CAREGIVING : Intermediate (Book with DVD) (Workbook Included)

Caregiving - Intermediate combines many different practical and visual skills with knowledge of specialized materials and techniques. Caregiving refers to the provision of assistance to another person who is ill, disabled, or needs help with daily activities. It often requires attention to the physical, mental, social, and psychological needs and well-being of both the caregivers and the elderly person requiring care. Caregiving is a “reality” confronting many people in our communities today. This book will introduce the knowledge and skills for those studying and/or working in caregiving industry.

About this Book

This book consists of competencies that a person must achieve to provide care and support to infants/toddlers, provide care and support to children, foster social, intellectual, creative and emotional development of children, foster the physical development of children, provide care and support to elderly, provide care and support to people with special needs, maintain healthy and safe environment, respond to emergency, clean living room, dining room, bedrooms, toilet and bathroom, wash and iron clothes, linen, fabric, prepare hot and cold meals.

About the Caregiving Industry

A caregiver is someone who provides different types of care to another. Giving care to another person is not new. It starts the minute a baby is born. A baby is totally dependent on family. As a child grows to be more independent, less care is required. When people age, and if their health declines, they can become less independent and more dependent on family to provide care. Caregiving refers to the provision of assistance to another person who is ill, disabled, or needs help with daily activities. It often requires attention to the physical, mental, social, and psychological needs and well-being of both the caregivers and the elderly person requiring care. Caregiving is a “reality” confronting many people in our communities today. Despite changes in family size, geographic mobility, workforce participation of women, and other such factors, family caregivers still provide 80-90% of all personal and medical-related care to elderly relatives. As the number of older people increases, there is an increasing demand for both formal and informal provisions of support across the continuum of care. Caregivers and people needing care often lack information regarding these specific challenges as well as available community resources to assist in providing care.