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DSS INSTRUCTOR ORIENTATION

JANUARY 2015PANEL:

Jennifer Pryor, Training Coordinator

Jay White, CEU Contact, Content Development

Annette Kelley, DSS, Division of Licensing Programs

Dr. E. Ayn Welleford, Department of Gerontology Chair

Introductions

• Mary Beth Alford • Ellen Phipps

• Sonya Barsness • Gail Ziemba

• Annette Clark • Nakia Speller

• Ronda Greene • Margaret Vaccaro

• Carolyn Merriman • Susan Perry

• Toy Newcomb

WELCOME Returning and New Instructors!

Agenda

Review of Fall 2014

• Topics

• CEUs

• The “Incident”

Upcoming Spring 2015

What’s New?

• Everything!

Questions from You?

Review: Fall 2014

ISP

Activities for the Cognitively Impaired: Part I

Mental Health Part I: Mood Disorders & Anxiety

Review: CEUs

…and now, a refresher so we can continue to improve this process!

Let’s Celebrate these successes!

• Electronic CEUs were widely utilized!

• Hard copy CEUs had fewer errors!

Review: Electronic CEUs

Hard Copy Online

+ $10 check or money order + $10 credit card payment

Turned in at training Completed before training

Review: Electronic CEUs

Carolyn paid with a check for the class, and did not apply for CEUs online

Derrick paid with a credit card for the class, and applied for CEUs online

Review: CEUs

No Shows/Late Arrivers/Early Leavers

do NOT get processed for CEUs!

Please maintain accurate documentation of these folks.

• Electronic CEUs:• Do NOT need a hard copy CEU

application filled out

• Hardcopy CEUs: • $10 Check or Money Order is

required to process• Do not accept cash

Reminder Points

The Incident…

Who: Licensing Inspector

What: Derailment of the training

Where: VA Beach ISP training

When: September 2014

and now… Annette Kelley

…and now, Spring 2015!

February

• ISP

March

• Activities for the Cognitively Impaired: Part II (Newly revised)

April

• Mental Health Part II: Psychosis and Substance Abuse (Newly revised)

May

• Emergency Preparedness

Reminders… Blackboard Summaries

We encourage you to read each other’s

summaries as many of you are writing some

REALLY good tips/tricks or

changes/tweaks that you have found

successful in content delivery.

Feel free to post comments/questions on each

other’s summaries. This is a good opportunity to brainstorm

together throughout the semester.

Check back to see if anyone has left you a comment or question

and respond.

What’s New with Gerontology?

Our Mission Statement:

• Promoting optimal aging for individuals and communities

Our Preamble:

• VCU’s Department of Gerontology in the school of Allied Health Professions was founded in 1976 and remains the only MS in Gerontology in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

• Our mission to promote optimal aging for individuals and communities is evident through our innovative graduate and continuing education, scholarship, and university-community partnerships.

• Our graduates further our person-centered, transdisciplinary mission largely in the areas of Administration, Education, Advocacy, and Entrepreneurship.

What’s New with Gerontology?

• We have newly written: Diversity Statement and

Statement of Values.

• All of these items will be included in your updated Policy and Procedure Manual for 2015.

• We will also have a new look to our website on January 13th, so don’t forget to check it out!

And There is MORE?!

• The VCU Department of Gerontology is seeking program accreditation with the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB).

• If accepted, this will accredit our Master’s program for students educated to become Gerontologists as Administrators.

Questions from YOU!

• How can instructors offer additional marketing assistance for the trainings to help avoid training cancelations?

Wrap Up Questions & Comments

Jennifer Pryor – [email protected]

Jay White – [email protected]

Department of Gerontology804-828-1565

http://www.sahp.vcu.edu/gerontology/

Department of Social Serviceshttp://www.dss.virginia.gov/