EC06 Extended Care - Advocacy
Your role as a Direct Support Professional is to help individuals identify issues of concern and help them know when they are being treated unfairly. Your role also includes helping them solve these issues. This is called advocacy.
In this module you will explore ways to work with the individual to gather information related to a situation
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ASD05 Autism Spectrum Disorder - Community Supports and Service Networking
Positive relationships, social connections and an affiliation with community groups positively impact the quality of our lives and the lives of the individuals we support. The Direct Support Professional plays an important role in assisting an individual to develop and maintain meaningful relationships in the community, overcome attitudinal barrier
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LFS06 Frontline Leadership - Program Planning and Monitoring
The purpose of program planning and monitoring is to support functions and activities within your agency and ensure that programs are mission driven, outcome focused, effective, and efficient.Current programs and new initiatives should be the result of planning activities which provide a clear statement of program goals and objectives, expected pro
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DD10 Developmental Disability - Documentation
The purpose of this module is to define the process of and reasons for recording information in a defined format about supported individuals that helps communicate important information to others. The module also covers confidentiality, HIPAA, CFR-42 and stigma in documentation.
LFS03 Frontline Leadership - Empowering Others
Empowering others is a crucial aspect of the role of frontline supervisor. As frontline supervisor, you can empower others by motivating, setting an example, and developing and maintaining effective teams. This module will look at these tools and how they can help you supervise productive and satisfied staff.