Direct support associate vs residential instructor

Differences between direct support associate and residential instructor duties and responsibilities

Direct support associate example responsibilities.

• Assist patients with ADL's, while individualizing patient care, and allowing patients to be as independent as possible.
• Assist individuals with ADL's such as grooming, toileting, feeding, and escorting on community outings.
• Assist clients with everyday living task/skills, transportation into the community, developmental skills, ISP, medication administration.
• Provide caring and companionship to elderly and developmentally disable consumers and provide primary resident care and assistance with daily living activities.
• Facilitate exercise, vocational, arts-n-crafts, and daily living skills groups for consumers with DD.

Residential instructor example responsibilities.

• Engage, educate and empower participants to access community base resources in order to achieve greater self-determination, rehabilitation and recovery.
• Participate in monthly ISP meetings regarding status and progress of each individual consumer.
• Complete daily ADL s with clients per POC provide by behaviorists, therapists, etc.
• Assist clients with all ADL's (activities of daily living), as needed while promoting independence.
• Maintain documentation for administrating medication, daily logs, ISP information and other require data.
• Engage, educate and empower participants to access community base resources in order to achieve greater self-determination, rehabilitation and recovery.
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