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PA Induction Programme

Course Outline

Our Induction Course for Carers runs over 5 days, is delivered by our qualified team of trainers and includes the following areas:-

DAY ONE
  • Introduction
  • Who are Active Assistance?
  • The Care Standards Act (2000) and The Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations (2002) and their implications for the PA
  • The Principles of Care
  • The Concept of a Vulnerable Adult
  • Abuse
  • Confidentiality
  • The Activities of Living
  • The role of the PA, including Job Description and Duty of Care responsibilities
  • The role of Communication in Service Provision
  • Programme overview, including post-course activities and development
  • Introduction to Spinal Cord Injury
  • The Different Types of Injury
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • Functional Goals for a person with Spinal Cord Injury
  • The Activities of Living:
    • Maintaining a safe environment
    • Expressing sexuality
    • Controlling body temperature
    • Eliminating
    • Communicating Breathing Eating and drinking Personal cleansing and dressing Mobilising Working and playing Sleeping Friendships and relationships Dying and grieving
  • Communication group work
DAY TWO

  • The Management of Spasms
  • Pressure Area Care / Skin Care
  • Safer People Handling Theory
  • Risk Assessment ( Introduction to client documentation)
  • Equipment, including wheelchairs and hoists
  • Health & Safety at Work Legislation
  • Other relevant legislation
  • Principles of Efficient Movement
  • Wheelchair experience
  • Practical safer People Handling
  • Introduction to and use of a range of equipment
DAY THREE

  • Infection Control & Hand washing
  • Consent
  • Bladder Management
  • Meeting a Client and an Experienced PA
  • Bowel Management
  • Food hygiene
DAY FOUR

  • First Aid (Emergency Aid at Work)
  • CPR
  • Recovery position
  • Choking
  • Shock
  • Burns
  • Bleeding
  • Emergency removal of client from wheelchair
  • Falling client
  • Medication
  • Documentation, Record Keeping and Care Planning
DAY FIVE

  • Lone Working Responsibilities and Risk Assessment
  • Handovers
  • Adverse Event reporting
  • Fire
  • COSHH
  • Bereavement
  • One-to-one Personal Development Review
  • Course Evaluation
  • Introduction to Care Coordination and Assignment Planning
  • Employment Paperwork