Table of Contents-avoiding attendants from hell, practical guide to finding, hiring and keeping personal care attendants by June Price

AVOIDING Attendants from HELL
A Practical Guide to Finding, Hiring and Keeping Personal Care Attendants
June Price

Table of Contents

Introduction
Who Should Move Out
CHAPTERS:
1. Getting Started (Determining needs)
2. Electronic Advertising
3.Preliminary Screening for Live-In (Telephone screening)
4. Initial In-Person Interview
5. The Job Application
6. The Interview — In Depth (What to ask and listen for)
7. Final Interviewing Phase (Identifying true personality)
8. “It’s Shhhow-time!” (Training new PCAs)
9. The Live-In Contract (In detail)
10. “Say, What?” (Communication techniques and pitfalls)
11.Neither a Borrower, Nor a Lender Be (Lending food and money)
12.Sex, Drugs and PCAs (Keeping sex and drugs out of the work place)
13. Perks for Live-Ins (Extras to entice live-ins)
14. The "Live-Out" Live-In
15. The Consumer’s Responsibility (Being a responsible employer)
16.The PCA’s Responsibility (Avoiding bad employers)
17. The Real ER! (Being medically savvy)
18. Good Care Gone Bad (Mediating disputes and firing PCAs)
19. Rare Pairs (When pairings work)
APPENDIX:
Appendix A (Sample live-in flyer)
Appendix B (Sample help wanted ad)
Appendix C (Sample employment application)
Appendix D (Sample live-in contract)
Appendix E (Sample medical information sheet)
Appendix F (Resources)
Magazines for People with Disabilities
Independent Living Center
About the Illustrator Illustrations by Barry Whitesell
About the Author

INCLUDES
• Analyzing readiness for an independent lifestyle
• Determining personal care needs
• PCA screening and interviewing techniques
• Training and hiring methods
• Avoiding pitfalls in working relationships
• Sample want ads, job applications, live-in contracts, medical emergency forms, independent living center contacts and other resources.

KEY FEATURES
• Spiral-bound and easy-to-read, the book is designed for "easy access reading."
• Descriptive chapter listings for quick reference
• Sequential guidelines for hiring quality workers
• Examples illustrated in colorful, personal vignettes
• Humorous undertones create enjoyable reading

ISBN: 1-888725-72-9 $16.95 AVOIDING Attendants from HELL (accessible spiral) 2nd Edition (2002)

ISBN: 1-888725-60-5 $18.95 AVOIDING Attendants from HELL( school/library paperback 2nd edition )

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