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A Guide to Being a Companion Homemaker: Roles and Responsibilities
This program describes the roles and responsibilities of the companion homemaker and teaches important professional, communication and social skills for success on the job.
Topics include:
- The importance of people skills
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- Positive communication techniques
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- Ethics, integrity and professional behavior
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- Ageism: what it is and how to avoid it
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- Appearance and hygiene
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- Cultural sensitivity
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- Phone etiquette
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- Escorting and transporting your client
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- Observation skills
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- Handling medical emergencies
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- Fire safety and disaster preparedness
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Program comes with support materials, which include outline, learning objectives, key points and definitions, test and answer key.
Total Course Time: 60 minutes (includes 23 minute DVD, support materials, review and testing)
A Guide to Being a Companion Homemaker: Safety and Housekeeping
This program provides essential information about safety and housekeeping skills and gives practical instruction about cleaning products and methods.
Topics include:
• Safety in the home
• Companion safety
• Infection control
• Housecleaning routines and order of work
• Cleaning products
• Cleaning specific rooms
• Laundry--sorting, using the washing machine and dryer
• Reading clothing labels
• Methods for ironing different kinds of fabric
• Adjusting iron temperatures
• Ironing a shirt or blouse
• Using the steam iron
Program comes with support materials, which include outline, learning objectives, key points and definitions, test and answer key.
Total Course Time: 60 minutes (includes 22 minute DVD, support materials, review and testing)