Friday, May 09, 2008
AGENCY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Georgia's Quality Care Network
The RCI, in conjunction with the Georgia CARE-NETs, is scheduling statewide training on Evidence Based Programs (EBP) as the first joint effort of Georgia's Quality Care Network. At a recent CARE-NET meeting, Dr. Richard Birkel, RCI Executive Director, outlined the case for implementing evidence-based caregiver programs and detailed four programs that could potentially be implemented in Georgia after comprehensive training. Liaisons for the twelve Georgia CARE-NETs will provide the RCI with input from their district on which programs best meet their needs. The RCI will schedule Spring and Fall ’08 training sessions. Experts who specialize in conducting the evidence-based programs will provide the training.
This training is funded by a grant from the Healthcare Georgia Foundation. The grant is part of a major workforce development initiative launched by the Healthcare Georgia Foundation to improve the skills and effectiveness of both paid caregivers (e.g. home health aides) and family caregivers in Georgia.