The Personal Care Attendant Guide: The Art of Finding, Keeping, or Being One

Author(s): Katie Rodriquez Banister

Many people with and without disabilities, have asked me how I find my personal care attendants.
This guide is my formal answer. It is my hope that the contents of this book will help people find
the help they need. You may be a person with a disability needing an aide, or you may oversee
the care of a loved one. Or, you may be a person who is considering working as a personal care
attendant.

This book contains:
* Personal advice on how to find a good attendant
* Suggestions and perspectives on how to be a good attendant
* Interviews with attendants and their perspectives
* Interviews with people with disabilities and their perspectives
* Helpful forms, including the Duty Spreadsheet, the Telephone Interview Sheet,
an Employee Application, a Reference Information Sheet, a Police Authorization
Background Check form and Additional Resources are found in the Appendix

It is important to me that both the person needing assistance and the person providing it realize
the value of each other. An attendant is not meant to be a slave, and a person with a disability is
not just a .person to take care of.. Both individuals must respect each other. It is like a good
marriage in the broadest sense. Both sides should really care for and try to understand the
other.s point of view.

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