California CNA Upskilling (CUSP)
Supervisor Training
As part of the CUSP workforce program, supervisors are required to complete the following activities to fulfill the requirements of the CUSP Supervisor portion for CARES training programs. CARES teaches an evidence-based 5-step method to care called the CARES Approach. You should be familiar with this approach and the content to assist and supervise your CNA as their caregiving skills are developed.
CUSP Supervisor Training Steps
- Watch CARES Overview Videos for your selected programs.
- Complete CARES® Dementia 5-Step Method™ Online Training.
- Complete CARES® Serious Mental Illness™ (Track IVa) or CARES® Activities of Daily Living™ (Track IVb).
- Watch the CARES® Observational Tool Supervisor Webinar Training.
- Review downloadable Supervisor materials to use with your CNAs.
- Provide CARES downloadable worksheets to your CNAs.
CARES 5-Minute Program Overview Videos
CARES® Dementia 5-Step Method™
CARES® Serious Mental Illness™
CARES® Activities of Daily Living™
CARES® Observational Tool™
1-Hour Supervisor Training
Once you have completed both CARES® online training programs (4 modules each), please complete the supervisor training below.
This supervisor training will instruct you in the use of the CARES® Observational Tool (COT). The COT is a person-centered behavioral observation form developed as part of a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The purpose of the COT is to assess whether the CARES Approach and strategies presented in the CARES online training programs are being used by staff members in actual practice. It can be relatively easy for any staff member to take a training program and pass an online exam, but that often does not translate into a change of observable care behavior. The COT can be used to evaluate actual care behavior, teach the CARES Approach in staff training, and even be implemented as a formalized part of staff evaluations.
In order to effectively supervise your staff with CARES, you will use the COT resources below in order to observe and instruct them which areas of person-centered care they are performing well, and which areas they could improve upon.
If you have any questions regarding the use of this tool, please contact Debbie Richman, at drichman@hcinteractive.com.
For those submitting ANCC CEUs please click the button below to read the Learning Notification before watching the webinar.
Downloads
Downloads
Supervisor Strategy Guide for all CARES® Trainings
CARES® 5-Step Method Supervisor Strategy Guide
CARES® Activities of Daily Living Supervisor Strategy Guide CARES® Serious Mental Illness Supervisor Strategy Guide
CARES® Observational Tool Webinar Slides
PowerPoint Slides
CARES® Observational Tool
CARES Observational Tool
CARES® Worksheets
The worksheets reinforce the most important information training. The worksheets and any notes that are taken can be used during the CARES® certification exams.