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Today at the CARE Center, I spent time going over the new changes to the early-stage care guide with Sarah. We discussed the differences we wanted to see in the guide, such as less emphasis on specific recommendations and legal documents, and safety considerations, and more towards general guidance and suggestions. The guide is also…

Today at the CARE Center, Sarah and I spent some time discussing my plans for the rest of the semester. We planned for me to start on the design and graphics of the first care guide while Sarah made edits as I began to design. The first half of the day I spent working on…

Competency (6) 6.1 Determine factors that affect communication with the identified audience. 6.1.1 Segment the audience to be addressed 6.1.2 Identify the assets, needs, and characteristics of the audience(s) that affect communication and message design (e.g., literacy levels, language, culture, and cognitive and perceptual abilities). Summary: This week, I spent time creating Volume 3, that…

Today for the CARE Center, I spent some time working on Volume 3 at home. I spoke with Sarah to establish our plan for the upcoming week and we still agreed that finishing a rough draft of Volume 3 and beginning designs after spring break would be best. I spent a few hours today gathering…

Today at the CARE Center, I sat down with Sarah to discuss the timeline for the care guides. We decided that we should go through with drafting all of the care guides, and instead of trying to design all of them, I could really focus on creating and perfecting the first one for a final…

Competencies (2 & 3) 2.1 Engage priority populations, partners, and stakeholders for participation in the planning process. 2.1.1 Convene priority populations, partners, and stakeholders. 2.1.2 Facilitate collaborative efforts among priority populations, partners, and stakeholders. This week, I shared the outline of Volume 1 with Sarah so that we could collaborate on the document (2.1.1). I…

Today, Sarah was unable to come in for work, so we decided that I could work from home to edit the care guides. I took time reviewing what Sarah edited so that I could incorporate these changes into my writing style for Volume 2 and 3. I spent a half day working through changes in…

Today at the CARE Center, Sarah and I spent time going over Volume 1 about early-stage dementia caregiving. She spent time editing to make sure information was accurate, clear, and detailed. While she did this, I used those changes to edit Volume 2 about middle-stage dementia caregiving, while also completing the second volume. I also…

Competencies (6) 6.1 Determine factors that affect communication with the identified audience(s). 6.1.1 Segment the audience to be addressed, as needed. 6.1.2 Identify the assets, needs, and characteristics of the audience(s) that affect communication and message design (e.g., literacy levels,language, culture, and cognitive and perceptual abilities). Summary: This week, I spent time finalizing the rough…

Today at the CARE Center, I spent time working on the middle stage dementia caregiver guide while Sarah went over the early stage. Scout, the Master’s student, and I also helped Sarah work on “breaking” a new survey she was planning to launch at a networking event. We spent some time figuring out changes that…