Before you are able to do an activity and get resident to be involved, you must be able to gain trust from them as this will get people to attend your group. In addition, you must choose activities and games relating to one’s level of functioning since you are working with resident who have different severity level of dementia. You must also learn and understand that you must be flexible when facilitating a group as anything can happen. For example, when one resident is not cooperating during a group or making a scene like making a fuss during an activity then you must be able to remove that residents or move onto another activity. ~ Are there any technique you used when leading a group?~ When doing a word game or activity, you must understand that some of the …show more content…
You must get an certification and do more training in order to be certified before working in this industry of being a Therapeutic Recreation Therapist. What is the Job Prospect? Interview a staff: Cho (TMA) What are the pros and cons to working in this type of service? Pros:Happy to be able to help and care for the resident as this make me happy to give service to them. It is important to care for those who aren’t able to care for themselves as i am able to be service for someone who is in need Overall, job satisfaction is the pro to this job. Cons: A con would be that it is sometime hard to work in this type of service when a resident is being mean and difficult to work with. and it is difficult to get a resident For instance, I had to give a resident medication and check up on them. However, the resident was throwing a tantrum at me. Telling me to get out from his room. This is a difficult thing on the job when the resident refuse to receive your care and help as well as not cooperate with you. What education do you need for working as a TMA? You must go through additional training for this position after obtaining your degree in
People who have dementia are not aware of requirements for living. They can forget to do the essential things that are vital. Taking medicines, hygiene and even eating are often forgotten. They can get lost or hurt and not understand what is necessary to correct a situation. Turning on the cooker or water and forgetting to turn it off again, locking doors, crossing streets etc can all be dangerous even deadly. In the same way as you would not think an infant capable of self care, a person with dementia cannot be either. Considering the facts that they cannot act in the manner of a
A third method I would use is allowing the resident a choice. This is important for patient-centered-care since they are in a facility where they constantly need assistance. Sometimes this can make the resident feel upset and
Our carers are able to come to the resident’s home and help with tasks of daily life such as cleaning, cooking, shopping, and laundry duties. Our carers also provide a social element for the resident whether
It is important when working in ateam in a residential care home to know your staff team well and strive to support all young people to the best standard possible. It is important thaty realtionships within the team and both strong and professional in order to ensure that everything is done in a professional manner but everybody is working co operatively too. Team working must be efficient, time managed and
Residents are very appreciative of your gracious and caring way that you attend their daily needs.
Purpose: to help recruitment and training. When people consider about hiring some residential assistants, they can refer to this job analysis.
As a unique individual, perceive that my personal strengths and weaknesses are my willingness and desire of continuous learning, ambition for excellence, achievement in every field of endeavor that I enter, and high standards. My weaknesses are my unwillingness to handle criticism and my tendency over-analyzing situations. I see the Resident Assistant position as one that handles conflicts efficiently and appropriately, upholds the rules and regulations set by the administration, and ensures that everything is going smoothly within their sphere of influence. I see the Resident Assistant position as one that where everyone follows the rules, no conflicts arise, and everything is perfect. On the irony, we do not operate in perfect situations.
Doing everything required I.e. training,Be kind and caring to the residents and providing them with respect and dignity.
The residents that take time to talk to them while they are on duty see the RAs not only as people doing a job but as individuals as well. Of course the RAs are there to help them succeed and want the best for them, but this opportunity for interaction and conversation means that residents can develop a deeper relationship with them. It can also help to dispel the assumption that they want them to get in trouble. After all, they may be a form of authority, but they don’t ever want to write someone up for an incident. That’s the last thing they want to do, but of course when it comes down to it, if they really don’t follow the policies they will do the duty of their job.
During the time of their stay, residents work with case managers and counselors to help them improve financial and emotional self-sufficiency. In addition, job training services teach new skills so residents can secure jobs and ultimately find permanent housing. In addition, they also provide free childcare so that the mother can go out and work during the day.
To effectively complete your job assignment you have to have adequate training and procedures to provide sufficient, quality care to the clients that are served throughout long-term care facilities. According to Barbarotta (2010), the most useful trainings for direct care staff were, “Communicating with residents, coping with grief, caring for residents with mental illnesses, and problem behaviors, resident care skills such as bathing, eating and dressing, and working with other direct care professionals” (p. 13). Direct care staff also prefers a more hands-on approach for training versus videos and reading directly from
STUDY OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN COGNITION AND LEVELS OF CYSTATIN C IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
My interest in a Resident Assistant position comes from my desire to help. I was born with a very strong sense of empathy and if I see that a person is struggling I do all that I can do to alleviate them. Whether it is a person with a learning disability who struggled in class to the “weirdo” in high school who just wanted a friend, I’ve been there for them. Nothing is more painful to me than seeing a person being mistreated, under respected or neglected and I do all I can to protect people from this. My goal is to make every person feel as if they have someone on their side, someone
Today, in my placement at Elim Springs Retirement home, I had the opportunity to complete a days worth of care and assistances to residents. I began my day with a shower to an assigned resident who required minimal assistance, and preferred his independences. Then, I proceeded with a partner to help assist with a sponge bath to a resident who had the tendency to become slightly violent. This experience has given me a new perspective on areas where I may need to improve on such as understanding my safety precautions as well as how interact using different mechanisms. In the future I am more then likely going to see this behaviour, and being exposed to it while under supervision is great tool when needing to ask questions to excel better in
Sometimes, my supervisor will be in a meeting and the recreationists would be doing paperwork, I would do visits to residents who don’t participate in any activities. If the resident doesn’t talk much, I would read to them a short story or take them to the music room to listen to me play music. If the resident has a hearing issue, I would start a coloring or puzzle activity. I also learnt to be accommodative to any resident and start activities that will suit their abilities and that will help them maintain their independence. That accommodation will be very useful for any job I have if I meet someone with a disability as it will help me give them an equal opportunity and let them be