@12pm, Anne Ordway on WA long-term care services policy, @12:30pm, Carrie Basas on Seattle education policy.
Location: MGH 024 (the D Center)
Date: Friday, Nov 13, 12-1pm.
Accessibility:
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Title: Consumers’ and Providers’ Perspectives on the Home Care Aide Certification Training in Washington State
Presenter: Anne Ordway
Abstract:
In 2011 Washington State voters passed Initiative 1163 (I-1163), which requires that long-term care workers providing personal care assistance for seniors and people with disabilities are certified as home care aides (HCAs). This exploratory study on I-1163 was undertaken by researchers in the University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education to provide a rich description of consumer satisfaction with home care services, the consumer-HCA relationship, and the experiences of consumers and HCAs with the training program. Findings suggest that consumers had expectations for the caregiving relationship based on the quality of services and the compatibility with the home care aide, and a good consumer-home care aide relationship was thought to significantly impact consumers’ health and well-being. Additionally, consumers put a high premium on managing their home care services. Finally, consumers and HCAs were equivocal in their evaluation of the benefits of the training. It is anticipated that the results of this pilot study will be used by consumers of long-term care services, home care workers, policymakers, and other interested parties as a basis to conduct a more comprehensive evaluation of the implementation and impact of I-1163.
Bio:
Anne Ordway is a doctoral student in rehabilitation science at the UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. She is interested in disability research and evidence-based policy. Current research projects include the reuse and recycling of durable medical equipment and the impact of organizational structure on the professional practice of rehabilitation counselors.
Title: The Pain of Difference: Quieting the Un-American and/or Disabled in Seattle’s Schools through Corporal Punishment
Presenter: Carrie Griffin Basas
Abstract:
This project builds on archival research from state archives, Seattle Schools’ archives, and the UW Special Collection to explore how early 20th century Americanization efforts affected the treatment of students that were foreign-born or considered to be disabled or impaired. Americanization efforts in Seattle took the form of special classrooms where non-native students were taught the ways of American life and encouraged to adopt behaviors and customs that reflected the dominant culture. These classrooms also became hubs of intellectual and ability sorting, where foreign-born students were marked as less than their white, American-born peers. When the lessons of Americanization failed, white teachers attempted to discipline these different students into obedience and the path of citizenship through corporal methods. This culture of observation and control pervaded Seattle civic life as well, with women-led groups targeting non-native mothers for social reform and intervention. The end goal was a student that would fit just as well into the dominant white culture, as function in Seattle’s economy according to his or her abilities.
Bio:
Carrie Griffin Basas is the Director of the Office of Education Ombuds. She is a former civil rights and labor law attorney, and was a law professor specializing in disability rights, criminal justice, and ethics. In 2014, Carrie returned to graduate school to attain a MEd from UW in Education Policy, Organizations, and Leadership. This project was supported by a UW Harlan Hahn Disability Studies award.