Medicine Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Healthcare Workforce, lists “more and more effective training” as the first of a three pronged approach to improving the job quality for direct care workers.
For more information contact Christine Decker, Project Coordinator, at 607-274-1604 or decker@ithaca.edu
