10 minute read
EDUCATION & CAREER
from Business Journal 184
by d-mars.com
What to Know About a Career in the Growing Home Healthcare Industry
By d-mars.com News Provider
Medical professionals, patients, and their families are increasingly seeing the value of home care, and the industry is expected to grow. In fact, home health and personal care aide job openings are projected to grow 33% from 2020 to 2030, with experts predicting an estimated 8.2 million job openings in home-based care by 2028. Industry experts say that workers from all backgrounds, not just nursing, will be needed now and in the future.
“If you enjoy working with people and helping others when they need it most, a job as a home care or hospice nurse, home health aide, personal companion or caregiver could be a good fit for you,” says Jennifer Sheets, president and chief executive officer of Interim HealthCare Inc. “Likewise, if you’re currently a medical professional seeking more flexibility and to be reminded of why you entered the field in the first place, home healthcare can offer greater job satisfaction and a much-needed change of pace.”
To help potential job candidates understand this growing industry, Interim HealthCare is sharing some quick insights:
Why In-Home Care?
Home care describes personal care and support services provided to an individual in their home. Often referred to as senior care, it provides help with the activities of daily living as well as companionship to those who need support to maintain EDUCATION & CAREER their independence at home. Home healthcare, on the other hand, entails medical-based care to help patients recover from an illness or injury, or to provide in-home medical oversight and ongoing care for complex, chronic medical conditions. Many families and patients can testify to the various ways home care can be a game-changer, and a growing number of physicians and medical professionals are recommending
home health services to patients of all ages because it delivers cost-effective, high-quality care in the setting where patients most often want to be -- home. Among these services are inhome nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapy, hospice care, and bereavement services.
What Employers Want
Those in the know at Interim HealthCare say that being compassionate, trustworthy, dependable, and having the ability to work independently can help you thrive in the field of home care. “Made for This,” Interim’s current recruitment campaign, highlights the company’s need for registered nurses, and licensed practical and vocational nurses, along with certified nursing assistants, home care aides, home physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists. Veterans, with their track record of serving and protecting others, are encouraged to apply for a home care job, along with anybody who thrives in a job that offers variety, a challenge, and new faces and places.
What to Look for in Employers
Seeking a career in the field of home care? Be sure you work for a home healthcare organization with a positive work culture that has your best interests in mind. That includes offering good work-life balance, flexible schedules, rewarding assignments, and competitive pay. The employer should also prioritize your continuing education and professional development by offering advanced learning opportunities and room for growth, along with additional perks like tuition discounts, to make it all possible.
For a home healthcare career guidebook, visit info. interimhealthcare.com/jobs-in-home-healthcare.
As demand for medical and personal care in the home grows, consider a career in this thriving field, whether you’re entering the workforce for the first time or embarking on a career change.
Source: StatePoint
EDUCATION & CAREER
Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research Awarded a Nearly $600,000 Grant by Arnold Ventures
By d-mars.com News Provider
Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research (CJR) has been awarded a nearly $600,000 grant to rigorously study prosecutor diversions and provide greater awareness and insights into the decisions made every day by prosecutors across the United States. This is part of a $7.4 million pledge by Houston-based Arnold Ventures.
CJR’s project is one of 14 projects that will research 40 prosecutor offices across 19 states, and across the ideological spectrum, to build evidence on the impact of prosecutorial decision-making. The project includes a cost-benefit analysis of pretrial diversion programs, measuring outcomes from prosecutorial recommendations on bail and detention, and research into prosecutors’ efforts to reduce racial disparities in the criminal legal system.
“This project centers an interdisciplinary research team dedicated to rigorously studying prosecutor decision-making,” said Dr. Howard Henderson, TSU Professor and founding director of CJR. “Through this work, we have the opportunity to provide evidence that will help prosecution better understand community-based alternatives to incarceration.”
Researchers with Texas Southern University, along with Claremont Graduate University and Justice System Partners, will analyze the cost and benefits of prosecutor diversion programs compared to traditional case processing, looking at five programs in rural and urban prosecutors’ offices in Colorado, California, and Texas. approach to community safety.
Other universities that received grants for this research include Harvard University and Indiana University.
For more information, please visit tsu.edu.
“Until now, prosecutorial discretion has been opaque and misunderstood,” said Kristin Bechtel, director of criminal justice at Arnold Ventures. “Research and transparency can help us understand the effects of prosecutors’ decision-making.” - Rebecca Silber, director of criminal justice at Arnold Ventures.
Source: Texas Southern University
Arnold Ventures is specifically focused on how prosecutors can use their discretion to promote racial equity, transparency, and data-driven decision-making, use punitive measures sparingly, and prioritize a holistic
EDUCATION & CAREER
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior
The Center for Journalism & Democracy, a first-of-its-kind academic center committed to strengthening historically informed, pro-democracy journalism, has opened at Howard University.
“More than a year ago, I came to Howard University with a vision to create a space for veteran and budding journalists to hone their craft and respond to our increasingly threatened democracy,” the Center’s founder, Nikole Hannah-Jones, said in a news release.
