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. This course is designed to give you the training and insight in working with the activity programs in nursing homes. 

This training is valid in the following states: WA, NM, KS, OK, TX, MN, MO, OH, TN, NH.

Hours to Complete: 70

Duration of Access: 6 months

Course Description: BasicPlus adult first aid, CPR, and use of AED. Those who successfully complete this training will earn a nationally recognized certificate as someone who is able to use an external automated defibrillator, someone who can perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, and respond as a first aid responder. *ETP Eligible

Location: 2917 W. Whistalks Way, Spokane, WA 99224

Parking: There is no free parking. You may register for a virtual parking permit online via the NuPark website. There are no parking pass refunds. Please wait until the course is running for certain before purchasing your parking pass.

A holistic overview of current food and nutrition issues and their impact on physical, social, emotional, and spiritual health. Food and nutrition have a profound impact on our health and well-being, yet many of us are not aware of what foods to eat, which diets are healthy, and where our food originates. How can we change our eating habits and become more conscious of what we eat, why we eat it, how it is prepared, and what consequences our food choices have on our health as well as the health of our planet? Instructor moderated.

Hours to Complete: 16

Duration of Access: 6 weeks

Optimal Healing Environments (OHEs) are those environments in which characteristics of the individuals and various elements of the organization are focused on social, psychological, physical, cultural, and spiritual components that support and enhance the inherent healing capacities of the individuals who live and work in the environment. Healing relationships, the powerful effect of evidence-based design and all its elements (color, sound, light, art), a focus on nature, the impact of technology on health, and the important environment aspects of health such as clean air and water are all explored in this innovative certificate program.

Hours to Complete: 16

Duration of Access: 3 months

As the population in the United States ages, there are many opportunities to learn how to work with seniors in multiple settings in a way that supports quality of life. In the Certificate in Healthy Aging, you'll gain an overview of specific aspects of aging to provide a long-term foundation for treatment of the senior community and overall health during the later years of life. This certificate is designed for anyone working in the health care field, those who are interested in the topic, those who are working with the aging population, or anyone who wishes to prepare for a career in aging services or gerontology.

Hours to Complete: 12

Duration of Access: 3 months

Course Description: This 4-hour class will teach participants the skills necessary to perform American Heart Association BLS Provider level CPR. Upon successful completion of the entire course, including the written and skills tests, the students will receive an American Heart Association BLS Provider CPR card that will be valid for a two year time period. This card level is acceptable as the CPR requirement for Nursing and Allied Health programs as well as for most educational and workplace needs.

Course Description: This seven-hour online course meets the Washington State requirement of HIV/AIDs education for professional licensure. Students who complete the course with at least 80 percent proficiency on tests received a mailed Recognition of Attendance. You must provide an e-mail address at registration. *ETP Eligible

Learn how to promote wellness, balance, and health in daily life as the various stages of health and illness are explored along with discovering how true health, means wholeness of the mind, body, and spirit. Using a variety of methods like diet, hydrotherapy, positive attitude, relaxation, yoga, chiropractic, natural remedies and more, you'll explore way to achieve total health in mind, body, and spirit. By the end of this course, you'll have begun taking charge of your own health and healing. Self-paced.

Hours to Complete: 24

Duration of Access: 3 months

Course Description: Master the math skills you need to succeed in the medical field from calculating dosages to using scientific formulas. Whatever medical field you are in, the hands-on activities in this course will help you perform day-to-day math tasks quickly, easily, and accurately.

Time Spent to Complete Course: 24 hours

You can make a difference in other people's lives if you know how to speak the language of medicine. With the high demand for healthcare workers, mastering medical terminology is an important first step in your healthcare career. This online medical terminology course will help you gain a greater understanding of the human body, how to describe it, and how to use medical terminology in a healthcare setting. *ETP Eligible Self-paced.

Hours to Complete: 60

Duration for Access: 6 months

This certificate program examines workplace violence, domestic (intimate partner) violence, elder abuse, child abuse, pediatric abusive head trauma, and sexual assault, gender violence, and rape. The outcome of this certificate program is for the learner to describe several key types of violence, risk factors specific to those types of violence, assessment and treatment options, and prevention measures to reduce the incidence of violence. Self-paced.

Hours to Complete: 13 

Duration of Access: 3 months