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Adult Day Care Staff Education To Improve Communication And Behavioral Management Skills, Kathy Davis
Adult Day Care Staff Education To Improve Communication And Behavioral Management Skills, Kathy Davis
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractIneffective communication and behavioral management skills are quality and safety issues that were identified at a local adult day care facility in the Southwest United States. Administrators at the facility identified a knowledge gap in communication and behavior management techniques for patients with cognitive impairment. An educational program, with a PowerPoint presentation and verbal feedback as key components, was developed and used to address the identified gap in practice related to individuals with cognitive impairments at the facility. The adult learning theory and the plan-do-study-act model provided supportive frameworks for program development and staff education. The project question explored whether …