As an employee of an agency that provides waiver services, you are required to meet certain training requirements. Select from the options provided to access some of the required training. To receive credit, you MUST show proof of training with a certificate, questions/answers, etc. You must provide this proof to your employer.
Some training is required BEFORE you start work, some is required within a CERTAIN TIME-FRAME during your probation period (usually 30 days) or IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR CERTIFICATE, and some is required ANNUALLY.
If you are hired, you may use some of the training again for your ANNUAL requirement. You may NOT complete any of the training topics twice in one year.
TRAINING SOURCES - DISABILITY TOPICS |
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| To provide medicaid waiver services you must meet certain training requirements. You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining your training. Use the Annual Training form to help you keep track of your annual training. You MUST submit proof (usually a certificate) to the office to receive credit. You may use these links or find your own. These are not required -- only suggestions. There are millions of articles, presentations, fact sheets, etc. that you can locate by doing a browser search. Do not use any one topic more than one time. Print a Certificate and your Training Form before you begin so that you can enter the information required. Remember, your Annual Training should include topics related to your specific job in supported living, including Disability, Health, Safety, Employment, Volunteering, Community Resources, Housing, Person-Centered Planning, Money Management, Benefits, Foodstamps, HIPAA, Legal Services, Emergency Preparedness, Freedom of Choice, Reporting Measures, Incident Reports, Bill of RIghts, etc. If you find an especially good article or source that you want to share, please email the link to bquinker. |
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| DISABILITY TOPIC | LOCATION |
| Information about developmental disabilities | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_disability |
| NIH article many articles from the main link | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/developmentaldisabilities.html |
| CDC - many articles from the main link | http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/index.html |
| CERBRAL PALSY | |
| Cerebral Palsy - text-based presentation with questions and answers | http://insytt.com/insytt/lnb/cerebralpalsy.pdf |
| NIH article | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001734/ |
| CDC | http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/facts.html |
| Mayo Clinic facts | http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cerebral-palsy/DS00302 |
| DOWN SYNDROME | |
| Down Syndrome-text-based presentation (use this with the questions) | training1/downsyndrome.pdf |
| Down Syndrome-powerpoint presentation (use this with the questions) | training1/downsyndrome.pps |
| Down Syndrome-questions for text-based and powerpoint presentation | training1/downsyndrome-qa.pdf |
| Down Syndrome - Article | http://www.emedicinehealth.com/alzheimers_disease_in__down_syndrome/article_em.htm |
| NIH | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001992/ |
| National Down Syndrome Society - many articles | http://www.ndss.org/ |
| NDSS article | http://www.ndss.org/Down-Syndrome/What-Is-Down-Syndrome/ |
| NDSS article | http://www.ndss.org/Down-Syndrome/Down-Syndrome-Facts/ |
| MENTAL RETARDATION | |
| MR - text-based presentaiton with questions and answers | training1/mentalre.pdf |
| MR - powerpoint presentaiton | http://insytt.com/insytt/lnb/pss-MentalRetardation.pps |
| Missouri Department of Mental Health- article |
http://samhi.mimh.edu/.%5Ccache%5Cmentalretardation%5CWhat %20everyone%20should%20know%20about%20Mental%20Retardation.htm |
| International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences - article | http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/mental_retardation.aspx |
| American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | http://www.aaidd.org/content_100.cfm |
| Intellectual Disability- NIH article | http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001523.htm |
| Mental Retardation-Psychology Today article | http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/mental-retardation |
| SPINA BIFIDA | |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Spina Bifida information page | http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/spina_bifida/spina_bifida.htm |
| NIH article | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002525/ |
| Mayo Clinic article | http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/spina-bifida/DS00417 |
| AUTISM | |
| Autism - powerpoint presentation | http://www.insytt.com/insytt/lnb/pss-Autism.pps |
| Autism - article | http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/autism.htm |
| Autism - article | http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism |
| PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME | |
| Prader-Willi Syndrome - powerpoint presentation | http://insytt.com/insytt/lnb/pss-PRADERWILLISYNDROME.pps |
| NIH Prader-Willi Syndrome - article | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002572/ |
| Prader-Willi Association - information | http://www.pwsausa.org/ |
| Mayo Clinic | http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prader-willi-syndrome/DS00922 |
| PELIZAEUS-MERZ SYNDROME | |
| Perlizaeus-Merz Syndrome-powerpoint presentation | training1/pss-Pelizaeus-MerzbacherDisease.pps |