Self Study Education
The Rosehaven Provincial Program has recently undertaken the initiative to provide education to staff in alternative formats in an effort to address educational needs of staff throughout the province. We have developed these self study modules as a possible way to create readily accessible learning opportunities for staff in all streams of the continuing care system in Alberta.
To Order your self study module contact the Outreach Education Department at (780) 679-3006
CREATING A THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP
- Give examples of verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Explain use of verbal prompts, announcements, object cueing, use of touch, music, humour, and graded physical assistance and client choice in ADL care.
- Explain use of positive reinforcement, distraction and replacement in preventing/reducing behavioural disturbances.
RETROGENESIS (Stages of Alzheimer Disease)
- Administer and interpret the BCRS (Brief Cognitive Rating Scale) and the FAST (Functional Assessment Staging Tool).
- Identify the stages of AD based on cognitive, behavioural and functional abilities of the client.
- Explain and justify care strategies for individuals in stages 4, 5, 6, and 7 of AD.
DELIRIUM
- Define delirium and identify common causes of delirium.
- Recognize symptoms in assessing for delirium.
- Identify strategies to prevent delirium.
- Summarize the treatment for delirium
DEPRESSION IN THE ELDERLY
- State the prevalence and describe the consequences of depression in the elderly.
- Give examples of the common causes of depression in the elderly.
- Describe the basic types of depression.
- Identify signs and symptoms that may indicate depression.
- Explain and justify common therapies and treatments for depression.
- Describe the role of the health care worker in caring for elderly clients living with depression.
COMMON FORMS OF DEMENTIA
- Describe clinical features of four major types of dementias: Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia and Vascular Dementia.
- Identify commonalities and differences in treatments for these common forms of dementia.
NEW!!! DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WHILE MAINTAINING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES
- Raise awareness regarding the complexities of boundaries in working with residents/clients.
- Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy boundaries.