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Training the Professional or Parent Seminars
Behavioral/Program Support Training
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Inservices are presently available from Pathway to Opportunities to assist guardians/parents/ and providers in the management of people experiencing behavioral problems. Techniques are trained both on-site (at your home) and at our main office in St. Cloud. Dates of scheduled inservices and a brief description of the present trainings offered follow: |
Crisis Prevention & Intervention (6 hour course)
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Held every 2nd Tuesday of the month this course prepares staff to deal with a variety of situations that occur when giving direct care to individuals with developmental disabilities. Primary focus is de-escalation of acting out behaviors, non-violent physical techniques, and team building activities. |
Staff Management & Debriefing (4 hour course)
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Held at request of providers, this inservice has a focus on team work and techniques for helping staff manage the variety of tasks that encompass the direct care professional. |
Program Writing (4 hour course)
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Held on the 1st Thursday of each month, this detailed class teaches down to earth techniques for writing programs to assist in daily living skills, behavior management and all of the social service domains. At the end of the course participants will be able to write meaningful objectives that they can implement for the individuals they serve. A comprehensive disc with examples of objectives and goals is given out upon the completion of the course. |
Individual Service Plans, Goal & Objective Requirements & Individual Program Plan implementation requirements (8 hour workshop)
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Requirements for Individual Program Plans which include the assessments of an individuals abilities and how to write effective plans to increase their independence is an important element in any human service organization. A hallmark of teaching is the ability to write programs that allow others (caregivers, parents, teachers) to focus their efforts consistently to improve independence. This Individual Program Plan course will assist participants to understand the rules that govern the development of goals & objectives, the format used by the Department of Human Services when developing an Individual Program Plan, what grading systems should be used, and proven strategies on how to increase existing behaviors, teach new behaviors and decrease excessive behaviors. |
Quarterly, semi-annual & Annual Review Procedures & Requirements (6 hour course)
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Requirements of consumer progress reports, consisting of quarterly, semi-annual, 3rd quarter, and annual reports, and the correct implementation of the required components for annual progress reviews, is an essential task for any human service organization. So as to comply with county social service and all rules pertaining to consumer progress reviews it becomes necessary to understand each item, and the required documentation. These requirements that are mandated by the Department of Human Services, the specific rule requirements for certain licenses, and Opportunity Manor's Procedures regarding consumer reviews will be taught, so that after this class those that attend should be able to correctly execute annual consumer meetings, and complete quarterly & semi-annual reviews free of citations. |
Risk Management Plans (8 hour workshop)
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Assessment, writing, & compliance & Vulnerable Adult Violations requirements - Requirements of training and the correct presentation of training is an important element in any organization. When teaching employees to care for the lives of our consumers, it becomes a crucial task that we train all the necessary components and skills for them to do their work. The requirements for training that are mandated by the Department of Human Services, the specific rule requirements for certain licenses, and Opportunity Manor's Procedures regarding training will be taught, so that after this class those that attend should be able to correctly execute new employee training, and understand and keep up with on-going staff trainings. |
Psychotropic Medication (8 hour workshop)
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Monitoring requirements & side effects monitoring - The discipline of Psychopharmacology and its impact on the care of consumers with developmental disabilities has been misunderstood, abused, and neglected. Proper monitoring of these medications and their debilitating side-effects should be at the forefront of any caregivers concerns. The regulations for their use serve the purpose of preventing caregivers from misusing the medication in place of less intrusive interventions. Being that these medications can provide substantial relief from mental illness and personality disorders, it is imperative to learn the correct methods to care for those who require these medications to increase their quality of life. This course reviews in great detail the requirements put forth by the Department of Human Services including how to fill out and when to fill out the forms. In addition, the monitoring of side effects will be reviewed to include a practical demonstration on how to fill out various side effects assessments and how often they must be completed. |
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