Activity Director
Course Description: The professional opportunities to care for the growing number of people who will use the supportive assistance offered in day treatment, assisted living, and long-term care settings are expanding faster than professionals can be trained. These positions can be rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling. Activity directors are responsible for directing, implementing and evaluating all resident activities as well as completing comprehensive assessments and care plan goals. Directing the activity course includes planning of activities for both individuals and groups, implementation of the programs, and monitoring the response to the programs in order to determine if the activities meet the care plan goals for residents. This course will teach you about professionalism, documentation and ethics, working with residents with special needs, and adapting ideas to certain demographics within a facility. It enables activity directors to excel by emphasizing the diverse nature of long term care residents and by providing a variety of activity ideas: creative, spiritual, physical, social, educational and sensory. It also focuses on developing caring and passionate professionals that are able to create, implement and evaluate resident centered activities that are part of the individualized care plan. This training is valid in the following states: WA, NM, KS, OK, TX, MN, MO, OH, TN, NH.
Time Spent to Complete Course: 70 Hours
Fee: $1,995.00
Enrollment Dates: 3/18/2024 - 6/7/2024
Online: This class is online, and you may access the class at any time between the start/end dates listed above. The online classroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You decide when you participate: there are no real-time meetings or requirements.
What to Expect: After you register, you will emailed instructions on how to access your online classroom. Please allow a few business days after registration to receive a classroom invitation.
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