Proposed Requirements for Training and Testing Testing for Trainers (NEW April 2011) Any approved training program may offer testing for trainers; the list of approved programs is available at www.azahcccs.gov/dcw. Arrangements should be made directly with the agency providing the test. Some organizations may offer testing as a service and charge a fee. If the fee is paid by an individual (rather than an agency), the organization offering the test must have a license from the Board of Post-Secondary Education. There are guidelines for the testing and a letter template to document results. The following agencies have agreed to be listed here as sites offering testing for trainers. This information is provided only as a service to the public; this listing does not represent an endorsement, and the DCW Committee does not guarantee accuracy. Other agencies wanting to be listed here should contact the DCW Committee at info@azdirectcare.org. Ace Education and Training Center, LLC. (Fundamentals, Aging & Physical Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities) Robin Moise, 520-240-9944, rmoise@aires.org (Fundamentals, Aging & Physical Disabilities) 2150 S. Country Club #10, Diane Patton, dianep@abil.org, 480-222-4206 Arizona Caregiver Academy 7600 E. Redfield Rd #105, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 Nicole Gentile, nicoleg@arizonacaregiveracademy.com, , 602-441-4256 At Home Solutions - Casa Grande
(Fundamentals, Aging & Physical Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities) Mary Chapman hr@athomesol.com, Foundation for Senior Living - Phoenix (Fundamentals, Aging & Physical Disabilities) Susan Kilby skilby@fsl.org, 602.285.0505, ext. 147 Helping Hands - Prescott / Cottonwood (Fundamentals, Aging & Physical Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities) Karen Armstrong 928-717-1776 Practical Training Solutions (Fundamentals, Aging & Physical Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities) 2432 Website: www.PracticalTrainingSolutions.net Email: training@practicaltrainingsolutions.net Tungland - Tucson United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona (UCPSA) - Yuma
Guidelines have been developed for training and testing of direct care workers. These will apply to programs offered by ALTCS and DES. Below you will find material to help you prepare and information about testing of trainers.
Link to AHCCCS - DCW page with training overview and links to policies and application form: www.azahcccs.gov/DCW.
Material to help you prepare for training
If you use training material other than the Principles of Caregiving, use this crosswalk document to compare your curriculum to the new DCW Competencies (updated Jan. 2011).
Level 1 - Fundamentals competencies crosswalk blank
Level 2 - Aging/Physical Disabilities competencies crosswalk blank
Level 3 - Developmental Disabilities competencies crosswalk blank
List of skills
List of suggested equipment for skills training and testing
Tools / Materials
The following are tools that may be useful. They are not required.
updated
Class roster, sample
Training acknowledgment, Level 1
Training acknowledgement, Level 2 - APD
Alternate answer sheet for the APD quizes
To give your DCW after test completion; you can fill in the blanks on the certificates.
Letter showing test completion updated
Fundamentals
APD
DD
AD
Testing for Trainers
Phone: 623-932-7979
Web page: www.aetcaz.com
AIRES - Tucson and Phoenix
(Fundamentals, Aging & Physical Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities)
Tungland - Phoenix
(Fundamentals and Developmental Disabilities Module)
(Fundamentals and Developmental Disabilities Module)
Lupita Cuestas, 928
www.ucpsayuma.org
United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona (UCPSA) - Tucson
Rhonda Murray, 520
www.ucpsa.org
