Training Programs

GOALS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM:

• To provide the highest quality of assistive services possible to all Consumer Employers
• To provide health and safety training that will ensure Personal Assistant and Consumer Employer safety in the workplace (the CE’s home)
• To provide Personal Assistants with official and respected credentials
• To provide training that adheres to and enhances PPA’s commitment to the Consumer Employer’s right to self-determination
• To strengthen the sense of partnership between the Consumer Employer and their Personal Assistants.

TRAINING CLASSES:

• CPR and 1st Aid (mandatory)
• Universal Precautions/Health Issues (mandatory)

THE ROLE OF THE CONSUMER EMPLOYER:

We plan on developing classes with as much Consumer Employer participation as possible. In general, the CE, a family member, or advocate provides each PA with the necessary, primary on-the-job training. PPA‘s group classes are designed to supplement and support this in-home instruction.

In keeping with the role of Employer, the CE should be as involved as possible in the training process, including trainings they cannot provide themselves:

• When a PA attends a training class, the CE will receive a summary of the materials covered. Using this summary, s/he can discuss specific issues of the class with the PA and tweak or supplement the training to suit their personal needs. (In the case of health and safety related classes such as “Universal Precautions” and “Lifting and Transferring Safely,” the training summary will inform CEs of the important protective and necessary guidelines.
• All CEs are invited to attend and contribute to the group training classes offered to PAs. This will help us make these trainings as pertinent and useful as possible!
• Active CE input will be specifically sought to help develop the “Independent Living Recipient Rights” and “Working with People with Disabilities” classes.
• CEs will be invited to create an in-home PA training manual using a basic template provided by PPA. Kept solely in the CE's home, the manual will be designed to help the PA provide the highly individualized care all CEs deserve. Working independently—or with some assistance from PPA or other CEs —the CE will develop the following for his/her in-home manual:
  1. A job description including qualifications and attributes sought in a Personal Assistant
  2. An Emergency Plan including evacuation plan and emergency contacts
  3. A document listing signs of health problems the CE would like PA assistance in monitoring (for example, skin condition/pressure sores)
  4. A set of work policies such as: "no smoking," "no cell phone use," "PA must notify CE if unable to work"

  5. A basic plan of disciplinary steps to deal with violations if the above mentioned, should they occur
  6. PA training class summaries and addendums
  7. Bi-annual PA evaluation forms
  8. Any other training materials which the CE would like the PA to have

Partners in Personal Assistance
NEW Center

1100 N. Main, Suite 117
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Phone: 734-214-3890
FAX: 734-214-0644
Email: info@annarborppa.org
Website: www.annarborppa.org

This web page is current as of 3/12/07