DSS Orientation - January 27, 2016

1. DSS Instructor Orientation
January 2016
PANEL:
Jennifer Pryor, VCU, Training Coordinator, CEU contact
Annette Kelley, VDSS, Division of Licensing Programs
Dr. E. Ayn Welleford, VCU, Department of Gerontology Chair;
Curriculum Development Contact

2. AGENDA - DSS Instructor Orientation
January 2016
1. Roll Call! Welcome back!
2. A few little announcements
3. Fall 2015 – Review
4. Spring 2016 – Planning
5. What (else) is going on in Gerontology?

3. AGENDA
WELCOME
FALL 2015
 Sonya Barsness
 Ronda Greene
 Carolyn Merriman
 Toy Newcomb
 Gail Ziemba
 Jay White
Roll Call!
WELCOME!
RETURNING AND NEW INSTRUCTORS
SPRING 2016
OTHER UPDATES

4. Mark Bell, Training Program Assistant
- Began working in the Department in
September.
- Responsible for:
- assembling and mailing instructor packets
- processing certificates
- keying survey data
Allow us to introduce…

5. Our beloved Jay White is no longer listed as
the CEU and Curriculum Development
contact.
This is because Jay is Promoting Optimal
Aging for Individuals and Communities out in
the community now!
You may have also noticed, he is listed as a
training instructor …because we won’t let him
go! 
... And as you probably noticed…

6. AGENDA
WELCOME
FALL 2015
This is just a reminder that if you
have any questions or concerns
about your paychecks throughout
the semester, please contact
Regina Kenny:
rbkenny@vcu.edu
804-828-1565
Payments
CONTACT
SPRING 2016
OTHER UPDATES

7. •Review
•ADCC Pilot Training
•Attendance Issues
•Discussion
FALL 2015
REVIEW AND DISCUSSION
AGENDA
WELCOME
FALL 2015
SPRING 2016
OTHER UPDATES

8. FALL 2015
September
• Mental
Health: Part I
• Record LOW
attendance
AND
registration 
October
• ISP
November
• Ethical
Decision
Making (new)
• Low
attendance
but
EXCELLENT
feedback!

9. ADCC Pilot Training
• Navigating Loss & Aging
• Feedback
• From attendees: “maybe the material seemed too
challenging or painful for some”
• From an ADCC (didn’t attend): Time of year and
location (NOVA) may have affected registration, maybe
do a half day during the week, but Saturday for full day
training is best
Site Registered Attended
Blacksburg C A N C E L L E D
Williamsburg 8 5
Winchester C A N C E L L E D

10. ATTENDANCE ISSUES
FALL 2015
SUGGESTIONS
1. What can we do better?
2. What are your ideas?
AGENDA
WELCOME
FALL 2015
SPRING 2016
OTHER UPDATES

11. GOING AROUND THE TABLE:
FALL 2015
LOOKING FORWARD
1. Is there anything from the Fall
semester that you would like to
discuss?
2. Do you have any Questions,
Concerns, or Feedback from your
experiences last semester?
AGENDA
WELCOME
FALL 2015
SPRING 2016
OTHER UPDATES

12. AGENDA
WELCOME
FALL 2015
SPRING 2016
OTHER UPDATES
FALL 2015
1. Calendar
2. Discussion

13. SPRING 2016
February
• ISP
• NEW UAI
information
(See email)
March
• Culturally
Competent
Care for
Diverse
Populations:
Sexual
Orientation,
Gender
Identity, Sexual
Expression,
and Dementia
Related
Disorders
April
• Person-
Centered Care
for Individuals
with Complex
Behaviors and
Diagnoses
May
• Infection
Control

14. AGENDA
WELCOME
FALL 2015
SPRING 2016
OTHER UPDATES
FALL 2015
1. Do you have any
questions/concerns/comments
about the upcoming Spring
semester?
2. Is there anything you would like
us to consider as we move
forward into the new year?
SPRING 2016
GOING AROUND THE TABLE

15. AGENDA
SAVE THE DATE!
• April 22, 2016
• Dr. Bill Thomas will be
in RVA for his Age of
Disruption tour
WELCOME
FALL 2015
SPRING 2016
FALL 2015
OTHER UPDATES
• Gerontology is celebrating 40 years at our annual
Age Virginia Awards event!
• Keep an eye on your email for more details as
they unfold!

16. CALL FOR
INSTRUCTORS
If you know someone who
would make a great training
instructor, especially in Northern
Virginia and the Virginia Beach
area, please refer them to me!

17. Wrap Up Questions & Comments
Jennifer Pryor – pryorjm@vcu.edu
Department of Gerontology
804-828-1565
http://www.sahp.vcu.edu/gerontology/
Department of Social Services
http://www.dss.virginia.gov/