--14dae94736db657fe7051ad960a4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable thanks Naoko, For the sake of this partnership with the ARAC clinic, I would need to set a timeline for the patients to be reassessed following CTM intervention. In your opinion, would 3 months (of 3 hrs per week) be sufficient to see some positive results? If not, what would you recommend? Tim. On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 9:11 PM, Naoko Shirota wrote: > Hi Tim, > > The interventionist program does not have a calendar guide as the > interventionist will be determining which activity to do in each session. > There is no end date for the interventionist program. We have enough > activities to go through and many of them can be repeated. Our longest > client has been with us for 2 years, for example, and we have introduced > new activities to keep the plan fresh and relevant but have also repeated > some activities as well. The minimum hours are 3 hours per week, and many > of our clients in the bay area either do 3 hours per week (two 1.5 hour > sessions per week) or 6 hours per week (three 2 hour sessions per week). > > As for materials, the interventionist will be using the same CTM kit but > will be utilizing more activities through the IMS, which can be accessed > using the iPad. The only additional investment that is required for the > interventionist program are an iPad (one for each interventionist), hirin= g > an interventionist (minimum of a bachelor's degree in psychology, nursing > or related area) and time required to complete training (training is done > in two parts: a self-study portion and a virtual training session led by > me, and there is not cost to this training - however, I would like someon= e > who would be a future interventionist trainer to participate as well so > training can eventually be done locally. Let me know when you are ready t= o > train the interventionist and I can go over the process in greater detail= ). > > I hope this answers your question. There's been a lot of offices > implementing the interventionist program lately so I am planning to put > together a document that outlines the implementation process for the > program but until then, feel free to email or call me with questions. > > Best, > Naoko > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Timothy Thomas tt@homecareassistance.com> wrote: > >> Hi Naoko, >> >> Perhaps you can clarify something for me as I'm having a hard time >> finding it on the intranet. >> >> Is there an activity calendar for the Interventionist Program? How many >> sessions or how long does the program last? >> >> Other than the Ipad, are the physical kits different from the caregiver >> program. Do we need to order different materials. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> >> *Timothy Thomas* >> >> >> >> *Home Care Assistance (Montr**=C3=A9**al) Inc.* >> >> *4464 Ste. Catherine Ouest* >> >> *Westmount, Qu**=C3=A9**bec* >> >> *H3Z 1R7* >> >> *Tel: 514 907 5065 - Fax: 514 907 5067* >> >> *tt@h