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Meet the Washington State DSHS Adult Family Home Administrator education requirement for Adult Family Home business owners (provider) to become licensed as an Adult Family Home (AFH) provider or to be employed as a resident manager. Learn the concepts and principles of adult home management. Examine the roles and responsibilities of a licensed provider, the licensing process, business operations of the home, staff management, resident care issues, and resident rights. Students will be assessed on their proficiency prior to the start of class in English, reading, writing, and math. You must have a 6th grade level (ABE 3) in English and a 4th grade Level (ABE 2) in math. Basic computer skills are also required including accessing the internet, MS Word and MS Excel.

Specialty training for professionals working in long-term care settings (Adult Family Homes and Assisted Living) with people experiencing dementia. This DSHS-approved certification curriculum will enable students to explore the different types of dementias. You will learn communication techniques, behavioral interventions, deal with hallucinations, delusions, medications, and understand approaches in care as you assist folks with their activities of daily living (ADLs). This training applies to providers, resident managers, and caregivers.

Specialty training for professionals working, in long-term care settings (Adult Family Homes and Assisted Livings) with people experiencing mental disorders. This DSHS-approved certification curriculum will enable students to obtain an introduction to the most common psychiatric disorders recognized in the populations served. You will review condition symptoms, treatment options, care giving considerations, communication skills, multicultural considerations, resident struggles, medications and caregiver self care. This training applies to providers, resident managers and caregivers.

Study and practice in preparation for the Washington State certification examination as a nursing assistant. The 6-week program includes 53.5 hours of classroom instruction and 61.50 hours of supervised clinical experience for nursing assistants in long-term care settings. Topics include anatomy and physiology, resident rights, concepts of death and dying, dementia care, legal aspects of care, scope of practice of the nursing assistant, function of the health care team, communication skills, infection control, safety and emergency procedures, and restorative care. Course includes BLS CPR and First Aid class and 7 hour HIV.

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Change is inevitable. Progress is not. If you feel like ongoing change has you in a spin cycle, revisiting problems and issues without making any progress, some knowledge of project management might be a fruitful area of exploration in your personal and professional life. In this compact overview of project management (PM), we will explore PM standard processes, tools and techniques, and strategies that can help you keep work and life moving toward specific goals, maybe even toward "progress!"

A child's age and developmental progress affects how they see the world and how they learn new things. In this course we will explore various child development and educational theories and how they influence how children learn. This course also explores how learning is affected by family, peers and cultural factors. This course is for educators and paraprofessionals.

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Understand how to reach the diverse mix of students you face every day with strategies that turn diversity into opportunity. This course provides creative, low-budget strategies for making your inclusive classroom a nurturing, supportive learning environment that helps every student.

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In this course, teachers will learn and review constructive communication skills that will enhance the parent/teacher meeting and assist in building positive relationships. Effective communication skills will be included both verbal and nonverbal communication along with proper preparation. In addition, participants will also learn techniques to handle difficult conversations, learn methods for defusing a escalated conversation and redirecting the tone of the meeting. Learners will have the opportunity to watch videos of both productive and non-productive teacher/parent meetings and reflect on the how the skills previously learned. Additional, participants may identify additional tips and tricks that may be useful in their own classroom, such as setting an action plan for the teacher, student and parent to work on together. Lastly, participants will review follow-up activities that can be used after the parent/teacher meeting.

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Prepare for mainstream English classes as a non-native speaker. This course is designed as an in-depth analysis of English grammar for intermediate to advanced English as Second Language college students.

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Develop English grammar skills and take your writing and speaking to the next level. This course explores the eight parts of speech, punctuation and mechanics, foundational sentence construction, phrases, clauses, problem words, common mistakes, and more with practical, hands-on exercises.

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In these fun and practical lessons, gain the medical math skills you need for anything from calculating dosages to using scientific formulas. Explore three different methods you can use for dosage calculations: proportions, dimensional analysis, and the formula method. Learn an easy formula that you can apply to many dosage calculations.

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With booming infrastructure, new energy conservation projects, and an aging workforce, the demand for skilled electricians is on the rise. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that jobs for electrician will increase 14 percent through the year 2024. The Electrician Training course is designed to teach you general and electrical safety procedures, use of common hardware and materials used in an electrical system, how to read and understand building plans, and more. In addition, you will be prepared for electrician licensing tests, generally required by most states and localities. While tests differ, you will need to understand electrical theory, the National Electrical Code®, local electrical codes, and the various types of wiring methods and materials. By course completion, you should be able to pass a residential electrician licensing exam and start an entry level career as a residential electrician or electrician apprentice. Check with your state, county, or city for residential electrician licensing rules and whether this course's hours will be accepted towards licensing.

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The Sales and Marketing Soft Skills Bundle provides basic skills needed for a successful sales and marketing team. Participants will identify challenges and learn to push through to success. Within these workshops students will learn Body Language Basics, Call Center Training, Event Planning, High Performance Teams Inside the Company, In Person Sales, Marketing Basics and Fundamentals, Media and Public Relations, Motivating your Sales Team, Presentation Skills, Sales Fundamentals, Social Media Marketing, Telephone Etiquette, and the Top 10 Sales Secrets. By managing and looking at the way people interact and seeing things in a new light, participants will improve on almost every aspect of their career.

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Why do some teachers enjoy peaceful, orderly classrooms while others face daily discipline battles? The answer is that some teachers know the secrets to solving discipline problems. This course reveals those secrets and presents a step-by-step approach to effective, positive classroom discipline. Explore what motivates student behavior, including the brain¿s three control centers and how they impact behavior. Understand the win-win approach to discipline and create a game-plan for effective classroom discipline.

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