Alberta Council of Disability Services
Alberta Council of Disability Services
Complex Needs Booklets - Free
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Intercultural Intelligence HandbookBuilding a Skilled Workforce Through Essential Skills This handbook is a result of the Building a Skilled Workforce Through Essential Skills project funded by the Government of Alberta. The Alberta Workforce Essential Skills Society (AWES) is leading this project in partnership with the Alberta Council of Disability Services (ACDS). The project purpose is to develop organizational capacity in the disability services sector, through training and Workplace Essential Skills (WES) development, to increase the engagement and effectiveness of a diverse workforce. |
Safe Bathing and Showering Training Manual and VideoThe manuals and videos were developed by the Alberta Council of Disability Services (ACDS) to ensure that frontline staff and their Supervisors and Managers have the knowledge, skills and support they need to keep people safe while bathing and showering. Every effort was made to accommodate the needs of various licensing requirements across the province of Alberta. This toolkit includes:
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Staff Safety Toolkit - FreeThis toolkit was developed to build the capacity of organizations around the safety of staff. It includes guiding principles based on current best practices in safety training and a framework for sharing key information. The Toolkit looks at staff safety from the three perspectives, other people, place and self. Developed for use by those responsible for in-house training and supervision, and will address the four key elements of motivation, reinforcement, retention and transference to day to day work. The tools will be designed to encourage frontline staff to take an active and cognitive approach to learning that will enable them to identify potential risks, reconcile, experiences and reflect on the core values needed to be safe and successful in their work. The focus is on providing consistent messaging and the sharing useful strategies and resources. This is a living document. Click here to watch the video and learn more about the toolkit. |
Boland Report - ACDS Survey of Salaries and Selected Human Resource Practices |
Nurturing Diversity and Promoting Inclusive WorkplacesDiversity management is an ongoing process of organizational development that involves everyone within an organization. The Nurturing Diversity and Promoting Inclusive Workplaces manual provides a framework and tools that your organization can use as a reference when developing a diversity management process that fits your specific organizational needs. |
Workforce Classification System ManualThe Workforce Classification System is a critical tool for service providers to identify the current and future competencies of staff working in the Community Disability Services sector. It provides consistency in job expectations across the province supports the goal of establishing ourselves as "a professional workforce" and promotes the recognition of a viable workforce. The job profiles or benchmark positions are a familiar bundle of work tasks, highly recognizable in the rehabilitation field, and typically with a recognizable title. They are used as a guide (template) by organizations when developing new position descriptions and to classify jobs within an organization. The Workforce Classification System is a tool designed to assist you and your organization in determining the "bundles of work" required and aligning these "bundles of work" in an organizational structure that supports your business operations, through a job evaluation process. |
Creating Excellence Together (CET) Standards ManualsNEW! The 2016 version of CET Accreditation Standards are now available for purchase. This version of the standards will apply to every service provider whose next CET site survey starts during or after April 2017. The standards still include two levels of accreditation:
For further information about the 2016 standards, or about your next CET site survey, please contact your Accreditation Coordinator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Purchasing Instructions
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CET Accreditation Level 1The CET Accreditation Level 1 Manual includes the basic CET standards and indicators plus explanatory preambles to each standard and other reference material that service providers need to prepare for a Level1 site survey. Accreditation Level 1 assures clients they are getting services from an organization that has met the Alberta Government's required level of excellence. |
CET Accreditation Level 2The CET Accreditation Level 2 Manual includes all of the information in the Level 1 Manual plus additional "stretch indicators" that will help service providers prepare for a Level II site survey. Accreditation Level 2 shows clients that the organization has chosen to be accountable to a more stringent set of standards and a higher level of excellence. |
Services for Children with DisabilitiesThe CET Children's Accreditation Standards Manual will be used to prepare for a site survey that includes services to children with developmental disabilities. This manual contains only standards and indicators that are relevant to children, so service providers will use it in conjunction with the CET Accreditation Levels 1 and 2 Manual. |
Complex Support Needs (CSN)The CET Accreditation manuals can include CSN indicators to help service providers prepare for a site survey that includes supports to clients with complex behaviours and complex medical needs. Service providers can choose to have these services reviewed in conjunction with either a CET Accreditation Level 1 or Level 2 site survey. |
Respite for Children and Adults with DisabilitiesRespite for Children and Adults with Disabilities are additional indicators to the CET Accreditation Level 1 and Level 2 Standards. Service providers can use these indicators in conjuctions with Levels 1 and 2 as they prepare for a site survey that includes their respite services to children or adults. |
Guidelines for the Use of Medications that Influence BehaviourGuidelines for the Use of Medications that Influence Behaviour is an invaluable guide for any service provider that administers medication to influence behaviour. The booklet explores reasons to use medication to influence behaviour, the types of medication to consider, and how medication can impact individuals. NOTE 1: This booklet should not replace consultation with a qualified professional. NOTE 2: You must purchase a license from ACDS to view the report in digital format. To order:
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