Literacy in the World of the Aged Care Worker.

Autor/inn/en	Wyse, Linda; Casarotto, Nadia
Institution	Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium, Nathan. Queensland Centre.
Titel	Literacy in the World of the Aged Care Worker.
Quelle	(2002), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Accreditation (Institutions); Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Allied Health Occupations Education; Caregiver Training; Caregivers; Data Collection; Education Work Relationship; Educational Needs; Educational Policy; Employer Employee Relationship; Employment Qualifications; Federal Legislation; Foreign Countries; Health Personnel; Job Performance; Job Skills; Literacy Education; Long Term Care; Numeracy; Nursing Homes; Older Adults; Policy Formation; Residential Care; Role of Education; Skill Development; Student Certification; Total Quality Management; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Data capture; Datensammlung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Bundesrecht; Ausland; Medizinisches Personal; Work performance; Arbeitsleistung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Rechenkompetenz; Sonderheim; Älterer Erwachsener; Politische Betätigung; Bildungsauftrag; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Schulzeugnis; Quality management; Qualitätsmanagement; Australien
Abstract	Australia's Aged Care Act of 1997 mandates a number of key reforms aimed at ensuring consistency in the quality of care and well-being for all residents of aged care facilities. The law required residential aged care facilities to provide high-quality care within a framework of continuous improvement which requires aged care workers to perform the following tasks: collect data from residents; analyze data; record data; develop strategies for meeting residents' needs and solving problems; implement interventions through a care plan; and interact with other members of the health care team and residents' families. This task list translates into the need for personal carers to demonstrate a broad range of language and literacy skills and practices as part of their daily work. These new literacy practices have changed the dynamics of relations between frontline workers and management. Employees are now expected to apply these new literacy practices in new situations and for new purposes. These changes in the requirements regarding accreditation of Australia's aged care facilities and the functional literacy tasks expected of aged care facilities have necessitated that policymakers consider the issue of support for such workers in developing the language and literacy skills required of employees in residential aged care facilities. (16 references) (MN)
Anmerkungen	For full text: http://www.staff.vu.edu.au/alnarc/onlineforum/AL_pap_wyse.htm.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC