ヘルパー2級講座 (Level 2 Home Helper course)
I do not believe that elderly people desire anything particularly special—like games, music, or other daily entertainments. Perhaps they simply want to live their normal, everyday lives as usual. It is sad that this is no longer possible, or is becoming increasingly so. Is it not the job of caregivers to find ways to make it a reality? During my first internship at the facility, while observing the many individuals attending the daycare service, I could not help but feel a strong sense of...
During my internship at the daycare center, I was honestly very nervous because it was my first experience in a nursing home, but I was also shocked. A large number of elderly people were gathered in a spacious hall, spending their time engaging in various activities, such as playing games like karuta, enjoying a concert performed by a volunteer (I recall it was organized by a retired music teacher), and drinking tea while chatting with those around them. Some people were gathered around a...
A sense of incongruity felt during the training In the Level 2 Home Helper course, I applied the knowledge and nursing care techniques I had learned in class over the course of 30 hours of practical training. One of the internships I was assigned to was at a home help service in downtown Tokyo, where I shadowed an instructor and visited clients' homes in a large metropolitan housing complex. I observed home help services in action and even assisted with some tasks, such as helping with bathing....
During the Level 2 Home Helper course, while learning practical skills in a classroom downtown in Tokyo, I learned the procedure for changing a user's yukata while they remain lying down. The students were required to bring their own yukata, as we would take turns acting as models of bedridden users for practice. Naturally, I also brought a yukata from my parents' house, but the one my mother gave me was the very same yukata my grandfather wore when he was bedridden in the hospital. His name...
Memories of my grandfather I have mentioned several times that when I was in junior high school and at the beginning of high school, I studied with the hope of becoming a medical doctor. However, after leaving my parents' home and starting dormitory life in high school, I lost my sense of direction, completely fell behind, and by the middle of my first year, I had no choice but to give up on my dream of becoming a medical doctor. My grades in mathematics were disastrous, not to mention English,...
Having studied extensively for nearly 40 years up until that point, I believe I could handle the self-study at home without any issues. In fact, I was able to absorb new knowledge that I had never encountered before, and I studied with great interest, feeling very refreshed. However, to be honest, I found the practical training and hands-on experience quite overwhelming. For nearly 40 years up until that point, I had been consumed with entrance exam studies through elementary school, middle...
The skills required for caregiving are quite varied. After attending classes downtown in Tokyo and participating in the lessons, we students first learned basic tasks such as making beds and changing sheets. We then practiced body cleaning (detailed washing and wiping), repositioning and treating bedsores, using a wheelchair, dressing and undressing, eating, using the toilet, bathing, engaging in recreational activities, creating a home care plan, and recording and reporting techniques. I do...
The Level 2 Helper course I took at the time followed the curriculum set by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, with a total of 130 hours required for completion. However, because the tuition was cheaper than other training programs, the lecture portion (equivalent to 52 hours) was a correspondence course. I read the textbook at home, worked through the exercises, mailed the answer sheets, and received corrections. The practical training portion (48 hours) involved attending classes to...
Level 2 Home Helper course I decided to take a part-time job as a care worker. Before that, I enrolled in a training course for visiting care workers and caregivers at facilities, known at the time as the Level 2 Home Helper course. Although this qualification was not strictly required to work as a caregiver, it provided some preferential treatment in terms of hourly wages. Therefore, I chose to complete the course. However, taking the course was not free—I had to pay a fee, which I found...