Current Worker Training
Are you ready to begin Refresher Training?
This fall, all homecare and personal support workers will need to complete 12.5 hours of Refresher Training. You can get started today by registering below.
September 1, 2021 a new Oregon law will require all homecare and personal support workers to complete 12.5 hours of training by March 31, 2022. Carewell SEIU 503 Training is now piloting this training, so you can get a jump-start on your training requirement. Training for current workers takes place in two parts: an Online Refresher and a virtual Refresher Workshop.
Training takes place in two parts:
1: Online Refresher
Style
Online
Duration
8 hours
When
Available February 1, 2021 to be completed by March 31, 2022
What Training Covers
Online Refresher reviews the foundations of providing safe, consumer-focused care and the rules for being a care provider. Selected topics include:
- Person-centered services
- Consumer rights and confidentiality
- Providing in-scope services
- Preventing Medicaid fraud
- Care provider and consumer safety
- Professional boundaries
- Medication safety
- Mandatory reporting and preventing abuse
- Objective reporting
- Promoting community involvement
- Your benefits
2: Refresher Workshop
Style
Online, *Live Webinar
*Temporarily offered online only. This course will eventually be in person.
Duration
4.5 hours
When
Available in March 2021 to be completed by March 31, 2022
What Training Covers
The Refresher Workshop focuses on strengthening communication and problem-solving skills and providing person-centered services. Topics include:
- Person-centered services
- Understanding communication styles
- Building communication skills
- Active listening
- Compassion fatigue and burnout
- Self-care
Are you ready to get started?
Click below to visit the Carewell Learning Portal and register for Refresher Training.