- Plain language for caregivers and families on COVID-19 from the Canadian Association of Community Living: https://cacl.ca/coviddisability/?fbclid=IwAR3_fhuJzQia3EtS-6QZUd8Y_wEab-SyqSPueeG8QjMuQ_b76Al5tyyNNVw
- New Directions has put together some guidelines on what to do when people they support are unable or unwilling to follow public health recommendations. ND COVID 19- Guidelines for home if someone does not follow precautions- INCREASED PRECAUTIONS
- Empowering Ability has a wide range of information and supports for families during COVID-19: https://www.empoweringability.org/covid19/#risks
- People First Canada has developed some specific to Manitoba resources to help explain to people supported why staff are wearing increased PPE now.
- Check out this powerpoint created to help someone supported walk through what it will be like to be tested. Getting Tested
- University of North Carolina has also developed a wonderful toolkit providing multiple resources for supporting individuals on the spectrum.
- My Plan for Being Safe and Staying In – Resource for explaining the current circumstances to people we support – Can be accessed here
- Plain Language video for managing visitors in the home: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixtHgWbxSGM&feature=emb_logo
- Video from David Hingsburger on Social Distancing: https://youtu.be/0D7c435yibk
- Abilities Manitoba designed a very brief introductory training PowerPoint that could be used during this outbreak where staff may be coming over from day service sites to help in residential settings and need some critical information quickly. It is not a replacement for fulsome orientation and training but may assist with managing in a staffing crisis due to the pandemic. There are two versions we have available:
- 1) pdf (printable) Basic Orientation
- 2) Recorded webinar https://vimeo.com/400871946
- COVID-19 requires us all to be flexible and tolerant of change as we aim to flatten the curve. For many individuals, the sudden and forced change of routines and activities can be challenging. Here are some tips to help promote flexibility during this time: https://www.myodp.org/mod/book/view.php?id=25106&chapterid=96
- Self Care for Direct Support Professionals / Caregivers in Crisis:The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) has created an important webinar targeted to help direct support professionals understand their value and offer them some practical ideas to use for their own self-care during this crisis. We must recognize the invaluable contributions direct support professionals provide to our society and our obligation is to protect them so they can protect others. https://youtu.be/CL95EsnLFuo
- Meditation for DSPs/Caregivers in Times in Stress: Meditation is a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. Director of Educational Services, John Raffaele has created a meditation for DSPs in times of stress. https://youtu.be/_eeqEiZ-pxc
- COVID-19 requires us all to be flexible and tolerant of change as we aim to flatten the curve. For many individuals, the sudden and forced change of routines and activities can be challenging. Here are some tips to help promote flexibility during this time: https://www.myodp.org/mod/book/view.php?id=25106&chapterid=96
- David Pitonyak’s message to Direct Support Professionals during COVID-19: https://youtu.be/rr-z-XBaFMY
- Video from David Hingsburger on Social Distancing: https://youtu.be/0D7c435yibk
- Visual guide Stay Safe during the Coronavirus Outbreak: Coronavirus (COVID-19) What you need to know – Infographic
- Proper hand washing technique: https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/athletes/proper-hand-washing-techniques
- Join Inspire Community Outreach for a special training, created for increasing our understanding and capacity to support complex children. This includes children with neurological, cognitive and mental heal differences and those who are sometimes called sensitive. Children with multiple disabilities or differences will be discussed, as well as connecting to children who are hard to connect to.https://inspirecommunityoutreach.ca/event/supporting-complex-children-during-social-isolation/
- Simple explanations of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and related topics:(Note: These CBC Kids videos aren’t just for kids, they provide good explanations of the topics.)
- NADSP webinar on Self Care for the DSP: https://youtu.be/CL95EsnLFuo
- NADSP Webinar: COVID and the role of Direct Support Professionals: https://youtu.be/ud4Q4e_hcuw
- Guidelines for Health Facilities (hospitals etc). While not the same, it may provide valuable advice. https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/documents/ncov/updated-ipac-measures-covid-19.pdf?la=en
- Instructions for infection control for community shelters and group homes: https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/cdc/fs/infcontshelter.pdf
- What does social distancing really mean?https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/covid-19-social-distancing.pdf
- Poster for Teaching hand hygiene: https://sharedhealthmb.ca/files/hand-hygiene.pdf
- Handwashing video: https://youtu.be/3PmVJQUCm4E
- Resources for Households in the midst of COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/home/index.html
- Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-home-care.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fguidance-home-care.html
Source: www.AbilitiesManitoba.org