Welcome to Community Training Connection for Staff!

Managing aggressive behaviors can be a challenging task, but there are several strategies that can be effective in reducing or eliminating aggressive behaviors. These strategies begin with identifying the cause of the behavior and involve teaching coping skills, providing structure and routine, and utilizing professional help if needed. Read more

This online course provides 4 hours of medication training based on the core of knowledge outlined in the new law. This course must be passed with 90% or better.  It does not include the Shadowing requirement as set forth in AB 2609.   Read more

This three-hour online course explains obsessive-compulsive and related disorders using research findings, details from the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, film clips and case scenarios. After a brief explanation of applicable psychological concepts, this course covers symptoms, possible causes, functional impairments and treatment options for obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder and hoarding disorder, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Read more

Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become thin, brittle, and weak. Fragile bones fracture (break) easily, especially those in the hip, spine, and wrist. Injuries due to osteoporosis are among the most common and dangerous that can happen to an older adult. Given the number of residents affected by osteoporosis, facility administrators and staff should be aware of how best to help those with this disease, and how to help others avoid it. Read more

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects motor function, cognitive function, mood, and autonomic function. This course is divided into three parts: pathology, symptoms, and care practices. Parkinson's will eventually become a disabling disease, but this course will help the administrator understand and care and treatment can help the resident slow its progression, maintain their independence for as long as possible, and protect their dignity. Read more

Changes caused by aging can be found in all of the body's cells, tissues, and organs. Because the systems of the body, all work together, these age-related changes affect one another. Though not everyone ages in the same way, this course will review these changes system by system.  Read more