The Penn State Beaver Office of Continuing Education will offer a series of continuing education courses for health care professionals preparing to become personal care home administrators and/or administrators and direct-care staff who must meet continuing education requirements. In addition, individuals providing elder care for family members may find all or several topics useful.
Courses are scheduled for January and February at Beaver campus as follows:
“Medication Procedures,” 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19“Recreation,” 5 - 9 p.m., Monday, Jan. 19.“Personal Care Services and Hygiene,” 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 20“Cultural Competency,” 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 20“Gerontology,” 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21“First Aid Training,” 5 - 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21“Nutrition, Food Handling, and Sanitation,” 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22“Certification in CPR,” 5 - 9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22“Care for Residents with Mental Illness,” 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 23“Writing Assessments,” 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24“Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Reporting,” 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Monday, Feb. 16“Fire Prevention,” 3 - 9 p.m., Monday, Feb. 16“Staff Supervision,” 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17“Community Resources,” 8 a.m. - noon, Wednesday, Feb. 18“Budgeting and Financial Recordkeeping,” 1 - 5 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18“Care for Residents with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities,” 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18“Local, State and Federal Laws,” 8 - 10 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 19“Resident Home Contracts,” 10 a.m. - noon, Thursday, Feb. 19“Residents' Rights,” 1 - 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19“Care for Residents with Dementia,” 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20
To register for any or all courses or for more information, contact the Beaver campus Office of Continuing Education at beaverce@psu.edu or 724-773-3700.