Sparking Passion for the Job in Professional Caregivers
A thoughtful post from the Caregiving at the Crossroads blog, Sharon K. Brothers, MSW, points out that training programs need to ignite a spark in new professional caregivers to develop their love of the profession. Too many new workers do not complete their training or leave the profession very early. If you have ideas on ways to instill a love of caregiving in new workers, please share them with us.
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Thanks for sharing my comments with your community. As online training providers we are always looking for ways to create "ah-ha" moments for learners and help them get their own spark. Some good current studies find that training, especially initial "orientation"-type training needs to touch the emotions first in a way that is negative; i.e. exaggerating the outcome if you don't do this work. Follow that up by engaging positive emotions; i.e. the emotional reward of going home at the end of the day knowing that you made a difference in the life of a person in your care.
In our online courses we do this with simple video segments using music to tug deeper into the emotions. We may start, for example, with a segment showing different types of work you could be doing - jobs that are boring, repetitious and not as meaningful. At the end of the training course we may show another video with music background emphasizing how each member of the team makes a real difference in the lives of the people in their care.
In a classroom setting you could use a similar video with music to touch the hearts and emotions of the individuals you are training.
Whatever we do, we need to capture, nourish and grow compassionate, passionate caregivers - now!
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