“[on Tuesday, November 15], we officially launched the Center for Journalism & Democracy, and [held] our inaugural Democracy Summit to showcase our philosophy that democracy not only guarantees a free press — it requires one,” Hannah-Jones continued.
“The Center aims to be a key resource and national player for investigative journalism. We are an open learning community with a mission to prod the profession to rise to the urgency of the moment.”
According to the release, the day-long Democracy Summit convened historians, democracy experts, and journalists to unpack present and specific threats to American democracy collectively.
The panel examined how American media were covering this moment.
They expected to come away with a new vision for protecting democracy.
The program included a special message from former President Barack Obama.
It featured Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Anthea Butler, Greg Carr, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Avery Davis-Roberts, Astead Herndon, Maria Hinojosa, Sherrilyn Ifill, Cassandra Jaramillo, Steven Levitsky, Wesley Lowery, Rachel Orey, Jodi Rave Spotted Bear, Kathy Roberts Forde, Jay Rosen, Jason Stanley, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and more.
Officials create incourses and nalism programs at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). said the Center would vestigative reporting jour-
It would support their campus news organizations, provide financial and career support for student journalists, host symposia, train faculty, and launch a visiting professorships program to bring practitioners of investigative reporting into the classrooms of HBCUs.
It will work in partnership with the MoorlandSpingarn Research Center on the Black Press Archives Project, which seeks to digitize Howard’s extensive Black newspaper archives.
It will fund reparations reporting projects as well.
Officials said all Center activities would engage in conversation about and commitment to investigative journalism and to strengthen it in service of democracy, officials asserted.
With the Center, Howard University becomes one of the few journalism programs nationwide to offer a slate of courses with an investigative focus.
Additionally, the Center will work with multiple HBCUs that offer journalism degrees and concentrations.
• That list includes: • Morehouse College • Florida A&M University • North Carolina A&T • North Carolina Central University • Savannah State University • Texas Southern University
Source: National Newspaper Publishers Association
“Howard University has a time-honored tradition of protecting and preserving our nation’s democracy by shedding light on the Black experience,” Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, president of Howard University, remarked.
“We are home to the nation’s oldest Black collegiate newspaper and one of the world’s most sought-after destinations for archival material documenting the Black experience. In addition, we are honored to be the home of the Center for Journalism & Democracy.”
Dr. Frederick continued:
“It is an incredible gift to have Professor Hannah-Jones’ expertise and leadership be a part of our longstanding tradition of Black intellectual thought.
“We are proud to see her vision of creating an academic center that honors and disseminates the traditions of the Black press come to life.
“The curriculum, programming, and resources the Center provides will strengthen our commitment to educating the next generation of diverse journalists.”
“The vigilance, critical analysis, and clarity of purpose that is required of journalism today ground our aspirations for the Center,” Dr. Kali-Ahset Amen, executive director of the Center for Journalism & Democracy, stated in the release.
SHONA BAYLOR, RN
Helping People In Healthcare & Wellness Journey
By d-mars.com News Provider
When we think of nurses, we think of the assistant to a physician who acts as an intercessor between family and patients. We visualize an individual dressed in a pair of scrubs prepared to ask questions, provide a level of service, and more…or do we?
It’s quite possible that we may lack an understanding of their emotional journey and how their commitment to us is undervalued.
Pioneering nurses such as James
Derham, Mary Eliza Mahoney, Adah
Belle Thoms, and Hazel JohnsonBrown are just a few influential caregivers who aided their community throughout history and are widely celebrated within their profession.
Those women are a part of the reason that Louisiana native Shona Baylor has been able to create new grounds and break barriers as a licensed vocational nurse here in Houston.
As she concludes her master’s in nursing, the veteran medic practitioner gave d-mars.com the exclusive on how rewarding her career is and how her business model, Joseph Dream’s Legacy Ventures, is a cutting-edge service for overall health and wellness.
Baylor gave insight into how nursing can be considered, at times, a thankless job. Moreover, she verbalized how the emotionalism of her career is a true catalyst for community engagement and premium service.
Her upbringing in the Bayou state and early exposure to family catering was just one of the attributes that honed her skills for the love of her future.
With those early years of practice, later came her education, service in the military, and becoming a Hospital Corpsman, providing medical care to those in the
Navy. She’s also one of the few early college graduates in her family wearing that accomplishment with pride.
According to a study, over 10,422 hospital corpsmen are employed throughout the United States, per Zippia. 10.6 percent of HCs are Black with women making up nearly 30 percent.
As for JDL’s model, the healthcare professional has cemented the company’s values and mission guidelines stating,
“JDL Health Solution’s foundation is built on an evidence-based approach while embracing a holistic path to health and wellness. We understand the dynamic needs of our clients and their most valued asset, the employee.”
Baylor added,
“Our multidisciplinary team of trained healthcare professionals will provide a network of support to enhance each client’s success rate. Mental health, community resources, nutrition/wellness support to facilitate therapeutic lifestyle changes specifically individualized is paramount. The goal is always to meet the client where they are and provide realistic attainable health, and wellness goals.”
