ASD06 Autism Spectrum Disorder - Supporting Skills Development
Supporting skills development is an important part of your job. Gaining confidence in your ability to teach individuals new skills that will help them realize their full potential and lead to a more independent life can be challenging and satisfying. There are strategies and tools that you can use to assist you in this important task.
CW211 Child Welfare II - Health and Safety for Children and Adolescents
This module on health and safety will introduce you to child health and safety issues, adolescent health and safety issues, Standard Precautions and worker safety. Health is not just the absence of disease; it is being in the best possible condition-physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
CW109 Child Welfare I - Crisis Intervention
A crisis is anything that is a struggle for us to deal with through the use of our “everyday” coping skills. This module will focus on the meaning of crisis and how we can help a person manage a crisis.
CW103 Child Welfare I - Communication
The act of communicating takes two people: the sender of a message and the receiver of a message. People communicate through words, actions, facial expressions, pictures, and signs. It is important as a Direct Support Professional to know how to effectively communicate with the persons you support as well as with other people within our environment
...
CW104 Child Welfare I - Child and Family Assessment
Assessment refers to the process of gathering information about the child’s situation to help determine how we can best work with the child and the family and ensure that the child’s needs are met. To begin, we will focus on the purpose of assessments in child welfare and juvenile justice settings, the types of assessments that are done, and the ba
...