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DAG04: Need Assessment and Individual Care Plan (ICP)

Aims:

This course is designed to provide participants with opportunities to develop knowledge and skills on geriatric assessment and designing individual care plans. This will be achieved by introducing the purposes of comprehensive geriatric assessment in physical, psychosocial, family, network, lifestyle, nutritional, environmental, mental, functional and cultural assessment.

Learning objectives

At the end of the module, the participants will be able to:

1. To understand the concepts and theories of geriatric assessment

2. To understand how to make use of various type of geriatric assessments in developing ICP

3. To familiarize with forms and procedures to be used in designing individual care planning

4. To introduce Residential Assessment Instrument (RAI) and long term care assessment

5. To discuss care planning, quality assurance and outcome measures

Teaching methods:

Classroom teaching, case study and group discussion

Instructors:

Dr. Zarina C P Lam Ph.D [ B. Soc. Sc (Hons), MSW, MED (EdPsy), Dip Mngtm, RSW]

Ms Emma Chan (Manager- Professional Service, St. James Settlement)

Medium of instruction:

The course will be taught in Cantonese and supplemented with English. All teaching notes will

be in English orChinese

Assessment:

The assessment of this course comprised of two pieces:

1. examination/test of assessment toools (50%)

2. course work for drafting ICP and attendance (50%)

Participants must have 80% attendance to be eligible for the assessment

Awards certificates:

A certificate will be awarded to participants who have attended at least 80% of the total training hours and

satisfactorily completed the assessment.

Participant who have completed 3 basic courses and 7 advanced courses will be awarded

"Diploma in Applied Gerontology"

Class size:

30 participants

Venue:

Hong Kong Institute of Gerontology, 1/F HKSR Lam Tin Complex, 7 Rehab Path, Lam Tin Kowloon

Course Fee:

Hong Kong Association of Gerontology Member: HK$2200

Non Member: HK$2500

Deadline of Application:

13 August 2007

Course Content

Session	Topic	Hours	Speaker
1 20/8 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Introduction of the concept and theories of geriatric assessment, 　 Introduction of various types of assessment: physical, functional and environmental assessment	2	Ms. Emma Chan
2 27/8 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Introduction of various types of assessment: mental, lifestyle and nutritional assessment	2	Ms. Emma Chan
3 3/9 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Introduction of various types of assessment: psychosocial, family, network and cultural assessment	2	Dr. Zarina Lam
4 10/9 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Class work	2	Dr. Zarina Lam
5 17/9 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Concepts of care plan: CAP's management and outcome measures	2	Dr. Zarina Lam
6 24/9 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Concepts of care plan: CAP's management and outcome measures	2	Dr. Zarilna Lam
7 08/10 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Application of outcome measures in residential homes and community setting	2	Dr. Zarilna Lam
8 15/10 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	RAI -- Introduction of Residential Assessment Instrument and long term care assessment	2	Dr. Zarilna Lam
9 21/10 (Mon) 7:00-9:00pm	Class presentation	2	Ms. Emma Chan

Application procedure

A completed application form must be accompanied with the following documents: photocopies of degree/diploma certificates and testimonials or other relevant evidence of the applicant’s working experience. Exemptions may be considered on an individual basis. Completed application form, copies of appropriate certificates and cheque should be sent to: 1/F, HKSR Lam Tin Complex, 7 Rehab Path, Lam Tin, Kowloon. Please make cheque payable to ‘Hong Kong Association of Gerontology’.