ITC WILL
MAINTAIN AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT WILL ADHERE TO THE
FOLLOWING
ITC Overall
Standards
The use of Principles
of Caregiving curriculum and guidelines as found at www.azahcccs.gov/dcw
Curriculum
developed by ITC (pretest and quizzes) will adhere to the Principles of
Caregiving.
Trainer will
update processes that ensure the curriculum is maintained and updated
Trainer will
maintain and update curriculum as curriculum changes in accordance with
AHCCCS
TRAINER
QUALIFICATIONS AND PROTOCOLS
Must be
trained by a trainer with no connection to ITC
Must have 2
years of hands-on experience in direct care
Must have 2
years of experience in teaching groups of adults
Trainers
must teach a minimum of 2 classes per year
As of this
time the utilization of experts or assistants will not be used
TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION
Once an ITC
DCW begins providing ATC services the qualified trainer will go over the
Principles of Caregiving curriculum and timeline to ensure that training is
completed within 90 days.
Trainer will
direct the caregiver to ITC’s online training website specific for Principles
of Caregiving at www.itcpofc.blogspot.com
ITC DCW will
need to complete the trainings in the following order to ensure the DCW will be
certified in a timely manner
Days 1-10:
DCW must complete the presentations of Fundamentals chapters 1-5 and complete
the quizzes for each chapter
Days 11-20:
DCW must complete the presentations of Fundamentals chapters 6-10 and complete
the quizzes for each chapter
Days 21-30:
DCW will study the skills required for Fundamentals and practice them with ITC
Trainer
Days
31-40: DCW must complete the presentations of Developmental Disabilities
chapters 1-4 and complete the quizzes for each chapter
Days 41-50:
DCW must complete the presentations of Developmental Disabilities chapters 5-8
and complete the quizzes for each chapter
Days 51-60:
DCW will study the skills required for Developmental Disabilities and practice
them with ITC Trainer
Days 61-70:
Written test will be administered and skills will be tested
Days 70-90:
Re-testing for the written or skills test if needed
Family
member providing Attendant Care services will only be required to complete
Fundamentals to become certified
Training
must be completed by all ITC DCW hired after October 1, 2012 and are providing
Attendant Care Services
All ITC
DCW’s hired before October 1,2012 are grandfathered in and are exempt from
taking Principles of Caregiving
ITC DCW’s
will not have the option of testing out (not taking the training) unless they
have evidence of being a current Certified Nursing Assistant.
TEST
ADMINISTRATION
Standardized
tests must be utilized
After
completion of all quizzes for Fundamentals the trainer will administer the
written test giving the DCW 1 minute per question on the test to complete
After
completion of all quizzes and the written test for Fundamentals the DCW will
demonstrate all skills required for Fundamentals at %100
After
completion of all quizzes for Developmental Disabilities the trainer will
administer the written test giving the DCW 1 minute per question on the test to
complete
After
completion of all quizzes and the written test for Developmental Disabilities
the DCW will demonstrate all skills required for Fundamentals at %100
If the DCW
does not pass one of the written or skills test they will be given the
opportunity to review their notes and documents and given the option to retake
the test later that same day or on a future date as long as completed before 90
days before Attendant Care services began.
Test are
locked up and shared with only those that taking the test
Accommodations
(e.g. oral or alternate language tests) if needed will be made by the
instructor
Trainer will
outline the protocol for all testing
TEST
VERIFICATION
Pass rate:
Written- Trainers (92%) and direct care workers (80%) Skills- 100%
Sharing test
results: The form Verification of Direct Care Worker Testing must be
used
RECORD
MAINTENANCE
Documentation
will be retained for six years
Trainer must
keep the following documentation of Training and Testing Sessions
Class
schedules
Class
rosters for both knowledge and skills-based training and testing
Trainers,
experts and assistants
TRAINER MUST
KEEP THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION OF INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Date of hire
and date the training period concluded for employee
Training and
Testing Modules
Accommodations
(e.g. oral or alternate language tests)
