Adult Family CAREGIVERS NETWORK GENERAL CAREGIVING TRAININGS
Below are the training titles and descriptions for each General Caregiving AFCN training. After you have determined which trainings you are interested in ordering, select the number of tests and answer keys you will need for each. Only one answer key is needed for each training per facility. Each test includes a certificate of completion per caregiver.
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*We encourage you to check with the licensing entity in your state to ensure that AFCN trainings will be counted toward training hours for your caregivers.
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Important Publisher's Note: Reproduction of Tests and Certificates of Completion may VOID your training hours.
Volume 1, No. 6 Training & Certificate
Travel Tips & Things to Do
This article offers exercise tips, rainy day activities, and travel advice for persons with disabilities.
Category: General Caregiving
Volume 1, No. 6 Answer Key
Volume 2, No. 1 Training & Certificate
Getting Ready for a Re-Licensing Visit
While re-licensing and re-certification varies from state to state, this article includes important information such as the importance of resident records, a service plan, and key definitions.
Category: General Caregiving
Volume 2, No. 1 Answer Key
Volume 3, No. 3 Training & Certificate
Getting Out There: Planning Activities for Residents
Activities need to be based on the abilities and interests of the resident. However, a number of various ideas are offered to get the ball rolling.
Category: General Caregiving
Volume 3, No. 3 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 6 Training & Certificate
Planning Activities for the Residents in Your Care
Specific activities will vary depending on the resident's interests and abilities. The activities described in this article are presented as ideas.
Category: General Caregiving
Volume 4, No. 6 Answer Key
Volume 4, No. 8 Training & Certificate
What is Professionalism? Whose Responsibility is it?
Professionalism isn't about one single concept. Rather, it's part of a caregiver that grows with experience and improves with conscious practice. This article shows how to do just that.
Category: General Caregiving
Volume 4, No. 8 Answer Key
Volume 5, No. 9 Training & Certificate
It's Vital to 'Do Something': Activity Planning for Residents
It doesn't really matter whether it's physical exercise, another activity, or whether it's indoors or outdoors, the idea is to do something. Many suggestions are offered.
Category: General Caregiving
Volume 5, No. 9 Answer Key
Volume 7, No. 6 Training & Certificate
Mini-magic 'art' Activities for Learning and Fulfillment
Residents often enjoy participation just for the sake of the activity itself. Being able to do something, and feeling useful, needed, and valued – are deeply important at a fundamental level. It's the kind of simplistic art that caregivers can help residents create – art with a small "a."
Category: General Caregiving
Volume 7, No. 6 Answer Key
Volume 10, No. 10 Training & Certificate
Anxiety vs. Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety is a feeling of apprehension and fear about what is to come. New residents move in and have to get used to a new environment and home. They may be in poor health and understandably concerned about the future. But there is a difference between typical anxiety and a full-fledged anxiety disorder. These are among topics addressed in this training.
Category: Client Groups/General
Volume 10, No. 10 Answer Key
Volume 11, No. 5 Training & Certificate
Individual Service Plans (ISPs): a Staff Person's Guide to Exceptional Direct Support
The foundational elements that go into the writing of Individual Service Plans are examined in this training. Included is an in-depth analyst of the 4 components of ISPs: Background, current level, goals, and planned support.
Category: Individual Service Plans/General
Volume 11, No. 5 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 7 Training & Certificate
Reporting Requirements for Caregivers
This impact training will help in-home and residential caregivers to understand reporting requirements for issues including infectious disease, abuse/neglect, quality assurance, and HIPAA. Participants will learn the proper chain of command for reporting concerns in order to promote optimal patient safety. Having the knowledge of what situations are reportable in their work environment will motivate caregivers to maintain clear communication pathways with patients, co-workers, and supervisory staff and follow a pathway approach to reporting concerns.
Category: General Caregiving
Volume 14, No. 7 Answer Key
Volume 14, No. 8 Training & Certificate
Financial and Administrative Management for Caregivers
Participants will learn what a caregiver is. An in-depth look at the responsibilities of a caregiver and the financial issues that may arise as a caregiver are explored. Participants will also learn why it is important for caregivers to focus on themselves too.
Category: General Caregiving, Financial and Administrative Management for Care Providers