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１．　Care work

    １）What kind of work is it?

　　(1)　Care work is to help people with difficulties in their daily lives.

         (2)　The most important thing in care work is consideration.

         (3)　Care work values human rights (the right to live as a human being)

　　　　・Dignity (the right to be valued as a human being)

　　　　・Privacy (the right to keep secret what one doesn't want others to know)

　　　　・The right to self-determination (the right to decide for oneself)

　　(4)　Care work values Quality Of Life. <QOL: the feeling of being happy to be alive>

　　　　・Care work supports people's independence (supporting people's desire to make their own 　　　　　decisions and do as much as possible on their own.)

　　　　・Care work values the individual's motivation (the feeling "I want to do it.")

　２）Places where "helpers"(caregivers) work

　　(1)　Homes where people needing care are living.

　　(2)　Places where people needing care attend from home.

　　　　・Day service for the elderly

　　　　・Day rehabilitation service

　　　　・Short-stay daily-life care service

　　(3)　Places where people needing care gather to live.　

　　　　・Group home for the elderly with dementia

　　　　・Social welfare facility for the elderly requiring long-term care

　　(4)　Places where people needing care are hospitalized.

　　　　・Hospital

　　　　・Health service facility for the elderly requiring long-term care

　　　　・Care provider medical facility

　　(5)　Other care services

　３）You don't need to have any qualifications to work.

　４）You can get qualifications while working.

　　(1)　Initial training seminar

　　(2)　Practical training seminar

　　(3)　The certification for care workers

　　(4)　Authorized care worker

　　(5)　Long-Term Care Support Specialists (Care manager)

２．　Communication

　１）Communication you can do even if you can't speak Japanese well

　２）Greetings

　３）Talk to them so they can make a choice.

　４）"Report, contact, consult" and check, record

　　(1)　Report, contact, consult

　　(2)　Check

　　(3)　Write and read the records.

３．　Safety and Peace of mind

　１）　Safety and Peace of mind for the care-given people

　　(1)　Watch over them.

　　(2)　Do not mistake a person for another.

　　　　・Do not give them the wrong medicine.

　　(3)　Do not get them burned.

　　　　・Be aware of the temperature of foods and drinks.

　　　　・Be aware of the temperature of the bathwater and shower.

　　　　・Avoid low-temperature burns.

　　(4)　Do not get them injured.

　　　　・Avoid falling over.

　　　　・Avoid falling out of bed or chair.

　　　　・It is dangerous if something falls from a high place.

　　　　・Avoid wheelchair accidents.

　　　　・Avoid motorized bed accidents.

　　(5)　Prevent erroneous swallowing. Do not get them choked.

　　　　・Prevent erroneous swallowing.

　　　　・Do not get them choked.

　　(6)　Do not get them infected.

　　　　・When you are infected.

　　　　・When you are not infected.

　　　　・Mask, apron, gown, gloves, etc.

　　(7)　How to call an ambulance.

　２）　Safety and Peace of mind for "helpers"

　　(1)　Avoid back pain.

　　　　・How to posture and breathe when lifting a heavy object.

　　　　・Use a cart and/or elevators.

　　　　・What to be careful about while working.

　　　　・Do some exercises to avoid back pain.

　　(2)　Follow the manual.

　　(3)　Write care records.

　　(4)　Workers' compensation insurance for job-related accidents

　　(5)　Don't worry too much.

４．　What you should not do.

　１）　Do not think of the care-given people as vulnerable.

　２）　Do not punish the care-given people.

　３）　Do not tell lies to the care-given people.

　４）　Do not abuse the care-given people.

　　(1)　Physical abuse (damaging their body)

　　(2)　Psychological abuse (damaging their mind)

　　(3)　Sexual abuse (someone does or let them do something indecent)

　　(4)　Neglect (ignoring their needs)

　　(5)　Economic abuse (theft or mismanagement of personal property)