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Ambassador Webinar

Ambassador Webinar. March 11, 2014. Welcome. Introductions Share one Ambassador activity that you have done recently or are planning to do soon Have you been able to engage anyone new into the Initiative?. DCP Ambassador Reimbursements . New Process – Service Agreements Reimbursements:

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Ambassador Webinar

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  1. Ambassador Webinar March 11, 2014

  2. Welcome • Introductions • Share one Ambassador activity that you have done recently or are planning to do soon • Have you been able to engage anyone new into the Initiative?

  3. DCP Ambassador Reimbursements • New Process – Service Agreements • Reimbursements: • $25 - $150, depending on activity and travel required • No longer paying for meals or mileage separately • Hotel costs will be separate • Written Follow-Up Required for Payment

  4. Written Follow-Up for Webinars Should include: • 3 key issues or messages • Plan to use the information • Email to erin.drinnin@idph.iowa.gov

  5. Initiative Updates • Online Core is Live! http://directcare.training-source.org/ • Certificate Exams Free – through at least June 30, 2014 • Applications open for Instructor Trainings • March 26-28: Davenport • April 9-11: Des Moines

  6. Updated Materials/Documents • On website (www.idph.state.ia.us/directcare): • Telligen webinar recording • On wiki site(http://iowadirectcare.wikispaces.com/home): • Prepare to Care informational document • Instructor and Community College lists

  7. So… What should I be talking about? • Direct care is a high demand profession • Recruitment and retention challenges: • High turnover • Lack of standardized training • Low pay; very little recognition • Direct Care Worker Advisory Council recommended standardized training and credentials issued by a licensing board, based on research

  8. What should I be talking about? Cont. • Board has not been created, but challenges remain and demand is bigger than ever • Need 20,000 more DCPs between now and 2020 • Prepare to Care is the state’s first ever comprehensive direct care curriculum. • Standardized training with state-issued certificates • Legislative charge to make it available statewide

  9. What should I be talking about? Cont. • Ongoing challenges: • Difficult to implement a standardized training without requirements for DCPs or employers • Outreach: getting word out to DCPs and employers • Making direct care an appealing career that people want to go into and stay in – the Board credentials would’ve helped elevate the profession

  10. Upcoming Conferences/Exhibits • Governor’s Conference on Public Health April 1-2, 2014, Ames • Iowa CareGivers Regional Conferences – March 25 (Davenport) April 8 (Ottumwa) April 22 (Fort Dodge) • Iowa Alliance in Home Care – June 22nd, Des Moines

  11. Future Webinars • Which topics would you like to see on webinars? • Email erin.drinnin@idph.iowa.gov

  12. Ambassador Webinars • Next Webinar: May 13, 2014 at 2:30

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