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Community Residential Core Competencies
Authors: Amy Hewitt
This is a 17 page guidebook that describes 14 core compentencies that are necessary for direct support staff who work in residential services supporting persons with developmental disabilities.
Description:
This 17 page guidebook describes 14 core compentencies that are necessary for direct support staff who work in residential services supporting persons with developmental disabilities. Included in the guideline are extensive descriptions of skills that are important to each compentency. The compentencies include:
- Household management
- Facilitation of services for the individual
- Health and wellness issues
- Organizational participation for the staff
- Documentation
- Enhancing the ability of the individual to self-determine
- Knowledge about assessments, both formal and informal
- Community networking
- Support of individual in building and maintaining friendships
- Communication skills for staff
- Crisis intervention
- Continuing education for staff
- Vocational, educational, and career support for the individual
Contact Info:| Name: | Amy Hewitt |
| Organization: | Center on Residential Services and Community Living, Institute on Community Integration |
| Address: | University of Minnesota
150 Pattee Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455| | | | Phone: | 612- 625-1098 | | Fax: | 612-625-6619 | | E-mail: | hewit005@umn.edu | | | | |
Web Links
http://www.rtc.umn.edu/docs/analysis.pdf
Publication in PDF format
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