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Direct Care Staff Training for Certified Facilities

certified facilities that provide a specialized program:  To comply with certification Rule 330.1806(2)(3)(4) direct care staff providing resident care must be trained using either the approved curriculum contained in the " Providing Residential Services in Community Settings:  A Training Guide" or an approved alternative curriculum.  Please see the following links to the individual modules contained in providing Residential Services in Community Settings:

A. Introduction to Community residential Services/Your Role as Direct Care Staff
    Introduction_to_Community_Residential_Services_-_Your_Roles_as_Direct_Care_Staff

B. Recipient Rights Module (Revised 7/09)
    ORR__Group_Home_Training_Curriculum_7-9-09

C. Working with People:  Introduction to Human Needs, Values, Guiding Principals, and Effective Teaching Strategies
    Working_with_People_Introduction_to_Human_needs_Values_Guiding_Principles

D. Basic Health and Medications
    Basic_Health_and_Medications

E. Nutrition and Food Service
    Nutrition_and_Food_Service

F. Environmental Emergencies:  Preventing, Preparing, and Responding
   Environmental_Emergencies_Preventing_Preparing_and_Responding

G. Working with People: Positive Techniques to Address Challenging Behavior
   Working_with_People_Positive_Techniques_to_Address_Challenging_Behavior

H. Advanced Health and Medications
   Advanced_Health_and_Medications

I. Appendix I - Responding to Life Threatening Situations: CPR and First Aid Requirements
   Responding_to_Life_Threatening_Situations_CPR_and_First_Aid_Requirements

   Approved Curricula 2008-2010
   Approved_Curricula_2008-2010

For additional information regarding direct care staff training for facilities certified to provide specialized services, or to request review/approval of alternative modules/curriculum to the above training guide, contact Tom McWhorter, Division of Adult Foster Care and Home for the Aged Licensing, at (517) 335-6483 or at McWhortert@michigan.gov.


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