Nobody can know everything there is to know about mental health issues. Many misconceptions exist about mental illness. This is the first of a three-part training. This training addresses information about a few of the more commonly diagnosed mental health disorders that some of the residents you support may have. These disorders include: Anxiety Disorders, Schizophrenia and Personality Disorders. Symptoms, and treatment options will be presented regarding the specific disorders.

History is filled with accounts of mistreatment of clients. However, through the efforts of family members and other advocates, laws were passed which identified and mandated long awaited rights. In this course, we will discuss these rights, identify how you can protect them and assist clients in exercising them, and outline what to do if they are violated. We will also provide you with the knowledge to be able to identify potentially abusive situations, implement methods to prevent them, and take necessary steps to report them.

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.

Many clients in assisted living facilities need assistance with one or more activities of daily living. This course is designed to teach you how to perform activities of daily living such as bathing, shaving, oral hygiene, nail care, dressing, incontinency care, etc.

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.

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.

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.

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.