Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association/Foundation

The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association and the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Foundation (PRA/F) is under new management with Meaningful Measurement effective March 1, 2022.

FSMTB Job Task Analysis

Meaningful Measurement is conducting its fourth Job Task Analysis (JTA) for the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB). Previous JTAs were completed in 2007, 2012 and 2017.

Practitioners with all levels of experience are invited to participate in the JTA. The survey is a formal process for determining or verifying what massage and bodywork therapists do in practice.

This information is used to determine the content of the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx®) and make sure it is relevant to the practice of massage and bodywork therapy.

NCBAC ONLINE CAREGIVER TRAINING

The National Certification Board for Alzheimer & Aging Care (NCBAC) is an independent organization whose purpose is providing proper education, examination, certification, and registry of those who provide elder care.

Meaningful Measurement produced the NCBAC Caregiver Courses. These are valuable educational tools to use for training Home Health Caregivers, Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) and Nurses in senior care. The courses are self-paced online resources to use for direct care staff as a stand-alone training program or in conjunction with instructor-led training or apprenticeship on the job training.

The purpose of NCBAC Caregiver Courses is to provide a benchmark for care competencies and critical knowledge for those who provide vital care and education in the growing field of senior care and to better prepare caregivers to meet the challenges in providing quality care.

  • Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) Caregiver Course

  • Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) Educator Course

  • Geriatrics – A Primer for Caregivers

  • Infection Control – A Primer for Caregivers

  • Senior Safety – A Primer for Caregivers

  • Senior Transition & Relocation Course

Dementia Care Job Survey

The National Certification Board for Alzheimer & Aging Care (NCBAC) is conducting a Job Task Analysis which is fundamental to creating a fair certification exam. A large scale, national survey provides rich data to understand the daily practice of dementia care, and the role of the educator who provides training. The data are used to create Test Blueprints that reflect current standards of care.

Understanding frequency and importance of the tasks allows educators to design and refine the training offered to dementia caregivers, and administrators to have fair and reasonable expectations of personnel. All information collected is anonymous and reported as an aggregate. A report of the JTA findings will be made public.

The survey is available online by clicking here.

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO GRAHAM SCHOOL
Courses taught by Donna Surges Tatum

PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION:  BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING
 
Clear communication is essential. It is the vehicle by which we accomplish goals and coordinate activities.  This course is designed to enhance public communication skills. Participants are assessed and given a personal plan for improvement.   Presentations are videotaped and later viewed privately with the instructor. Topics include principles of communication, analyzing and motivating listeners, establishing credibility, and improving delivery. 

Chicago Magazine recently featured the class in their article "A Brand-New You."

PERFECTING YOUR “ELEVATOR SPEECH ”: SELLING YOURSELF IN 60 SECONDS
 
Take advantage of every opportunity to make a potent, positive impression with a well-designed IntroPro©, or “elevator speech”: a clear explanation of your credibility, unique assets, and the value of the services you have to offer. In this class, students will use the building blocks of communication theory to create their own effective IntroPro©, and then practice and perfect their delivery of this introductory greeting. Using the IntroPro© with great regularity, whether at a conference, networking event, soccer game, commuter train, or a cocktail party, provides many additional (and sometimes unexpected) occasions to prospect clients or business relationships.