“Take and Teach” Techniques in Personal Hygiene and Grooming 

$360.00

Take-and-Teach Curriculum

This curriculum offers a thorough resource for training direct care staff in appropriate and safe techniques for providing dignified personal care. It fosters resident comfort and promotes independence while reinforcing professional, respectful interaction.

Your Curriculum Packet

Each packet includes one instructor manual and 10 employee manuals. The instructor manual is a complete guide for supervisors, providing training content, interactive discussion points, and activities. Student skills assessments are included. The employee manuals guide staff through sessions with essential concepts, space for reflection, and activity sheets.

Core Skills & Emphasis on Dignity

Students achieve mastery in critical skills, including:

  • Hygiene & Grooming: Bathing (bed, tub, or shower), nail and skin care, shaving, and oral hygiene (including denture care).
  • Safety & Movement: Safe transfer, ambulation, and positioning.
  • Professional Demeanor: Emphasizing respectful practices like asking permission before touching or acting, and respecting personal preferences.

This program ensures your team is technically skilled and provides care with dignity.


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Description

This curriculum offers a thorough resource for training care staff in the appropriate and safe techniques required for providing high-quality, dignified personal care. Designed to foster both resident comfort and promote an appropriate level of independence, this 4-hour course builds crucial skills while reinforcing professional, respectful interaction.

What’s Included in Each Curriculum Package

Instructor Manual

  • A step-by-step guide for supervisors to deliver effective training.
  • Includes detailed lesson content, interactive discussion points, student assessments, and activities that reinforce critical concepts.
  • Designed for both small-group and one-on-one coaching sessions, making training adaptable to your agency’s needs.

Employee Manual

  • Each manual walks staff through key training content in easy-to-understand language.
  • Includes space for reflection, note-taking, and activity sheets to encourage active participation.

Manuals and materials, including a PowerPoint presentation, are also provided on a flash drive.

Core Content & Proficiency Objectives

Students will demonstrate mastery in a wide range of essential skills, including:

  • Personal Hygiene Techniques: Including bathing in a bathtub, shower, or bed.
  • Intimate Care: Detailed steps for nail and skin care, oral hygiene, including denture care, and shaving.
  • Safety & Movement: Techniques for safe transfer, ambulation, and positioning.
  • Elimination: Proper assistance with toileting and elimination procedures.

Emphasis on Dignity and Respect

The curriculum places a strong focus on the caregiver’s demeanor when providing intimate personal care. Assistants are taught to:

  • Ask for and respect the person’s preferences.
  • Be polite and casual.
  • Explain what they are doing before doing it, while maintaining a relaxed demeanor.
  • Respectfully ask permission before taking actions or touching the person’s body.

This curriculum ensures your staff is not only technically competent but also fully trained to provide care with compassion, respect, and dignity.

Train with confidence. Save time. Ensure consistency.

Additional information

Each bundle contains

1 coach manual with 10 employee manuals