Reablement Support Worker Training

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Reablement Support Worker Training
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• 1 Scope and analyse existing reablement
  support worker training programmes in relation
  to-
• structure
• content (competency range)
• process (how delivered and by whom)
• 2. Review relevant literature and reports in
  the field or
• similar
• Contact and consult experts (nliah, professionals
  working in the field and delivering training,
  service managers, educational colleagues)
• Determine criteria for best practice
• Suggest framework

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• Educational Approach
• Apprenticeship model of learning deep learning
  - up skilling and cross skilling
• Reablement support workers as practitioners and
  teachers
• Clients as adult learners learning journey

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• Best Practice Framework
• Based on NOS and KSF
• Minimum entry requirement NVQ 2-3 and CCW
  induction programme
• Be accredited within a flexible framework in line
  with CQF Wales and align to reformed NVQ
  programme
• Graduates from absolutes to fundamentals to
  intermediate to advanced knowledge and skill
  domains
• Appreciates prior learning and awards on going
  learning through accumulation of credits
• Supported via a range of learning mechanisms
• Provides career progression pathway
• Designed and delivered through integrated
  partnership approach

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• Fundamental level
• Consists of absolutes in basic knowledge and
  skills
• Roles/responsibilities/reporting
• Orientation to reablement
• Organisation procedures/policy/ admin/record
  keeping/ legal aspects
• Health and safety
• Principles of care and caring
• Abuse and neglect
• Principles of adult learning
• 4 week supernumary placement across broad
  practice areas
• Aligned NVQ 2-3 and CCW induction
• 12 weeks in house provision
• Elements could account for prior learning credit
  awards
• Variety of learning mechanisms (shadowing ,
  mentoring, e-learning, guided reading, taught
  programmes, structured supervision)
• Assessment in house managers, supervisors,
  professional staff experienced and qualified
  RSWs)

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• Instrumental Level
• Knowledge and skills consist mainly of reabling
• activities of Daily Living with specialist
  elements
• OT skills
• Physio skills
• Medical conditions
• 12 month flexible programme
• FE provision
• Taught programmes, structured workplace
  supervision, guided reading, e-learning, distance
  learning
• Assessed by qualified assessors

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• Intermediate Level
• Designed to build theoretical and practical
  depth and breadth to previous level to encourage
  independent practice, reflection, critical
  thinking, assessment and wider application of
  knowledge
• 12 months FE provision
• Range of optional units
• Qualified assessors
• Variety of learning mechanisms

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• Advanced Level
• Focuses on professional health related
  skills and knowledge
• Administration of medication
• Assessment and reporting of pain/discomfort
• Use and application of health related assessment
  tools e.g. Waterlow scores
• Dressings, wound care
• Diagnostic testing
• Death, dying and bereavement