Instructor Meeting

1. DSS INSTRUCTOR
ORIENTATION
JANUARY 2015
PANEL:
Jennifer Pryor, Training Coordinator
Jay White, CEU Contact, Content Development
Annette Kelley, DSS, Division of Licensing Programs
Dr. E. Ayn Welleford, Department of Gerontology Chair

2. Introductions
• Mary Beth Alford • Ellen Phipps
• Sonya Barsness • Gail Ziemba
• Annette Clark • Nakia Speller
• Ronda Greene • Margaret Vaccaro
• Carolyn Merriman • Susan Perry
• Toy Newcomb
WELCOME
Returning and New Instructors!

3. Agenda
Review of Fall 2014
• Topics
• CEUs
• The “Incident”
Upcoming Spring 2015
What’s New?
• Everything!
Questions from You?

4. Review: Fall 2014
ISP
Activities for the Cognitively
Impaired: Part I
Mental Health Part I: Mood
Disorders & Anxiety

5. Review: CEUs
…and now, a refresher so we can continue to improve this process!
Let’s Celebrate these successes!
• Electronic CEUs were widely utilized!
• Hard copy CEUs had fewer errors!

6. Review: Electronic CEUs
Hard Copy Online
+ $10 check or money order + $10 credit card payment
Turned in at training Completed before training

7. Review: Electronic CEUs
Carolyn paid with a
check for the class,
and did not apply for
CEUs online
Derrick paid with a
credit card for the
class, and applied
for CEUs online

8. Review: CEUs
No Shows/Late Arrivers/Early Leavers
do NOT get processed for CEUs!
Please maintain accurate documentation of these folks.
• Electronic CEUs:
• Do NOT need a hard copy CEU
application filled out
• Hardcopy CEUs:
• $10 Check or Money Order is
required to process
• Do not accept cash
Reminder
Points

9. The Incident…
Who: Licensing Inspector
What: Derailment of the training
Where: VA Beach ISP training
When: September 2014
and now…
Annette Kelley 

10. …and now, Spring 2015!
February
• ISP
March
• Activities for
the
Cognitively
Impaired:
Part II
(Newly
revised)
April
• Mental
Health Part
II:
Psychosis and
Substance
Abuse
(Newly
revised)
May
• Emergency
Preparedness

11. Reminders… Blackboard Summaries
We encourage you
to read each other’s
summaries as many of
you are writing some
REALLY good
tips/tricks or
changes/tweaks that
you have found
successful in content
delivery.
Feel free to post
comments/questions on each
other’s summaries. This is a good
opportunity to brainstorm
together throughout the semester.
Check back to see if
anyone has left you a
comment or question
and respond.

12. What’s New with Gerontology?
Our Mission
Statement:
• Promoting optimal aging for
individuals and communities
Our
Preamble:
• VCU’s Department of Gerontology in the
school of Allied Health Professions was
founded in 1976 and remains the only MS
in Gerontology in the Commonwealth of
Virginia.
• Our mission to promote optimal aging for
individuals and communities is evident
through our innovative graduate and
continuing education, scholarship, and
university-community partnerships.
• Our graduates further our person-
centered, transdisciplinary mission largely
in the areas of Administration, Education,
Advocacy, and Entrepreneurship.

13. What’s New with Gerontology?
• We have newly written:
 Diversity Statement and
 Statement of Values.
• All of these items will be included in your updated
Policy and Procedure Manual for 2015.
• We will also have a new look to our website on January
13th, so don’t forget to check it out!

14. And There is MORE?!
• The VCU Department of Gerontology is seeking program
accreditation with the National Association of Long Term Care
Administrator Boards (NAB).
• If accepted, this will accredit our Master’s program for students
educated to become Gerontologists as Administrators.

15. Questions from YOU!
• How can instructors offer additional marketing assistance for
the trainings to help avoid training cancelations?

16. Wrap Up Questions & Comments
Jennifer Pryor – pryorjm@vcu.edu
Jay White – whitejt2@vcu.edu
Department of Gerontology
804-828-1565
http://www.sahp.vcu.edu/gerontology/
Department of Social Services
http://www.dss.virginia.gov/