Should all new direct care workers be trained in – or tested for – the same basic set of core competencies? If so, what should those competencies be?
An annotated bibliography created by The Lewin Group for the Direct Service Workforce Resource Center summarizes current thinking about developing core competencies for all direct care workers, regardless of the setting they work in. The Direct Service Workforce Core Competencies Annotated Bibliography (pdf) includes recommendations from six state-level reports, two national studies, and the federal Retooling the Health Care Workforce for an Aging America Act.
Elise Nakhnikian
Communications Director
Direct Care Alliance
hehe… this is good