EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

Classes for Caregivers

Adult Care Services offers a full certificate program for Resident Assistants. In-home caregivers are also welcome to participate in one or more classes. The classes include the following:

Supervisory Care Class: The Supervisory Care class is a 2.5-day (20 hours) class preparing the future caregiver to understand Legal issues, Advanced Care Directives, Resident rights, and the Rules and Regulations as put forth by the Arizona Department of Health Services concerning all three levels of Assisted Living.

Personal Care Class: The Personal Care class is a 4 day (32 hours) class teaches the future caregiver the practical aspects of care giving. This class will include information on how to provide hands-on physical care of assisted living residents in conjunction with learning the effects of the aging process.

Directed Care Class: The Directed Care class is a 2 day (15 hours) class enabling the future caregiver to learn about various dementias, communication techniques, behaviors, and strategies to helping residents. Utilization of peer work, class presentations, small group projects, role-play, and other interactive modes will be the methods of instruction.

Medications /Diabetes Seminar Class: The class as a 2 day (15 hours) class preparing the future caregiver to administer safely medications and treatments to residents in all levels of assisted living with an emphasis on AZ Department of Health Services Rules and Regulations.

Managers Class: The Manager’s Class is a 1 day (8 hour) class and take home assignments. This class will prepare a current certified caregiver to become a manager of an assisted living home or facility. The class reviews all of the rules and regulations required of by the Arizona Department of Health Services, the Arizona Board of Examiners of Nursing Care Institution Administrators and Assisted Living Facility Managers and the day-to-day operational tasks for being a licensed manager. At the end of this course, the student will have met the requirements for sitting for the assisted living manager exam.   Prerequisites: Any person wanting to take the Managers Class must show proof of all four caregiver certificates.

The Arizona Department of Health Services and the Arizona Post Secondary Board of Education license this program. Please contact Linda Fuegen at 928-445-6633 ext. 29 for class schedule and pricing.