Personal Assistance Services Curriculum
The training delivered through this curriculum prepares those interested in becoming Personal Assistance Service (PAS) providers for individuals with psychiatric disabilities. The purpose of a personal assistant (PA) is to perform (or help to perform) those tasks that the person may be unable to do, or has difficulty with, because of a psychiatric disability.
The curriculum is designed to be used by other individuals with disabilities, mental health workers, as well as those with no expertise in mental health.
The PAS Curriculum is free.
There are two components to the curriculum: knowledge and skills.
- The first, the knowledge base, is intended for self study with tests at the end of each chapter. Sections cover materials such as: what is PAS; understanding the job of PAS; how people recover and the idea of resilience; and important issues in delivering services.
- The second component focuses on four critical skill sets: Connecting, Coaching, Collaborating and Managing Crises. This component contains what a trainer would need to run such a training program: a script or lesson plan for the teacher for each skill area; examples and practice exercises; and workbooks for the trainees to use in the training.
Knowledge Development
Skills Development
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