Municipality of Debrecen
Department of Sociology
University of Debrecen
External expert
Home care program for elderly and
people with special needs
Training program for informal caregivers
HELPS meeting
Ljubljana, 25. – 26. 2. 2013
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
The goal of the course:
• Home care for elderly and people with
special needs to prevent the early
hospitalization and to support an
integrated and complete life
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Home care program for elderly
and people with special needs
• Direct target groups : elderly and people
with special needs
• Indirect target groups: family members,
volunteers (potential informal care givers)
• Stakeholders: neighbours of the elderly
and disabled persons
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Program Schedule :
January
February
1
Preparing Exploration of the
needs of the participants
2
Working out the training
program
15
3
LSG meeting
18
4
Finalize the PILOT course
22
5
Recruiting the training
participants
6
Preparation of teaching
materials: handbook
7
Implementing the training
program
8
Sustainability
March
April
31
20
30
9-30
30
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Program Schedule :
1. Preparing Exploration of the needs of the
training participants
January
Goal of the questionary:
31
To explore:
- needs
- expectations
- learning needs
- willingness of participating
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Program Schedule :
2. Working out the training program
February
15
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•
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Theory: 21 hours
Practical skills: 27 hours
Field visit: 2 hours
Practice: 10 hours (as volunteer work)
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Program Schedule :
2. Working out the training program:
February
15
• Theory:
Dr. Czibere Ibolya
Dr. Felszeghy Márta
Dr. Rácz Andrea
• Practical skills:
Marosszéki Emese
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Program Schedule :
February
18
3. Local Support Group meeting
With the participation of 7 organisations working
with elderly and disabled persons
Main topics:
• Presentation of the organisations
• Presentation of the training program
• Comments, questions and proposals regarding
the training program
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Program Schedule :
5.
Recruiting training participants
through the:
March
20
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•
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•
LSG members
Municipality of Debrecen
Volunteer Center
Employment Center
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Program Schedule :
8. Sustainability: the future of the program
Offering the training program for:
• Volunteer involving organizations
• Jobseekers through Employment Center
• Family members of the elderly and disabled
persons
• Through the Municipality of Debrecen
• Church
• Social organisations
April
30
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Topic
Theory
I. What do we need to know about ageing?
– Notion of gerontology
– Humans and ageing
– Problem of ageing population in Hungary
– Needs and significance of elderly care and
disabled persons
– Role of family in home care for elderly and
disabled persons
– Introducing the biological-psychologicalsocial-spiritual model
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Topic
Theory
II. Diet at old age
III. Role of movement in maintaining quality of life
IV. What we need to know about mental decline at
old age: dementia and Alzheimer syndrome
V. Care and attendance of elderly and disabled
people
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Topic
Practice skills
1. Empathy lab
– Own experiences about old age
– What will I look like if I become old?
– Mapping motivation: why do I want to help
elderly people?
– Practicing empathy in accepting the condition
of elderly and disabled people
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Topic
Practice skills
• General communication skills
• Communication and attendance of patients with
dementia.
• The role of the mental and physical care
• Treating fear of death
• Treating irrational sensations
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Topic
Practice skills
• Ethics of homecare
• Safety of working environment
• Essential skills and knowledge required from
non-expert nurses
• Rights and duties of the volunteers
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Trainers:
Theory: Dr. Felszeghy Enikő
Practice: Marosszéki Emese
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
The number of participants in
training
Between: 12-15 person
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"
Thank you!
Marosszéki Emese
[email protected]
"This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Program co-financed by the ERDF"