Professional Educator. This standard is not used as part of the evaluation process, but included for reflection. We acknowledge that we have reached consensus on the three standards that will be evaluated this year. Evaluatee signature Date Evaluator’s signature Date School
Professional Educator. In our knowledge there are no specific master courses or training in Older Adults Homecare for Professional Educator. The only master course identified that provide knowledge, skills and competences on social health care of older adults and to which may participate Professional educator is organized by the University of Milan and the Association of the social assistants of Lombardy and it’s named ““Taking charge of people with severe disability: clinical assistance, educational and management aspects”. The course includes 324 hours of training, including 108 hours of e-learning modules and 54 hours of practical experiences. At the end of the course it’s mandatory a period of apprenticeship of 250 hours. The training modules of the course include Case management; clinical research; Management and ethical issues; Nuromotor disability; Cardiologic Rehabilitation, Oncologic multidisciplinary, Care Technics.
Professional Educator. A graduate of the Professional Education (Health Care Profession) degree. Professional Educators are health care professionals specialised in rehabilitation. Their work activities contribute to specific projects in the fields of education and rehabilitation to promote a balanced development, rehabilitation and social reintegration of physically or psychologically disadvantaged individuals, or people who are at risk of being socially marginalised. ROLE (SET OF ACTIVITIES) KNOWLEDGE know what - theoretical and/or factual knowledge SKILLS know how to do - SKILLS as cognitive and practical COMPETENCIES know how to be - RELATIONSHIP Know how to relate to the individual, their family, the community Start a relationship Use an ‘educational relationship’in order to establish rapport with the individual and their family, ascertain the person’s needs, share the proposed plan with them, keep on sustaining the relationships that make it possible for the necessary support to the educational process to be found within the family and the community. Maintain, strengthen, and repair existing relationships Create new relationships Be familiar with social participation and active citizenship processes Encourage social life by making the most of the community’s resources Encourage participation in activities and events organised by external agencies and services ELEMENTS OF GERIATRICS Learn about the process of ageing (physical, cognitive, psychological and social issues) Slow down physical decline (encouraging physical exercise in cooperating with physiokinetic therapy) Together with the working team to identify actions to be taken in order to promote active ageing, i.e. adopting a new lifestyle that can slow down or counter the loss of functions/abilities Promote strategies to maintain the main cognitive functions (focus, memory, language) Slow down cognitive decline (formal and informal ROT, promoting space and time orientation and adapting your ROLE (SET OF ACTIVITIES) KNOWLEDGE know what - theoretical and/or factual knowledge SKILLS know how to do - SKILLS as cognitive and practical COMPETENCIES know how to be - environment) Promote psychological welfare Preventing social decline (encouraging people to engage ‘actively’ in the community – free time activities and volunteering ) HANDLING AUTONOMY Be familiar with ADL And IADL (instrumental activities of daily living) Assess the ability to make a meal, maintain personal hygiene, get dressed, deal with domestic chores, take...
Professional Educator. This standard is not used as part of the evaluation process, but included for reflection. We acknowledge that we have reached consensus on the three standards that will be evaluated this year. Signature of Evaluatee Signature of Evaluator Date School _ Classroom Observation/Post-Observation Conference (For Evaluator’s use during classroom observation and discussion with the teacher at the post-observation conference) Evaluatee School Evaluator Observation #1 or #2 Period/Time & Date of Lesson Subject/Grade Lesson Number of Students Duration of visit Please fill in the three standards being observed below:
