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Skills-Enhancement Training Program for Home Care Providers: Implications for Redefining Quality Care
Constance L. Coogle, PhD*,
Rita Jablonski, PhD, RN, ANP,
Jason A. Rachel, MS,
and
Iris A. Parham, PhD
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ccoogle{at}vcu.edu.
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This study reports on a skills-enhancement training series for direct care workers providing personal assistance under a waiver for Medicaid home care services. Designed to increase professionalism, the training was part of a federally funded state-level initiative to promote change in the community-based long-term-care system. A linear improvement in the ratings of training quality was documented, with the module on stress management rated most highly. The modules pertaining to issues of bereavement and stress management were judged to have more impact than those related to effective communication and dealing with the challenging needs of clients. In general, participants placed greater value on content that contributed to their personal and professional empowerment. Results are discussed as they relate to the social undervaluaion of care work, and it is suggested that quality care can be elevated and redefined to reflect the moral bonds underlying professional relationships between caregivers and care recipients.
First published on February 7, 2008, doi:10.1177/1084822307310762
Home Health Care Management & Practice 2008;20:312.
A more recent version of this article appeared on June 1, 2008
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