 | Dr. Ellen Stevens - Project Manager |
| Dr. Patrick Leung - Research Consultant |
UH -GSSW Project: "Enhancing Knowledge and Skills of Paraprofessional Service Providers Working in Elder Care"
| Dr. Ellen Stevens - Project Manager |
| Dr. Patrick Leung - Research Consultant |
Intervention:
Educational training program for paraprofessional service providers in geriatric settings
Desired outcome:
Enhanced quality of geriatric care by paraprofessional workers
Measurement Methods:
Evaluation instruments are being developed to ascertain whether the training makes a difference to the:
Paraprofessionals in terms of
 | Knowledge of Paraprofessionals |
| Skills of Paraprofessionals |
| Values/Attitudes of Paraprofessionals |
Client Systems, in terms of
| Satisfaction with Service Received from Paraprofessionals |
| satisfaction of clients |
| satisfaction of family members and/or significant others |
Methodology:
| Pre-test and Post-test Paraprofessionals' Knowledge, Skills, and Values/Attitudes to determine "the difference" pre- and post-training |
| Pre-test and Post-test Sample of Client Systems' Satisfaction with Quality of Care to determine "the difference" pre- and post- training of the paraprofessionals |
Timetable for Pilot Testing :
Spring & Summer 1998
| Identify the participating paraprofessionals, Solicit input from paraprofessionals, clients, and administration for use in development of training materials, |
| Develop the training materials and research instruments. |
Fall, 1998
| Collect baseline data" to show beginning levels of knowledge, skills, and values, |
| Train the trainers, |
| Provide the training to first group of paraprofessionals, |
| Collect "research data' after the training. |