Publications

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Training and Education
	The SEIU 775 Long-Term Care Training, Support & Career Development Network: A Blue Print for the Future By Ingrid McDonald and Glen Scott Davis, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute and 1199 SEIU Training and Education Fund, February 2007.This paper describes the development and vision for an SEIU-initiated network, which will provide training, on-the-job support, and career development services for long-term care workers. It describes the services that SEIU's network will offer, including entry level training, peer mentoring, an apprenticeship program, adult education, and a ''caring for the caregiver'' workshop series. It also makes recommendations about the funding and organizational structure of the network.
	The Role of Training in Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Direct-Care Workers in Long-Term Care By the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute and Institute for the Future of Aging Services. Workforce Strategies #3, January 2005. (12 pgs.). This paper provides a detailed overview of federal and state training requirements for direct-care workers, examines the costs involved, examines what is known about the impact of training on retention and quality of care, and suggests some key questions that policymakers, educators and other stakeholders may wish to explore when considering how to implement effective direct-care training programs.
	The Right Start By the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute and MEDSTAT for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Workforce Tools #2, Fall 2003. (8 pgs.) This publication outlines standard training practices for home- and community-based workers, identifies training gaps, and provides examples of outstanding programs in order to help agencies, individual consumers, workers, and policymakers find and/or develop appropriate educational resources.
	Training Quality Home Care Workers August 2003. (30 pgs.). A description of PHI's approach to developing a stable and competent workforce. The five key components of the program include: an enhanced three- to five-week curriculum that incorporates problem-solving and communication skills into standard health and clinical training; a learner-centered approach to teaching; peer support; on-the-job training; and workforce supports. Español (pdf).
	Federal Study Shows Missing Links in CNA Training, Education By Donna Hurd, Susan Joslin, Elise Nakhnikian, and Mary Ann Wilner. Aging Today, Volume XXIII, No. 4, July-August 2002. (2 pgs.) This short article provides recommendations for improving the quality of nursing assistant training, including requiring 160 hours of training, using learner-centered teaching techniques, on-the-job training, and more uniform standards across states.