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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.