Staff Development

Oct 23, 2008 01:38 PM

by dillarena

I have been in Staff Development for about 6 months now. I would like to know if anyone has any ideas or tips on how to make inservices more interesting to the employees. Our facility has videos that they want all to watch upon hire and annually thereafter and this becomes really annoying to all because there is just no excitement at all. I have found that our CNA's are burned out and overworked and having these boring videos don't help the situation none. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

classicdame · Oct 23, 2008, 06:41 PM

Re: Staff Development

This is always a challenge, no matter who your target audience may be. Go online to find games and innovative ideas. Talk to the clinical ladder nurses about topics and let THEM come up with novel ideas. I find they are great at that. Attend seminars yourself to get ideas. Subscribe to "Creative Training Techniques" (email CTTEditor@BobPikeGroup.com). Involve other disciplines in the teaching (I give CNA workshops 2-3 times/year with PT, Dietary and others talking or demonstrating things the CNA needs to know about. This helps with teamwork aspect as well). Some links:
www.thiagi.com/freebies-and-goodies.html
www.Unitedlearning.com
http://agelesslearner.com
http://alfaroteachsmart.com
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com

treeBranch · Mar 15, 2009, 12:47 PM

Re: Staff Development

Hello, I hope you read this often. Are you an independent contractor that gives these workshops - or a staff member? Thanks.

classicdame · Mar 19, 2009, 05:52 PM

Re: Staff Development

I am a staff educator. The secret is utilizing resources.

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