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You may choose to direct your employees to a microcredential training program offered by eligible provider. All training opportunities have been reviewed and approved by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
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Dementia/Memory Loss Courses
Dementia for Caregivers
This is a fully virtual, self-paced course. All too often caregivers make a challenging situation worse because they do not have the skills needed to help individuals with cognitive deficiencies. Each interactive module will identify communication skills that will improve interactions with residents, especially those who have had past traumatic experiences. Take your Dementia Care knowledge and experience to the next level with this three-hour course. This course has been approved for 3 continuing education hours.
Provider: UW-Green Bay
Notes of Compassion: Using Music to Improve Dementia Care
This course examines how music improves the quality of life for individuals with dementia and benefits caregivers, offering research-based strategies and practical tools for effective integration into care practices. Caregivers will be equipped with tools to identify individual music preferences and implement realistic ways to incorporate music into daily care routines.
Wisconsin CDCPs who have completed their certification can use a discount code for $15 off $75. If you are a CDCP and would like to take advantage of this discount, please email us at cdcp@uwgb.edu for the code.
Provider: Right to Music Academy
Family & Community Health Courses
National Respite Care Provider Training
The Respite Care Provider Training (RCPT) is designed for people interested in providing respite care to individuals with varying disabilities and ages across the lifespan. It is an entry-level training program suitable for individuals who have never provided respite before and individuals who are currently respite providers. Learners can work at their own pace to complete the ten required online courses, stopping and starting as needed.
Provider: Respite Care Association of Wisconsin
Community Health Worker Training
The Community Health Worker (CHW) Training has clear objectives for participants to demonstrate the following skills upon training completion:
- Describe the role of a CHW
- Describe a healthy community and the factors affecting its health
- Explain the implications of health statistics to community health and development
- Discuss & apply the strategies/approaches necessary to educate members of the community
- Serve as part of a health care team in service to individuals and families in the community
- Demonstrate acquired knowledge, skills and behaviors of a CHW.
Provider: Milwaukee Area Health Education Center
Universal Skillbuilding
American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED
For anyone who needs a CPR AED course completion card for their job, regulatory or other requirements; or anyone who wants to be prepared for an emergency in any setting. You will learn to perform CPR and use an AED for adults and relief of choking, with optional modules for children and infants. American Heart Association certification eCard provided.
Provider: Advanced Professional Healthcare Education LLC
Benefits & Work: The Impact of Work on Benefits
This training is part of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services trainings focused on competitive integrated employment. In this training participants will learn how professionals working with people with disabilities are in a unique position to encourage work exploration and learn how to help people overcome barriers to employment, navigate resources and identify paths to achieve competitive integrated employment (CIE) goals.
Provider: Employment Resources, Inc.
Best Practices from Music Therapy for Senior Wellness and Healthcare
This certification series explores the profound impact of music therapy in healthcare, especially for older adults. Drawing on over 40 years of clinical and research expertise, Dr. Tomaino—a pioneer in the field—offers invaluable insights for music therapists, healthcare leaders, clinicians and caregivers alike. Bridge the gap between music therapy and everyday care. Gain tools to ensure music activities go beyond entertainment, delivering meaningful therapeutic benefits. Topics include mental health, dementia care, movement and speech rehabilitation, offering practical strategies to improve seniors’ quality of life.
Provider: Dr. Concetta Tomaino and the IMNF team and inspired by the book Music Has Power®
CARE U for Direct Care Staff
Free CARE U conferences provide education for certified nursing assistants, personal care workers and other direct care staff who work with older adults. A one-day conference covers seven topics using adult, active learning teaching approaches. Content covers common challenges direct care staff encounter and ways they can improve care for older adults.
Provider: UW-Madison
Caring Across Cultures
This free training is designed to be used by employers (individuals with disabilities or older adults receiving community-based long-term care services) and their direct care workers. They will also be of value to family members or advocates and provider agencies, including Family Care MCOs and IRIS Consultant Agencies. While each party can benefit from the information and activities, the most valuable value will be derived from the two parties, both learning the content and jointly engaging in the activities.
Provider: In Control Wisconsin
Competitive Integrated Employment for People with Physical Disabilities
This training is part of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services trainings focused on increasing Competitive Integrated Employment in Wisconsin. In this training participants will learn how to help people with physical disabilities overcome obstacles by learning about employment statistics and barriers, exploring employment supports and strategies and understanding how to access resources and services to help them be successful in achieving competitive integrated employment.
Provider: Employment Resources, Inc.
Positive Behavior Supports in the Workplace
This training is part of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services trainings focused on competitive integrated employment. In this training participants will learn to compare old and new ways of thinking about challenging behavior; apply discovery strategies used for job matching for people with complex disabilities; and define and apply positive support strategies for use on the job.
Provider: Employment Resources, Inc.
Workplace Personal Assistant (WPA) Training
This training is part of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services trainings focused on ways to help people with disabilities in achieving their competitive integrated employment (CIE) goals. In this training participants will learn how instrumental it is allowing individuals with disabilities ongoing support to maintain employment and be as independent and integrated as possible in their workplace.
Provider: Employment Resources, Inc.
