Healthcare Training Institute - Quality Education since 1979
CE for Psychologist, Social Worker, Counselor, & MFT!!

Course Learning Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, the Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist will be able to:
-Discuss importance of reinforcement.
-Name two common reactions to loss of ADL independence.
-Name six steps in demonstrating physical activities to the elderly.
-Discuss verbal prompts.
-Discuss body language, facial expression and eye contact.
-Explain how age and motivation is related to ADL.
-Explain under what condition is it sometimes better to tell your resident, rather than to ask, regarding ADLs.
-Explain what should you do, if the resident is not fully alert.
-Explain what happens to a resident if fading refers to fading out, or withdrawing of instruction or verbal prompts.
-Explain what your resident needs to present if you get a refusal to do an ADL.
-Explain what message you give when you give a resident too much assistance.
-Explain the core challenge in any ALF.
-Explain why single word instruction during your demonstration is important andt does not do.
-Explain repeat the demonstration.
-Explain how many times should you repeat your demonstration.
-Explain what can not be answered by open ended questions.
-Explain why are multiple choice questions easier than open ended questions to answer. Because you get what in the question.
-Explain what single word prompts.
-Name two ways to get your resident's attention are to do what.
-Explain what are the three types of baby talk to be avoided.
-Explain where your whole emotional tone is reflected.
-Explain what needs to be look at, to prompt the resident to the next step in an ADL, a way to minimize assistance.
-Explain the advantage of using a slight head shake to indicate an error.
-Explain what to touch to gain a resident's attention.
-Name two rules related to ADL setup.
-Explain what does a soft line approach with a demanding resident state.
-Explain what happens to a resident's muscles when their hands and arms sit and do not move and when the blood supply to the muscles in their hands and arms changes.
-Explain the best approach for a resident who refuses ADLs in the day to allow time to reapproach them several times later during your shift
-Explain what are two areas that are related with independence in taking medications.
-Explain what is associated in motivating your resident to do the medication task that is a challenge.
-Explain three modifiable risk factors that can be changed to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.
-Explain six behaviors that can be developed during mid-stage dementia.


"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."