Day 1: Introduction to the course
Day 2: We are similar
Day 3: Understanding disability and social model
- Handouts for day 3 [doc]
Day 4: Building trust and relationships
- AADI-Saarthak tips for caregivers – building trust [pdf]
- Building relationships [doc]
- Handouts day 4 [doc]
Day 5: Care giving process
- An aware care giver’s pledge [pdf]
- Rights of people with disability [pdf]
- AADI-Saarthak tips for ensuring togetherness [pdf]
- The care giving process Level I [pdf]
- Handouts day 5 [doc]
Day 6: Preparing yourself for care giving
Day 7: Managing the challenge for care giving
- A note for the service users [pdf]
- Handouts day 7 [doc]
Day 8: Understanding the person
- Get to know me [pdf]
- Respecting and getting to know the person [doc]
- Handouts day 8 [doc]
Day 9: Skills for care giving
Day 10: Safety and Risk assessment
- AADI-Saarthak Universal safety practices for care givers [pdf]
- Managing epileptic seizures [doc]
- Handouts day 10 [doc]
Day 11: Facilitating interactions
- AADI-Saarthak Tips for care givers – Communication [pdf]
- Communication Hi [doc]
- Fact sheet-AAC How to be my friend [pdf]
- Fact sheet-AAC Types [pdf]
- Fact sheet-AAC What is important [pdf]
- Fact sheet-song board-yes and no [pdf]
- Handouts day 11 [doc]
Days 12&13: Facilitating mobility
- Grips and accessories [doc]
- Grips and accessories [pdf]
- Sitting to lying to sitting [doc]
- Sitting to lying to sitting [pdf]
- Chair to bed to chair [doc]
- Chair to bed to chair [pdf]
- Chair to toilet to chair [doc]
- Chair to toilet to chair [pdf]
- Chair to car to chair [doc]
- Chair to car to chair [pdf]
- Ways of carrying [doc]
- Ways of carrying [pdf]
- Suggestions for demonstrating skills for supporting movement [pdf]
- Handouts day 12 [doc]
Day 14: Supporting people in maintaining personal care and hygiene
- Adaptations for toileting [doc]
- Adaptations for toileting [pdf]
- Bathing positions and adaptation [doc]
- Bathing positions and adaptation [pdf]
- Suggested positions [doc]
- Suggested positions [pdf]
- Handouts day 14 [doc]
Day 15: Facilitating well-being through leisure and nutrition
- Feeding techniques and adaptation [doc]
- Feeding techniques and adaptation [pdf]
- AADI-Saarthak facilitating recreation [doc]
Days 16, 17, 18: Internship I
- Handouts for internship I [doc]
Day 19: Skills for specific situations I
- Handouts day 19 [doc]
Day 20: Skills for specific situations II
- Handouts day 20 [doc]
Day 21: Skills for specific situations III
- Handouts day 21 [doc]
Days 22, 23, 24: Internship II
- Handouts internship II [doc]
Day 25: Closing relationships and taking care of yourself
- Look after yourself [pdf]
- Handouts day 25 [doc]
Additional reading
- Consumer manual [pdf]
- Making the home safe – Internet searches [doc]
- Safety Children – Internet [pdf]
- Working with your care giver [doc]