Ambassador WebinarMarch 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:

– $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

Written Follow-Up for Webinars

Should include:• 3 key issues or messages• Plan to use the information• Email to erin.drinnin@idph.iowa.gov

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

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

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

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

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

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

Future Webinars

• Which topics would you like to see on webinars?

• Email erin.drinnin@idph.iowa.gov

Ambassador Webinars

• Next Webinar:May 13, 2014 at 2:30