No programming required! Discover easy-to-use, drag & drop design tools that can build your personal or small business website quickly! Covers website layout planning, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), social media marketing, the tips and traps of website design. Taught by a multi award-winning instructor and published author from Seattle. Lecture.

No programming required! Discover easy-to-use, drag & drop design tools that can build your personal or small business website quickly! Covers website layout planning, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), social media marketing, the tips and traps of website design. Taught by a multi award-winning instructor and published author from Seattle. Lecture.

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. Learn More

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. Learn More

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 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 Living) 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.

Specialty training for professionals working in long-term care settings (Adult Family Homes and Assisted Living) 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.

Implicit Bias can influence decisions at every stage in the hiring process. During this workshop you will learn what implicit bias is, and how to identify it as it comes up in hiring. In breaking down each stage of the hiring process in this class, you will learn strategies for infusing equity into the process, including best practices for serving on a screening committee, tools for developing job announcements, strategies for inclusive recruitment, and more. This workshop has a focus on institutionalized hiring and retention practices that challenge systems of power, privilege and inequity.

Understand what it takes to be successful in fundraising. Learn about building a strategic plan, knowing the role of a non-profit board, and identifying different fund raising techniques such as crowd-sourcing, special events, donations, and grants. Find ways to match funding needs with donors and build enduring relationships. Excellent foundation for Grant Writing.

Are you looking for ways to support your small business or personal ventures through technology? Understand google services and organize your workflow using Gmail, Calendar and Google drive. You will learn to work with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. You will also learn how to translate your information from phone to the web. This is a hands-on workshop that will give you a clear path in putting your business or work processes on the right track.

Do you want to earn more grants for your organization? Determine if your group is ready to go after grants from funding organizations. Understand the steps for writing grant proposals and learn to use proven tips to search for funders and match your organization’s project with the appropriate foundation. Practice developing case statements and budgets. Learn to measure the community impact of projects. Content builds on Fundraising Basics.

Gain a new vision for managing volunteers in a world where most people have many choices for how they use their time. Understand volunteer motivation and recruitment to reach the volunteers you want to engage. Create a checklist for volunteer recruitment including the best ways to evaluate volunteer talents and skills for effectiveness. Discuss key steps to avoid frustration and burnout in your volunteer corps. Discover how thoughtful and active volunteer management practices will produce better service to the community.

Study and practice in preparation for the Washington State certification examination as a nursing assistant. The 6-week program includes 60 hours of classroom instruction and 60 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 CPR class, workbook, and supplies. Learn More

Discover if your item will sell or not in just one minute! Learn how to create a seller account, upload photos, accept PayPal payments, and determine shipping costs. Includes insider tips, tricks and traps, what to sell and not sell, where to get FREE shipping supplies and home pickup. Also learn photography tips that make your items “Pop,” plus the best selling strategies for antiques, collectibles, and items too big to ship. Lecture.

Learn to efficiently manage social media to stay connected with customers and bring in potential customers; Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Figure out where and how to spend your time to be effective on social media.

Whether you're a sole proprietor looking to manage your business finances or you simply want to gain an understanding of accounting basics for career advancement or for personal use, this course will give you a solid foundation in financial matters. Learn to manage the financial aspects of your small business quickly and efficiently using QuickBooks Online. With this online version, you get all the advantages of computing in the cloud, so that your accounting files will be available to you virtually anytime, anywhere.

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.

Are you frustrated by the communication gap that can occur between you and your Spanish-speaking patients? If you answered yes, this online Spanish class - designed specifically for healthcare professionals - will help you bridge that gap. You will practice the basic, practical language skills needed to effectively communicate with your Spanish-speaking patients and their families. You will learn the basics of the language, gain an understanding of the culture, and know how to ask the questions crucial to quality healthcare.