Over the years, Action Pact has developed and accumulated a vast store of knowledge and tools relevant to culture change. On this page you will find many training and education handouts available to you. They are yours to use in your facility, or in your practice if you are a trainer or consultant. Visit us often, as we will be adding new items in each category regularly.

So important it gets its own section. The Learning Circle is the cornerstone of communication in the Household Model and is used and referenced throughout our materials. Learn the basic concepts behind this great facilitation technique in this simple, one-page printable handout.

The Learning Circle

The following are archived entries from our weblog, "Culture Change in Practice". Each is ready to print for use in your training sessions, with your team or just for handy reference. All instructions and handouts are included.

Get Out the Vote
Time to Reflect
Life on Campus
Culture Change Around the World
Pioneering the Household Model
Culture Change in Zoos?
Coordinating Neighborhoods
The Language of Culture Change
Technojoy for Elders
Meet Me on the Web
Elder Storytelling on the Web
The Future of Culture Change
The Politics of Change
Resolution
Home for the Holidays
Slow But Sure
Poetry at Home
Before and After
Do Not Go Gently
Neighborhoods
Project Looking Glass
Speaking of Faith
Debriefing
"Natural" Leadership
The View From Sri Lanka
Creature Comforts
Group Decision-Making
Weighted Voting
Reflections of an Older American Activist
The Virtual Community
The "Culture" in Culture Change
Dining with Dignity
Resisting Resistance
You Could Be a Model
The "I" Statement
Conflict Resolution
A Christmas Parable
Circles Everywhere!
New Eyes
What I've Learned
The Way To Residents' Hearts..
Comfort Zone
What Are We Afraid Of?
Spiral of Learning
Bump's Law
Meetings
Summer Vacation
Royal Learning Circle
Learning Tools: Systems
Mindfulness
Learning Circle
Maturing With Soul
What Are Old People For?
A Little 'Raunch' Can Liven One's Life!
Dr. Kane's Comments at MAGEC 2004
Grandmothers: You Gotta Love 'Em
An Australian Elder Story
Interview With The Mackenzies
Team Mandala Handout

Ask Pact is our running "advice column" for Culture Change homes. You can check out the current column or click on one of the individual topics below to download a printable version of a past discussion to use in your trainings or to copy and hand out to staff.

Dementia-Specific Neighborhoods
More Dining and Culture Change
Staffing in the Household Model
The Five-Meal Dining Plan
Morale
A Homelike Home
Starting Households
Culture Change and Elders with Dementia
Welcome to Our Neighborhood
Activities in Daily Life
Culture Change and the Very Frail
Involving Leadership

• Leadership Retreat Guide
• Leadership Retreat Handouts

Getting Started

And if you have questions of your own, please don't hesitate to Ask Pact!

Occasionally we come across articles that we feel of value, or learn about significant papers published by researchers or pioneers in the field of culture change.

Old Age in a New Age: An interview with author Beth Baker
Development of the Artifacts of Culture Change Tool by Karen Schoeneman and Carmen Bowman
A Stage Model of Culture Change in Nursing Homes by Leslie Grant, PhD and LaVrene Norton, MSW

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