MICHIGAN DIRECT CARE WORKFORCE INITITATIVE

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MICHIGAN DIRECT CARE WORKFORCE INITITATIVE

• REGIONAL SKILL ALLIANCE

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MEMBERSHIP

• STATEWIDE REPRESENTATION FROM
• SERVICE PROVDERS
• DIRECT CARE WORKERS
• WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
• STATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

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ISSUE

• BETTER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF DIRECT CARE
  WORKERS

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RESOURCES

• MDCWI PARTICIPANTS HOSTING KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIELD
  AND EXPERTISE OF THE INDUSTRY
• MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATION ON THE GOVERNORS LONG
  TERM TASK FORCE
• ORIGINAL ADVISORY MEMBERSHIP ON THE RESEARCH
  PROJECT RESULTING IN THE STUDY VOICES FROM THE
  FRONT
• REPRESENTATION FROM NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
  KNOWLEDGABLE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE ISSUES OF
  DIRECT CARE WORKERS SUCH AS THE PARAPROFESSIONAL
  HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE (PHI)

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PROPOSED TACTIC FOR ADDRESSING THE ISSUE

• MDCWI PROPOSAL FOR A GRANT AS A STATE RSA
• CREATION OF A PRE-EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM

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DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION PROCESS

• CREATION OF A PROCESS THAT OBJECTIVELY ASSESSES A
  POTENTIAL DIRECT CARE WORKERS PERSONAL
  ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS WHILE PREPARING A CANDIDATE
  FOR THE REALITY OF THE PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS
  OF A DIRECT CARE WORKER

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ASSESSMENT TOOL

• JOB FIT HAS BEEN DETERMINED AS THE ASSESSMENT TO
  BE USED DURING THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION
  PROCESS
• TO BE CUSTOMIZED TO REFLECT THE OPTIMIZED
  ATTRIBUTES SOUGHT BY THE PROFESSION FROM THE
  PRACTIONER SIDE OF THE EQUATION AS WELL AS THE
  SUPERVISORY ROLE

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PROCESSFOR PRE-EM-LOYMENT ORIENTATION PROGRAM

• IDENITIFICATION
• ASSESSMENT
• CAREER COUNSELING
• ENROLLMENT IN PRE-EMPLOYMENT DIRECT CARE
  WORKFORCE ORIENTATION PROGRAM
• COMPLETION OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION WORKSHOP
• CERTIFICATION UPON COMPLETION OF PROCESS

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IDENTIFICATION

• PROSPECTIVE DIRECT CARE WORKERS WOULD ACCESS
  PROGRAM FROM SERVICE PROVIDERS AS WELL AS THROUGH
  WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION SUCH AS
  MICHIGAN WORKS ONE STOP CENTERS

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ASSESSMENT

• POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR DIRECT CARE EMPLOYMENT
  WOULD BE ADMINISTERED THE ON-LINE JOB FIT
  ASSESSMENT THROUGH THE MICHIGAN WORKS ONE STOP
  SERVICE CENTER LOCATED IN SOUTH CENTRAL MICHIGAN
  WORKS SERVICE AREA INTIAL PHASE, EVENTUALLY
  STATEWIDE

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CAREER COUNSELING

• CAREER COUNSELORS WOULD REVIEW RESULTS WITH
  POTENTIAL CANDIDATES AND ENROLL POTENTIAL DIRECT
  CARE WORKERS IN PRE-EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION
  WORKSHOP PROGRAMS

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COMPLETION OF PRE-EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION PROCESS

• CANDIDATES WOULD COMPLETE A PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY
  DESIGNED TO ACQUAINT THEM WITH THE DAILY WORK
  REQUIREMENTS OF A DIRECT CARE WORKER INCLUSIVE OF
  THE POPULATION FOR WHICH THEY SERVE, SERVICES
  PROVIDED, WORKING ENVIRONMENT, CRIMINAL
  BACKGROUND CHECKS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AS
  WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLITIES

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COMPLETION OF THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT ORIENTATION
PROCESS

• UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT
  ORIENTATION PROCESS, CANDIDATES WILL BE ISSUED A
  CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION WHICH WOULD INDICATE TO
  POTENTIAL HEALTHCARE EMPLOYERS THE PERSONAL
  PREPARATION A CANDIDATE HAS ACHIEVED WHILE
  SEEKING A POSITION AS A DIRECT CARE WORKER

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OUTGROWTH OF RSA ACTIVITY

• IDENTIFICATION OF THE NEED TO CONVENE ALL HEALTH
  CARE RSAS ADDRESSING LTC DIRECT CARE WORKERS TO
  UNITE EFFORTS FOR POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR THE
  REVIEW OF THE CURRENT C.N.A. CURRICULUM, UPDATE
  AND REVISE TO MEET THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS OF THE
  INDUSTRY

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A TWO-FOLD APPROACH WAS DETERMINED TO EXECUTE
THIS IDENTIFIED NEED

• UPDATE THE CURRENT C.N.A. CURRICULUM
• PROVIDE POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
  BASED ON NATIONAL AND STATE FINDINGS FOR A
  STATEWIDE REVISION OF THE C.N.A. PROGRAM

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PROJECTED OUTLOOK

• MEETINGS HAVE BEEN OCCURING SINCE JANUARY 2006 TO
  WORK ON THE TWO FOLD APPROACH
• CURRENT C.N.A. CURRICULUM REVISIONS SHOULD BE
  AVAILABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
  SPRING,2006
• WORK IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO REVIEW NATIONAL AND
  STATE TRENDS AND DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
  POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES FOR THE STATE IN
  RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF SERVICE
  PROVIDERS,PRACTIONERS AND CONSUMERS IN DIRECT CARE

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WANT TO LEARN MORE

• TO BECOME MORE ACTIVELY INVOLVED OR LEARN MORE,
  PLEASE CONTACT PAMELA GOSLA AT pgosla_at_scmw.org or
  517-437-0990 ext. 221 OR PAT ANDERSON AT
  patanderson_at_hcam.org or 517-627-1561
• THANK YOU FOR YOU KIND ATTENTION