There are many reasons why a client might display challenging behaviors. In order to assist him or her, you must understand the cause of the challenging behavior and then appropriately initiate therapeutic and individualized interventions. In this class, you will learn many of the common causes of challenging behaviors, methods for modifying the environment, and ways to assist clients with managing stress.

An important part of keeping yourself and the clients safe is to practice standard precaution to minimize the transmission of disease. Given the nature of your job duties, it is your responsibility to understand the nature of infectious disease types and how to follow the established exposure control plan. This class will provide you with the skills necessary to handle routine non-emergency excretions in giving care, handle exposure incidents, and use personal protective equipment and effective personal hygiene practices. OSHA standards for prevention of bloodborne pathogens' transmission will be presented.

There are many reasons why a client might display challenging behaviors. In order to assist him or her, you must understand the cause of the challenging behavior and then appropriately initiate therapeutic and individualized interventions. In this class, you will learn many of the common causes of challenging behaviors, methods for modifying the environment, and ways to assist clients with managing stress.

This class is designed to provide you with the skills needed to promptly and adequately respond in an emergency situation. You will learn how to recognize the signals of an emergency situation and how to provide the needed care.

The safety of the clients is of paramount concern. In this class, you will learn appropriate methods for preventing fire, teaching evacuation skills, and responding to a fire. Basic fire safety practices will be discussed including maintenance of fire alarm systems, use of fire extinguishers, prevention of fires, practice of fire evacuation drills, and other aspects of effective fire management.

One of the many important responsibilities given you is to assist with the administration of medications.   To correctly fulfill this duty, you must understand how to use the pharmacist’s written information that accompanies prescription medications and how to implement the five rights to safely administer medications.   This class is designed to provide you with this required knowledge and increase your awareness of medication-related concerns that you may observe.

There are many conditions and diseases that may cause dementia. Some dementia is reversible while other dementia has no cure. This course will describe different types and symptoms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and care strategies for clients with dementia.

This class is designed to provide you with the knowledge to create menus that meet the dietary needs of the clients you support. It will focus on assuring that the menus meet the clients’ dietary needs and food likes, food is prepared and stored in a safe and sanitary fashion, and food preparation areas are kept clean.