caring for caregivers since 1987
Sep 5, 2008
Lessons in
Long-Term Care: 

Performance
Management
 

This course is intended to provide supervisors with the knowledge and skill base needed to be a successful supervisor.

Those who have completed the GeroServices Basic and Advanced Behavior Management Courses for managing dysfunctional resident behavior will recognize similar concepts and terminology in this course.

CEUs for this course
Activities Professionals - 7.5
Licensed Social Workers - 7.5
Nurses - 9
Nursing Home Administrators - 7.5
Course options & pricing
Individuals (coming soon)
Facilities ($275)
for more information
info@geroservices.com
1.800.780.6871
 

The principles of behavior management are the same, whether applied to resident behavior or employee behavior.

In the work setting, behavior management is generally called performance management.
  • It is systematic in that it follows a clear problem-solving process: identification, assessment, design, implementation and evaluation.
     
  • It is behavioral in that it works through changing the antecedents and consequences to improve performance, emphasizing the use of positive reinforcement.
     
  • It is data-oriented in that it involves working with performance objectively rather than relying on subjective impressions.

The course is organized into a series of 16 lessons. Each lesson covers specific behavioral knowledge and skills to help you understand and manage the performance of supervisees. We designed the course with your time realities in mind.

Each lesson consists of:

  • Reading material
  • Discussion questions (recommended)
  • Written exercises (recommended)
  • Testing (required to obtain CEUs)

Each lesson should take about 15-30 minutes to complete. The time estimate does not include the time you invest in carrying out certain exercises, such as implementing an actual performance improvement plan for your supervisees.

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Course options & pricing

The course material is available for individuals on our secure Web site, or to facilities by purchasing a CD-ROM

Individuals

All of the lessons and tests are available on our Web site.  Study and take the tests at your convenience.  The course is only $25.00 without CEUs. 

Pricing for online course without CEUs
Description Price *Order
Web site course without CEUs $25 coming soon

Continuing Education Units

If you require CEUs, the cost of the course is included with the low price of only $5.00 per CEU. Earn CEUs from the comfort of your own  home or office.  All you need is access to the internet.

The following chart indicates how many CEUs have been approved for various disciplines as well as the cost.

Pricing for online course with CEUs
Description CEUs Price *Order
Activities Professional 7.5 $37.50 coming soon
Licensed Social Worker 7.5 $37.50 coming soon
Nurse 9 $45.00 coming soon
Nursing Home Administrator 7.5 $37.50 coming soon

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Long-Term Care Facilities

Buy the CD-ROM and make this course available to all management and supervisory staff for one low price.  This is particularly useful for facilities that wish to promote ongoing education of their staff members. 

A facility can purchase a site wide license and then distribute to all staff members in one of two manners:

  1. Distribute the courses via a dedicated computer at your facility.
  2. Print the courses from the CD-ROM and distribute in a print newsletter format.

Staff members who want CEUs for the course will need to take the tests online and pay a processing fee of $5.00 per CEU.

Pricing for CD-ROM
Description Price *Order
CD-ROM version $275

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* You may also order all of these products by phone, email or by mailing in a request.

  • phone 1.800.780.6871
     
  • email: info@geroservices.com
     
  • mail GeroServices
    1900 Murray Avenue
    Suite 205
    Pittsburgh, PA  15217

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Contact us to learn more.

 

 

 

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