The following resources have been collected to assist you as you work to change the culture of long-term care, and their inclusion does not imply any endorsement or recommendation by the PEAK-Ed staff or Kansas State University. We hope that you will find some of these resources helpful to your organization regardless of where you are in the Culture Change journey. Please note that web sites change rapidly and in such cases the link may be outdated. Some websites will include automatic forwarding to the new address. If this is not the case, try the more general web site address. Please send information on links which are outdated or do not work or suggestions for additional resources to gerontology@ksu.edu.
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Career
Track/Fred Pryor Seminars: One-day seminars on a variety
of topics including Communication Skills, Computer Skills, Conflict and
Stress Management, Creativity & Learning Skills, Customer Service,
Design Skills, Financial Skills, Grammar & Writing Skills, Human Resources
and Training, Inventory Management, Team Building, Time Management, as
well as training books/videos for purchase. Searchable
by zip code to find offerings in your geographic area. Also offers
private onsite seminars and online training. www.pryor.com
Central Plains Geriatric Education Center (University of Kansas
Medical
Center): Provides access to interdisciplinary educational modules
(available for CEUs), curriculum resources, calendar of educational opportunities,
and links to useful web sites for consumers, caregivers, and healthcare
professionals. http://coa.kumc.edu/gec
Culture Change Now, created by ActionPac, has pictures
and stories about
facilities committed to culture change. http://www.culturechangenow.com
Pioneer Network. This is the website for the founders
of long-term care culture
change. http://www.pioneernetwork.net
Skillpath Seminars:
Website which lists their seminar offerings on a variety of topics including
Business Writing & Advertising, Customer Service, Coaching & Teambuilding
Skills, Effective Leadership, Project and Time Management, Communication,
Managing and Supervising People, and many others. Searchable by zip code
to see what seminars are coming to your area. Also offers onsite
seminars for groups as well as books and videos for purchase. http://www.skillpath.com/
WAI Continuum: http://www.waicontinuum.com/homepage.asp.
The
environment: There’s no place like a neighborhood. Call 651-227-0644
for free copy. Dana Rice of our advisory group described this as a beginner’s
tool to culture change. A link provides photos of various projects they
have designed.
http://wai.blueturtle.net/Experience/projects/LTC/Default.asp
Zimmerman Lehman Services: Web site has an essay on working with boards on capital fund raising projects. http://www.zimmerman-lehman.com/capital.htm
If you have a suggestion for resources to add please send an email to gerontology@ksu.edu
Blanchard, K. & Waghom, T. with J. Ballard. (1997). Mission possible. New York: McGraw- Hill.
Greenleaf, R. (1991). The servant as leader. Indianapolis: The Robert K. Greenleaf Center.
Hackman, J. R. (2002). Leading teams: Setting the stage for great performances. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
Holman, B. & Holman, L. (1998). Lessons in leadership from your neighborhood. Louisville: V. G. Reed & Sons.
Kouzes, J. & Posner, B. (2000). The five practices of exemplary leadership: When leaders are at their best. New York: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer.
McKenna, C. (1998). Powerful communication skills: How to communicate with confidence. Franklin Lakes, NJ.: Career Press.
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute. Creating a Culture of Retention: A Coaching Approach to Paraprofessional Supervision. (2001). A 22 page booklet that is an introduction to coaching supervision: how coaching differs from traditional supervisory practice, the skills needed to become an effective coach, and the organizational structures that make coaching effective. Report is in Adobe Acrobat. http://www.paraprofessional.org/publications/PHICoaching.pdf
Peters, T. (1997).
The circle of innovation. New York: Knopf.
Regnier, V.
(2002). Design for Assisted Living: Guidelines for Housing the
Physically and Mentally Frail. Lots of pictures and exemplars in this
book; offers list of 100 design guidelines applicable to a variety of
long-term care settings.
Scholtes, P.R. (1998). The leader’s handbook: Making things happen, getting things done. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Scholtes, P.R., Joiner, B., & Streibel, B. (1996). The team handbook, 2nd edition. Madison, WI: Joiner Associates.
Senge, P. M. (1990). The fifth discipline . New York: Currency Doubleday.
Spears, L. C. (1995). Reflections on leadership. New York: Wiley & Sons.
Spears, L. C., & Lawrence, M. (Eds). (2002). Focus on Leadership: Servant leadership for the twenty-first century. New York: Wiley & Sons.
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