Training
Workshops offered
Training to perform the Adult FIM™ or WeeFIM® Assessment
New users of the FIM™ or WeeFIM® instrument are required to attend a training workshop
prior to attempting a credentialing exam. It is recommended that previously credentialed users attend a refresher training workshop prior to re-credentialing. Workshops provide
education in how to score the instrument which is used
to track patients from their initiation of hospital care through
to discharge and follow-up. It has been designed to be administered
quickly and uniformly and has proved to be a valid and reliable
measure. The FIM™ instrument assesses self-care, sphincter
control, transfers, locomotion, communication and social cognition
on a seven-level scale. After training, to become credentialed participants are required to sit a credentialing examination. If
they pass they will receive a credentialing
certificate.
Upcoming AROC hosted workshops can be seen here.
Training for Facility Trainers
The Facility Trainers workshop is designed to train participants
how to teach staff at their facility how to use the FIM™ or WeeFIM® instrument. In order
to attend the Facility Trainers workshop a candidate must
have satisfied all pre-requisites.
How to attend a workshop
When a workshop is organised by AROC an advertising flyer
and application form is emailed out to potentially interested people. If
you would like your email address to be added to this list
please email fim@uow.edu.au.
FIM™ and WeeFIM® workshops are also advertised on the upcoming
workshops page. Once you have completed the application
form fax or mail it to AROC. You will receive an email confirming
receipt of your application. Please note, workshops may be
cancelled if insufficient registrations are received. Confirmation
of of your place at the workshop will be sent to you via email.
If there are a significant number of staff needing to be
trained from a particular rehabilitation facility, that facility
may wish to run its own workshop using an AROC Master Trainer
(refer to How to organise a workshop
below).
How to organise a FIM™ workshop
If a facility wishes to run its own workshop (on site) the
first step is to complete a workshop request form. Completed forms should be sent
to AROC, who can be contacted
by email or by telephone
(02 4221 4411) if you have further queries. Facilities wishing
to run on site training should provide proposed
dates for the workshop and the number of people that will
be in attendance (class sizes range from 2 to 20 participants). The
cost of running a training workshop is:
- A standard weekday fee of $1300 + GST (for members
of AROC)
- Travel and accomodation costs of the Master trainer
- Exams are $35 + GST and will be invoiced to your facility
at the time of supply
Trainer levels
There are two trainer levels - Master Trainers
and Facility Trainers.
Master Trainers
There are a limited number of Master Trainer positions. If a vacancy arises, AROC seeks expressions of interest from suitably qualified people to fill the vacancy. Master trainers are contracted to AROC and train outside
their facility for payment, but within their facility in their
normal paid time (ie not as an independent contractor). Master
trainers train in all facilities (public and private) and
they conduct both the workshops for clinicians and the
Facility trainer workshops.
Master trainers have in-depth experience with the FIM™ instrument and
with training others how to administer it.
To become a master trainer in the first place
- Trained in FIM™ or WeeFIM® scoring by a master trainer
- Achieve 90+% in most recent credentialing exam
- Satisfactory completion of the Facility Trainer workshop
- Current credentialing status
- At least 5 years experience using the FIM™ instrument
- At least 3 years as a Facility Trainer and/or evidence
of training expertise and experience
- Positive review by a current Master Trainer against a
set of standard competencies:
- Knowledge of subject matter
- Delivery of subject matter
- Ability to handle questions
- Active engagement of audience
- Effective listening skills
- Confidence in presenting
- Ability to adapt presentation style to audience
- Use of teaching strategies to facilitate discussion
and learning
- Contributes to a supportive, interactive learning environment
Ongoing Requirements
Each two years, at recredentialing Master Trainers are to
submit a form documenting how they have met the following
criteria:
- Have trained at least 4 workshops during the 2 year period
- Detail measures taken to maintain clinical currency
- Have satisfied a peer evaluation
Facility Trainers
Facility trainers train staff within their facility, as part
of their job description, in their normal paid time (ie not
as an independent contractor).
To become a facility trainer in the first place
- Trained in FIM™ or WeeFIM® scoring by a master trainer
- Achieve 85+% in most recent credentialing exam
- Have current credentialing status
- Be prepared to actively participate in the workshop, including
presenting part of the workshop to other participants
- Have 3 years + experience in using the tool
- Have expertise and/or relevant experience in training
- Supported by their employer to attend a Facility Trainer
workshop
- Employer aware that training as a Facility Trainer
equips them to present training workshops to internal
staff regularly. Employer prepared to provide opportunities
for the trainer to train
- Expected to undertake training on their return within
a 3 month timeframe
- At AROC's discretion there may be a requirement for the first post training workshop to be co-trained with
and evaluated by a master trainer prior to Facility Trainer
status being awarded
Ongoing Requirements
Each two years at recredentialing Facility Trainers are to
submit a form documenting how they have met the following
criteria
- Have trained at least 1 workshop per year
- Have attended a refresher training workshop, run by a
Master Trainer
FIM and WeeFIM are trademarks of the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation, a division of UB Foundation Activities, Inc.
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