Community Training Connection, Inc.
Community Training Connection, Inc. Newsletter
October 2007
in this issue
:: Medications: The SMART Approach
:: In the Classroom
:: FREE Webinar
:: Check out Online Training
:: Memory Walk Los Angeles
:: Prizes for those Who Help
Rhonda LaughingDear Students and Friends,

We now have 20 online hours for administrators of Residential Care for the Elderly (RCFE), Adult Residential Facility (ARF), and Group Homes for Children (GH).  The response to the classes has been phenomenol.  Read some testimonials later in this email. 

CHECK OUT OUR WEBINAR - next one is November 16 at 9:30 AM.  The class is FREE - our pre-Thanksgiving show of thanks to you!  The information is at the end of this email. 

If you are in the Los Angeles area, please consider joining our team for the Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk on November 4, 2007.  You'll see a link to join the team in this newsletter.  This is truly a win-win-win event!

Looking forward to seeing you in a class or online. 
 
Medication: the SMART Approach

Community Care Licensing Licensing Program Analysts will begin to enforce new regulations about medication training in January 2008.  Briefly, the law requires that RCFEs with under 15 beds provide 6 hours (4 content, 2 "shadowing") of training to staff who assist residents with medication.  RCFEs with over 16 beds must provide 16 hours (8 content, 8 "shadowing). 

The SMART (Safe Medication Assistance with the RIGHT Training) Approach includes training in classrooms (co-sponsored with VITAS Hospice), a manual and a CD program that provide the information required in the new law.  The programs include exercises to enhance learning as well as knowledge checks and tests.  The programs were developed in conjunction with a pharmacist and a registered nurse familiar with CCL.

To learn more about the SMART Approach ...

scroll down to the bottom of the page
Classroom Programs

  October finds our talented group of trainers in Woodland Hills for recertification classes.

November takes us to Orange County for RCFE initial classes, to Paramount for ARF initial classes, and to the San Gabriel Valley for a recertification program.

We're scheduled into February 2008.   Classes are always informative, lively and fun!

Full schedule of classroom programs  
FREE Webinar

The Webinar is back by popular demand.  Join us on November 16th at 9:30 AM as we explore Risk Management in Residential Care.  As a pre-Thanksgiving bonus, we are offering the class free to all registrants.   You must register in advance, so that we can send the log on information prior to the class

Thanksgiving Bonus Price:  FREE

This class is approved for 1 hour of online training:

109-0112-11662  ARF
109-0112-11663  RCFE
109-0112-11661  GH

To register for webinar....
What's New in Online Training?

Conflict Management and Family Dynamics have just been added to the list of courses you can take online. 

Here's what we've heard from students who have completed the online courses:

"Thank you for online training.  It works so well for my schedule and my time.  I just love it!"  - Betty Hill

We always have more classes in development.  Let us know what topics would best meet your needs.

For the complete listing of classes
Memory Walk in Los Angeles

We are still recruiting members for our Los Angeles walking team for November 4, 2007 to support the Alzheimer's Association.

This is a great opportunity to network with others in the residential world, get some exercise and do a great thing for a great cause. 


Memory Walk Team


If you are not able to join our team, but would like to contribute, click here:

To Make a Contribution

THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!
Survey

Please help us learn more about your needs as residential administrators and care givers.  Every person who completes the survey will receive a special gift from Community Training Connection, Inc. to thank you for your time.

Special Gifts to Thank You for Your Help
Thank you for your continued confidence in Community Training Connection.  As we enter this 15th year of serving the residential community, we continue to be grateful for the opportunity to have met so many of you.   

Sincerely,
 

Rhonda Mayer